[Dx4win] LOTW and SAT QSOs

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 23:31:52 -0400

>From the AMSAT site:

Below is some information specific to entering satellite QSO data for
use by LoTW.

BAND field should show the satellite uplink band

BAND_RX field should show the satellite downlink band

Both the uplink and downlink bands of the two QSO records (yours and the
other station's) must match in order for LoTW to connect the two into a
"QSL" record. Also, LoTW infers the satellite mode from the two band
fields, and any future mode-specific awards will take notice of that.

FREQ and FREQ_RX fields can also be used in addition to or in place of
BAND and BAND_RX for the uplink/downlink.

The FREQ fields are used to infer the BAND fields if the BAND fields are
not present. Otherwise, the FREQ field values are ignored. If BAND is
provided, the FREQ fields need not even be consistent with the BAND
fields: the BAND fields are authoritative. If neither FREQ_RX nor
BAND_RX is provided, BAND_RX is assumed to be the same as BAND (that is,
both uplink and downlink are assumed to be in the same band).

Since the SAT_MODE field is not used by LoTW. The only way to record the
transponder mode is to use the BAND and BAND_RX fields.

PROP_MODE field should be set to SAT.

SAT_NAME field should indicate the satellite name in the format cc-nn
(i.e. AO-40, FO-29)

The specific list of satellites can be viewed in the TQSL program's ADIF
editor. Satellites that aren't on that list will not be accepted by
LoTW.

[ANS thanks Jon, KE3Z, for the above information]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
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> Sent: October 20, 2003 23:21
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LOTW and SAT QSOs
> 
> 
> In a message dated 10/20/2003 10:11:56 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> [email protected] writes:
> Any tips on how to make ARRL's LOTW accept satellite QSOs?  
> No luck so 
> far...........the "Band" setting reflects SAT from 
> DX4WIN.....how do you 
> submit 2400 down, 70 cm up?  And, do they require (somewhere) 
> a satellite 
> NAME??  Mom never said it would be easy.......  ;-)
> Joe,
> 
> I just asked this on the DX reflector (not specifically 
> related to DX4Win).  
> To find the format that LoTW is looking for, go into TQSL --> 
> File --> Create 
> ADIF.  That will show you the fields and acceptable options.  
> How to get from 
> DX4Win output to this input seems to be a user's problem, at 
> this point - i.e. 
> I'm not aware of anything available to do it automatically.  
> The other 
> question I don't know the answer to is which fields are 
> required by LoTW.  I do know 
> that the "Prop mode" must be satellite in both logs.  I do 
> not know if bands 
> must match, and/or if the satellite name is required.  (The 
> LoTW FAQs do 
> explain that the satellite name must match for a Q to count.)
> 
> Any enlightenment would be appreciated!
> 
> GL,
> Steve
> 
> 
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