[Dx4win] LOTW

[exbpi at comcast.net]

I manually update from DX4WIN to LOTW and there was no issue with the new
version.

Mike
K7PI

-----Original Message-----
From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net <dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of WA7AA
Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 17:16
To: 'DX4WIN Group' <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Dx4win] LOTW

Hello, everyone.

It seems that ARRL has released a TQSL version 2.5.2 that now involves
logging programs including additional information in the ADIF file (or
overriding the check somewhere in the TQSL program). I haven't tried either
upgrading to that version or uploading a log with it, but just be aware that
the usual LOTW upload may not work anymore if you do.

Here's the link to the bulletin: 
http://www.arrl.org/news/new-tqsl-version-2-5-2-provides-better-lotw-rover-s
upport-other-improvements

It looks like it's supposed to solve an issue with "roving" stations, which
I guess solves a problem for the 0.000001 % of QSO out there, but the way I
read it, it transfers the burden of verifying the uploaded location data
(DXCC, State, Grid, Zone) to the logging program that supplies it. If that's
the case, it solves nothing, because the data is only as accurate as the
user supplying it, which essentially changes nothing as far as the location
accuracy of LOTW contacts is concerned. 
At least that's my interpretation, I don't know what "Once a logging program
supplies these (MY_STATE, MY_DXCC, MY_CQ_ZONE, etc.), then /TQSL/ will
validate them against the log" means, unless it will require these for every
single QSO entry in the ADIF file. If that's the case, I don't think DX4Win
is able to supply that without a major upgrade.

However, it adds an interesting twist on the constant demands for automatic
LOTW upload/download around here.

Stay safe & 73,

Zoran WA7AA


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