[NLRS] Help needed -- VHF mobile log for LOTW

[Bruce Richardson]

Bill,

I hope you've noted that I have some good QSL's with you in LOTW.  As a
rover, I have to build "locations" and sign my log with the appropriate
location at the time of signing.  I have LOTS of locations. I tediously
research what CQ and ITU zones I was in and what county I was in and
then I keep it as a location that I might use again someday. Sure
enough, as a rover in our region, I've reused some of the locations many
times.

I will mention, if you are in his log as /P or /M or /R, then you'll
want to have that callsign with the /x as a certificate. Getting a
certificate "add-on" to your root certificate is easy.  If you were just
K0AWU, then you just really need to sign with a proper location.  

I'm off to bed to be out the door very early in the morning on a trip
for Delta.

I'll be glad to give more detail or step you through it if I can be of
some help. 

73 and more later....
Bruce W9FZ/R

-----Original Message-----
From: nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:nlrs-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Bill Davis
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 7:10 PM
To: NLRS Reflector
Subject: [NLRS] Help needed -- VHF mobile log for LOTW



   I have a "problem" (That could be resolved with a paper QSL but...):

   PREFACE: After the 2007 CSVHF conference while driving home and
operating mobile several of us had 2m Es QSOs into the SE US as well as
Cuba. I had eight such QSOs with in TX and OK on the interstate in
motion.

   PROBLEM: While in QSO on 15m JT65 using JT65-HF I was in contact with
K4ADR. While signing I noted that I had worked him back in 2006 on 6m.
We responded .. what about our 2m Es QSO? He found it in his log, but it
was not confirmed via LOTW as the 6m QSO was.

   WHY? ... I didn't enter those 8 mobile QSOs in LOTW because my
logging program assumes EN37 for all QSOs. Not the 3 grids / 8 subgrids
I was mobile in.

   Looking on my LOTW TQSL "enter QSO data" application, no place for
grid square for me or my state. Assumes EN37 MN I guess.

   Is there a way to do this "easily"? Otherwise I guess I will just
paper QSL. There might be others in the group that I worked that would
want a LOTW confirmation as well however.


   Never gave it much thought. I have exchanged one QSL years ago with
one of the other guys I worked. Since ADR needed the state (OK) and grid
(EM14) it is odd that he didn't just QSL and not depend upon LOTW. Oh
well, different strokes.

   Must be a simple VHF Mobile/Rover program out there that would solve
this little "problem".

Thanks "Grumpy Old Man" --  Bill  K0AWU  73
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