I am preparing to do some portable operating this year and need some info.... #1 Is is best to sign with callsign/rover or not? I see that some do and others do not. If I sign /rover, will I need a new LoTW certificAte for that call sign?
#2 When operating gridline, is the 2 grids counted as 1 station location on LoTW upload. I use modified AC Log for all my sat logging and it works great for me. I am hoping to pay back all the sat ops that have helped me.... 73 Jerry KJ4EU
Jerry,
You need an additional certificate for each callsign, so if you sign your call followed by a / slash and some other designator, you need to request a certificate for that. KJ4EU, KJ4EU/4, KJ4EU/1, KJ4EU/P, KJ4EU/R, etc., each is a separate callsign and a separate certificate. But it's not that difficult, once you have your main station certificate established. You don't have to go through the whole verification process again.
As for whether that's advisable to do, I think it's probably a matter of preference. Others can weigh in with the pros and cons, and I'd kind of like to see that discussion myself.
LoTW allows you to define a location with up to four grids, so if you are on line or a corner, that can be one location.
ACLog, however, doesn't like multiple grids. It's not a big deal for you, so long as you know where you are and that you upload to LoTW using the correct certificate and location. LoTW will define your grids by the location you choose on upload, not ACLog. But if you work someone else who is on a grid line, you will need to enter two separate QSOs with the same station, at least a minute apart, one in each grid. That issue is not unique to ACLog. It's common with lots of other logging programs, as well. -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain
On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 3:24 PM BeetleJerald Oliver revjwo@att.net wrote:
I am preparing to do some portable operating this year and need some info....
#1 Is is best to sign with callsign/rover or not? I see that some do and others do not. If I sign /rover, will I need a new LoTW certificAte for that call sign?
#2 When operating gridline, is the 2 grids counted as 1 station location on LoTW upload. I use modified AC Log for all my sat logging and it works great for me.
I am hoping to pay back all the sat ops that have helped me....
73
Jerry KJ4EU
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And to define a location with more than one grid just add a comma and the next grid, no spaces:
FM05,FM06 FM05,FM06,FM15,FM16
73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 4:44 PM Mark Johns, K0JM k0jm.mark@gmail.com wrote:
Jerry,
You need an additional certificate for each callsign, so if you sign your call followed by a / slash and some other designator, you need to request a certificate for that. KJ4EU, KJ4EU/4, KJ4EU/1, KJ4EU/P, KJ4EU/R, etc., each is a separate callsign and a separate certificate. But it's not that difficult, once you have your main station certificate established. You don't have to go through the whole verification process again.
As for whether that's advisable to do, I think it's probably a matter of preference. Others can weigh in with the pros and cons, and I'd kind of like to see that discussion myself.
LoTW allows you to define a location with up to four grids, so if you are on line or a corner, that can be one location.
ACLog, however, doesn't like multiple grids. It's not a big deal for you, so long as you know where you are and that you upload to LoTW using the correct certificate and location. LoTW will define your grids by the location you choose on upload, not ACLog. But if you work someone else who is on a grid line, you will need to enter two separate QSOs with the same station, at least a minute apart, one in each grid. That issue is not unique to ACLog. It's common with lots of other logging programs, as well.
Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd
"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain
On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 3:24 PM BeetleJerald Oliver revjwo@att.net wrote:
I am preparing to do some portable operating this year and need some info....
#1 Is is best to sign with callsign/rover or not? I see that some do and others do not. If I sign /rover, will I need a new LoTW certificAte for that call sign?
#2 When operating gridline, is the 2 grids counted as 1 station location on LoTW upload. I use modified AC Log for all my sat logging and it works great for me.
I am hoping to pay back all the sat ops that have helped me....
73
Jerry KJ4EU
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