Once you have everything all set up, click on "File," then "Backup Station Locations, Certificates and Preferences..." It will generate a tqslconfig.tbk file. Save it to a backup device. You can move/restore to any computer.
73,
Ken
On Friday, February 6th, 2026 at 7:38 AM, Michael Philbrick <
[email protected]> wrote:
Nope, it hadn't expired. It was set to expire next month.
Mike,
A certificate is “tied” to a specific computer. Your old one probably expired.
Dave
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Good morning fellow hams,
Information only for those with a Logbook of the World account with ARRL. The story is I had setup a LotW account with ARRL. At some point in time, I replaced a computer with a newer model of an old computer. I have never really been interested too much in special things that a ham can investigate and/or participate in, but the Worked All States (WAS) for the 250th did get my attention. That ham activity requires using LotW. So, I began trying to setup that app on my present ham computer. I have my original postcard from ARRL and I found my 3+ years old email with my trusted certificate file. I could eventually login and see my QSO/QSL history, my certificate number, and my certificate dates. However, many features are grayed out. I cannot upload my tq6 special file and the reason popup states it is because "this is not the computer you requested your certificate". I suppose it is a MAC addressing issue. That's the only way that makes any sense to me that ARRL could be filtering access. There are several YouTubes on setting up your LotW account. I didn't find one on what happens if your computer crashed or if you upgraded to a different computer. Yes, a little perturbed, but now awaiting an email with new certificate.
-- Michael Philbrick
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