restating LOTW question
Hi!
Thanks to those who have responded to my post when I made my first uploads to LOTW. I had asked about what "mode" I should use when uploading AO-16 QSOs, since that is a cross-mode satellite (that's how I worked it - FM up, SSB down). I have heard about what to set the BAND field, and N5JB's document makes it pretty clear that you use the band you transmit on for that field. I am not uploading fields beyond the 7 necessary to make a valid LOTW QSO record, so other fields like FREQ and FREQ_RX don't matter.
My guess is that, if I follow the way the BAND field is handled for satellite QSOs in LOTW, I would use the mode I transmitted with for the MODE field. In the case of AO-16, that would be FM. N5JB's document mentions an additional field BAND_RX that some may use. I have not seen any mention of a "MODE_RX" field, but I will go with "MODE" as the mode from my transmitter unless I get some authoritative information to the contrary.
I will proceed to uploading CJ7EWK QSOs from November 2008, and try to get all of my July 2010 VA7EWK QSOs - including those at the Canada/USA border - done tonight. Then the huge task of the WD9EWK QSOs.
By the way, is SO-67 still a no-go in LOTW?
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Patrick,
If your approach is wrong that makes two of us :-) Last I checked no SO-67 -- I have no idea why! 73, Joe kk0sd
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 10:21 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] restating LOTW question
Hi!
Thanks to those who have responded to my post when I made my first uploads to LOTW. I had asked about what "mode" I should use when uploading AO-16 QSOs, since that is a cross-mode satellite (that's how I worked it - FM up, SSB down). I have heard about what to set the BAND field, and N5JB's document makes it pretty clear that you use the band you transmit on for that field. I am not uploading fields beyond the 7 necessary to make a valid LOTW QSO record, so other fields like FREQ and FREQ_RX don't matter.
My guess is that, if I follow the way the BAND field is handled for satellite QSOs in LOTW, I would use the mode I transmitted with for the MODE field. In the case of AO-16, that would be FM. N5JB's document mentions an additional field BAND_RX that some may use. I have not seen any mention of a "MODE_RX" field, but I will go with "MODE" as the mode from my transmitter unless I get some authoritative information to the contrary.
I will proceed to uploading CJ7EWK QSOs from November 2008, and try to get all of my July 2010 VA7EWK QSOs - including those at the Canada/USA border - done tonight. Then the huge task of the WD9EWK QSOs.
By the way, is SO-67 still a no-go in LOTW?
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Has anybody contacted ARRL HQ to let them know SO-67 is out of the loop? I'm certain they can investigate and correct this. If not, then a suitable explanation would be required.
73,
Jeff WB3JFS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary "Joe" Mayfield" gary_mayfield@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@wd9ewk.net; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:38 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: restating LOTW question
Patrick,
If your approach is wrong that makes two of us :-) Last I checked noSO-67 -- I have no idea why! 73, Joe kk0sd
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 10:21 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] restating LOTW question
Hi!
Thanks to those who have responded to my post when I made my first uploads to LOTW. I had asked about what "mode" I should use when uploading AO-16 QSOs, since that is a cross-mode satellite (that's how I worked it - FM up, SSB down). I have heard about what to set the BAND field, and N5JB's document makes it pretty clear that you use the band you transmit on for that field. I am not uploading fields beyond the 7 necessary to make a valid LOTW QSO record, so other fields like FREQ and FREQ_RX don't matter.
My guess is that, if I follow the way the BAND field is handled for satellite QSOs in LOTW, I would use the mode I transmitted with for the MODE field. In the case of AO-16, that would be FM. N5JB's document mentions an additional field BAND_RX that some may use. I have not seen any mention of a "MODE_RX" field, but I will go with "MODE" as the mode from my transmitter unless I get some authoritative information to the contrary.
I will proceed to uploading CJ7EWK QSOs from November 2008, and try to get all of my July 2010 VA7EWK QSOs - including those at the Canada/USA border - done tonight. Then the huge task of the WD9EWK QSOs.
By the way, is SO-67 still a no-go in LOTW?
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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I did close to a year ago and they said they knew about the problem, but were busy with VUCC and web re-design. It is probably a good time to remind them :-)
73, Joe kk0sd
-----Original Message----- From: Jeff Yanko [mailto:wb3jfs@cox.net] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 12:57 AM To: Gary "Joe" Mayfield; amsat-bb@wd9ewk.net; amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: restating LOTW question
Has anybody contacted ARRL HQ to let them know SO-67 is out of the loop? I'm certain they can investigate and correct this. If not, then a suitable explanation would be required.
73,
Jeff WB3JFS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary "Joe" Mayfield" gary_mayfield@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@wd9ewk.net; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:38 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: restating LOTW question
Patrick,
If your approach is wrong that makes two of us :-) Last I checked noSO-67 -- I have no idea why! 73, Joe kk0sd
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 10:21 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] restating LOTW question
Hi!
Thanks to those who have responded to my post when I made my first uploads to LOTW. I had asked about what "mode" I should use when uploading AO-16 QSOs, since that is a cross-mode satellite (that's how I worked it - FM up, SSB down). I have heard about what to set the BAND field, and N5JB's document makes it pretty clear that you use the band you transmit on for that field. I am not uploading fields beyond the 7 necessary to make a valid LOTW QSO record, so other fields like FREQ and FREQ_RX don't matter.
My guess is that, if I follow the way the BAND field is handled for satellite QSOs in LOTW, I would use the mode I transmitted with for the MODE field. In the case of AO-16, that would be FM. N5JB's document mentions an additional field BAND_RX that some may use. I have not seen any mention of a "MODE_RX" field, but I will go with "MODE" as the mode from my transmitter unless I get some authoritative information to the contrary.
I will proceed to uploading CJ7EWK QSOs from November 2008, and try to get all of my July 2010 VA7EWK QSOs - including those at the Canada/USA border - done tonight. Then the huge task of the WD9EWK QSOs.
By the way, is SO-67 still a no-go in LOTW?
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)