QSL backs for roving satellite operators
Has anyone designed a QSL card back for satellite operators who operate a lot of rover? I am trying to trim cost and time associated with multiple cards to QSL my rover contacts. In the past I have hand written many /P cards and some image-based cards using photo printers, but would like to order a better quality card with an image front and QSO data on back.
I'm looking for a QSL card back that has room for pertinent information such as my rover grid, satellite, and the necessary items to confirm a valid QSO for award purposes. The idea would be for the card to support at least four QSO's.
My question is -- has anyone designed such a card and are you willing to share with me your image? Perhaps someone is a real graphics hound and would like to help?
Thank you & 73,
Clayton W5PFG
Search for UX5UO and design your card with an empty spot for the grid. $48 for 1,000 cards with free shipping.
73 de Sebastian, W4AS
On Jan 26, 2012, at 12:08 PM, Clayton Coleman W5PFG wrote:
Has anyone designed a QSL card back for satellite operators who operate a lot of rover? I am trying to trim cost and time associated with multiple cards to QSL my rover contacts. In the past I have hand written many /P cards and some image-based cards using photo printers, but would like to order a better quality card with an image front and QSO data on back.
I'm looking for a QSL card back that has room for pertinent information such as my rover grid, satellite, and the necessary items to confirm a valid QSO for award purposes. The idea would be for the card to support at least four QSO's.
My question is -- has anyone designed such a card and are you willing to share with me your image? Perhaps someone is a real graphics hound and would like to help?
Thank you & 73,
Clayton W5PFG
I'm in the process of moving my main logging program from LOGIC to DXLab. I've been using DXLab for years as a backup and also to track my LOTW progress. I never really tried to include my 16,687 satellite contacts into this until now. I vaguely remember this subject, subject being sat contacts in LOTW and DXLab. I'm looking for help in doing both. If anyone wrote anything up, like a procedure to follow it would be greatly appreciated. I tried searching the DXLab documentation this morning and I was overwhelmed, there is a lot of it :-) Thanks in advance for any help...
73 Jeff kb2m
I'm in a similar project , but moving from paper to N3FJP. I still do not have a count yet.
THE paper on satellite and LOTW is: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/N5JB.pdf
Everything in there has worked fine for me.
I am going all the way to back to the oldest log books I have. Unfortunately, I do not have them back to the beginning of my ham career :-(
73, Joe kk0sd
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Jeff KB2M Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 10:23 AM To: 'AMSAT-BB' Subject: [amsat-bb] moving Sat contacts to LOTW and DXLab
I'm in the process of moving my main logging program from LOGIC to DXLab. I've been using DXLab for years as a backup and also to track my LOTW progress. I never really tried to include my 16,687 satellite contacts into this until now. I vaguely remember this subject, subject being sat contacts in LOTW and DXLab. I'm looking for help in doing both. If anyone wrote anything up, like a procedure to follow it would be greatly appreciated. I tried searching the DXLab documentation this morning and I was overwhelmed, there is a lot of it :-) Thanks in advance for any help...
73 Jeff kb2m
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I will be very interested to see what "QSL rate" you get after uploading 16K contacts. I highly encourage others to utilize LotW for satellite confirmations. I personally love paper and always QSL via mail but enjoy the "instant gratification" of a Logbook of the World QSL.
Out of roughly 1200 satellite contacts I've uploaded, I am seeing a 4% QSL rate via Logbook of the World. Most of those are repeat contacts who regularly upload to LotW like me.
Just for other statistics... I have only confirmed 63 grids of the 200+ I have confirmed on paper. And the majority of those 63 LotW confirmations are from stations like WD9EWK or K8YSE who have gone rover.
My advice is to ensure your satellite names and grids (yours and theirs) correctly match up for all contacts. It is critical for LotW satellite confirmation. If you did any portable or rover satellite work outside your home grid, this becomes very critical.
73 Clayton W5PFG
On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Jeff KB2M kb2m@comcast.net wrote:
I'm in the process of moving my main logging program from LOGIC to DXLab. I've been using DXLab for years as a backup and also to track my LOTW progress. I never really tried to include my 16,687 satellite contacts into this until now. I vaguely remember this subject, subject being sat contacts in LOTW and DXLab. I'm looking for help in doing both. If anyone wrote anything up, like a procedure to follow it would be greatly appreciated. I tried searching the DXLab documentation this morning and I was overwhelmed, there is a lot of it :-) Thanks in advance for any help...
73 Jeff kb2m
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Hi Clayton!
I will be very interested to see what "QSL rate" you get after uploading 16K contacts. I highly encourage others to utilize LotW for satellite confirmations. I personally love paper and always QSL via mail but enjoy the "instant gratification" of a Logbook of the World QSL.
I'm with you on that. I like receiving cards, don't mind sending them out, and also like LOTW. I'm doing my part to support office-supply stores for the cardstock and printer supplies, as well as my local post office. :-)
Out of roughly 1200 satellite contacts I've uploaded, I am seeing a 4% QSL rate via Logbook of the World. Most of those are repeat contacts who regularly upload to LotW like me.
For my 11K+ satellite QSOs made from all locations, I'm seeing about 13% confirmed in LOTW. I know it helps that I'm operating from different places, but I'm putting every QSO into LOTW - even if it is the umpteenth QSO with the same station. Then I have a complete copy of my log I can access online, in addition to the spreadsheet copies that are on backups here at home and on a flash drive with me.
Just for other statistics... I have only confirmed 63 grids of the 200+ I have confirmed on paper. And the majority of those 63 LotW confirmations are from stations like WD9EWK or K8YSE who have gone rover.
Thanks!
I need to run through my log to see how many grids I have confirmed, on paper and in LOTW. I think it is near 500 now, and 134 of those are confirmed in LOTW, for my Phoenix-area activity.
My advice is to ensure your satellite names and grids (yours and theirs) correctly match up for all contacts. It is critical for LotW satellite confirmation. If you did any portable or rover satellite work outside your home grid, this becomes very critical.
And make sure to include your grid when you define a station location in the TQSL program! Otherwise you get confirmation for the QSO, but it is useless toward a VUCC award. Multi-grid QTHs work fine in LOTW, too.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/
And make sure to include your grid when you define a station location in the TQSL program! Otherwise you get confirmation for the QSO, but it is useless toward a VUCC award. Multi-grid QTHs work fine in LOTW, too.
It is important to note that if you have operated from a single location covering more than one grid (i.e. a 2 or 4-way grid boundary), you should upgrade your TQSL configuration file. You do this by logging into LotW, going to "Your Certificates" and clicking on the "Download current TQSL Configuration file." Even if you downloaded the "latest" TQSL, you may still need to perform this update.
If you create a TQSL "Station location" containing more than one grid (seperated by a comma and space,) your grids beyond the first grid may get depreciated. Several stations, including myself, have witnessed this behaviour. To test it, go create a new station location with two grids. Example: "DM00, DM01" Save that station location. Go back into it and see if both grids appear. If only the DM00 grid appears, you need to update your TQSL Configuration file per instructions in above paragraph.
73 Clayton W5PFG
participants (5)
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Clayton Coleman W5PFG -
Gary "Joe" Mayfield -
Jeff KB2M -
Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) -
Sebastian, W4AS