[Dxbase] HELP

[George Harlem W1EBI]

Ron, let the group know when you get the first LoTW QSL from 1962!

George W1EBI

-----Original Message-----
From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of K3SEW
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 9:06 PM
To: Garth Hamilton; dxbase at mailman.qth.net; George Johnson
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] HELP

Thanks for your suggestions. They certainly are a big help.  I want to 
understand DxBase and LoTW before entering 43 years of QSOs. That way
the 
entries will be correct . . . I hope.

Tks . . .
Ron
K3SEW - Howard, PA



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Johnson" <w1zt at comcast.net>
To: "Garth Hamilton" <garthah at computan.on.ca>; <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] HELP


> Garth's suggestion for imbedded comments in the DXBase log is a good
idea. 
> Added information follows his comments.
>
> At 06:20 AM 11/18/2005, Garth Hamilton wrote:
>
>>We used the notes field for such information and then on preparing a 
>>download to LOTW used the notes field as part of criteria for creating
the 
>>LOTW file.   However the harder part is to register each of those
QTH's 
>>with LOTW as separate entities so that the QTH and County are unique
to 
>>each section of the log in LOTW. You will need to communicate with
LOTW 
>>staff as how to orchestrate that part of your plan.
>>
>>73 Garth VE3HO
> Once the extracted log (ADIF for LoTW) is created, it needs to be
"signed" 
> by the appropriate certificate that identifies the location of the
station 
> for that log.  Those certificates (for various locations) are created
by 
> the user in the LoTW TQSL program and can be selected for each "log"
to be 
> signed.  This is done for each location.  The actual callsign (K3SEW
for 
> example) can be the same for all separate logs.  The "certification"
tells 
> LoTW where the station location was.
>
> Good luck with the project.
> 73, George .. W1ZT
>
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