[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC & LoTW

[Bill Gillenwater]

Thanks Ted.  I uploaded about 30 contacts following those instructions. All 
worked fine.
73 Bill K3SV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted" <k7trkradio at charter.net>
To: "'Bill Gillenwater'" <gillie at pa.net>; "'Jeff Yanko'" <wb3jfs at cox.net>; 
<amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 4:53 PM
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC & LoTW


> Bill, here are all the answers:
>
> http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/N5JB.pdf
>
> note the satellite name has to be exact, hyphens and caps
>
> GL, Ted
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Gillenwater [mailto:gillie at pa.net]
> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 11:57 AM
> To: Ted; 'Jeff Yanko'; amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC & LoTW
>
> Is there a logging standard that will make sure that LOTW finds the 
> "match"?
>
> I know the time does not have to be dead-on, but what other fields are a
> must? Does anyone know, or is there a document that tells the satellite
> community what needs to be in the log? If I work AO-51 for example, what 
> are
>
> the minimum number of fields that must be in the ADI (upload) file?
> thanks 73 Bill K3SV
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ted" <k7trkradio at charter.net>
> To: "'Jeff Yanko'" <wb3jfs at cox.net>; <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 2:14 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC & LoTW
>
>
>> Jeff, 9 out of 189 here....I'm sure our numbers will go up as people
>> upload
>> their logs properly
>>
>> 73, Ted
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeff Yanko [mailto:wb3jfs at cox.net]
>> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 1:40 AM
>> To: Ted; amsat-bb at amsat.org
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC & LoTW
>>
>> Hi Ted and all,
>>
>> I got the LoTW VUCC set up without a problem.  I had already uploaded 545
>> satellite QSOs over the past couple of years so they were waiting to be
>> used.  Well, after getting everything in order I have a grand total
>> of.....21 matches, or 3.85% of my satellite log.  With LoTW VUCC now
>> active
>> it will hopefully get those with electronic logging to upload their
>> satellite QSO's, even better, to get those with paper logs to convert to
>> electronic logging, go back and enter QSO's from the previous couple
>> years,
>> to take advantage of this service.  After seeing this disappointing
>> results,
>>
>> I know we, in the Amateur Satellite community, can do better.
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Jeff  WB3JFS
>> Las Vegas, NV
>>
>>
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