[Dx4win] LOTW and SAT QSOs

Tue, 21 Oct 2003 06:47:09 -0400

I'm speculating here... But since they REQUIRE the satellite name...
Perhaps they have some custom logic to handle the specifics of each
satellite... I guess we will find out as we upload data...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Wilcox / NS1Z
> Sent: October 21, 2003 06:18
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]; 'Paul van der Eijk'
> Subject: RE: [Dx4win] LOTW and SAT QSOs
> 
> 
> Apparently the LoTW software authors were not real familiar 
> with satellite operations. On AO-40, as many of you may know, 
> you can QSO with a station using U/S while you are using L/S. 
> In this case the uplink and downlink bands will never match...
> 
> I am not personally familiar with using X and K bands so I 
> have no pearls to offer on those bands.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf > Of Mel
> Sent: 
> Tuesday, October 21, 2003 3:32 AM
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]; 'Paul van der Eijk'
> Subject: RE: [Dx4win] LOTW and SAT QSOs
> 
> 
> From the AMSAT site:
> 
> 
> 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.
> 
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