[EIDXA] LotW renewal

[Cliff Ahrens]

I successfully renewed my certificates for my present and former calls on 
September 7.  I followed the procedure you outlined, using the right-click 
on the certificate and then selecting "renew certificate".  I did have to 
enter my password twice, as I recall.  I sent the certificate request files 
*.TQ5 to ARRL, and got the new certificate files *.TQ6 back from LoTW within 
a few hours.  Then I used the TQSLCert program's "Load Certificate File" 
menu command to install this certificate into my system.  It replaced the 
old certificate with the new one.

Don't forget to then backup your certificate file - right click on the new 
certificate and select SAVE, and save the certificate to *.P12 file.  Then 
copy that to some backup media and put in a safe place in case you ever need 
to reinstall the certificate.  The procedure worked exactly as described in 
the LoTW instructions.  It was much easier than starting over with a new 
certificate request.

Cliff  K0CA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Vavra" <wb8zrl at avalon.net>
To: "EIDXA" <eidxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 8:05 AM
Subject: [EIDXA] LotW renewal


> Has anyone tried to renew their certificate and been successful at it? 
> W3UR
> forwarded a note from Wayne Mills telling how to do this, and saying that
> many guys are applying for new certificates, rather than renewing existing
> ones.
>
> Following the directions, I right click on the certificate and then select
> renew.  From this point on ALL the boxes say NEW certificate.  And you 
> even
> have to enter the password twice as though setting it for the first time.
>
> I'm afraid to send this to LotW as it might really be a new request. 
> Anyone
> have any success with this???
>
>    Tom  WB8ZRL
>
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