[amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial

[Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)]

Sean,

I'm not sure the receive band is a mandatory field, unless something
recently changed. Many of us have been using a PDF file written by
John Barber N5JB to get our satellite QSOs into Logbook of the
World. It has been available from the ARRL web site for a long time:

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/N5JB.pdf

In this PDF, only 7 fields are listed as mandatory to make a valid
satellite QSO record in LOTW:

CALL
QSO_DATE
TIME_ON
BAND
MODE
PROP_MODE
SAT_NAME

The SAT_NAME field must be one of the satellites named on the
LOTW FAQ page:

https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-help/frequently-asked-questions/#sats

(By the way, who at ARRL should we ask to get Mir listed as a
valid satellite? I've been e-mailing and filing help desk tickets,
but nothing has ever been done with my requests)

Optional fields that satellite QSOs could use include:

FREQ
BAND_RX
FREQ_RX

When I started to upload my satellite QSOs in 2011, I only used the
7 mandatory fields for my QSOs. I have since added the other 3 fields
on QSOs I've uploaded for the past 4+ years, to have a more
complete record in LOTW that I can log into and view anytime I want
to consult my log (and have Internet access).

Thanks, and 73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK


On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:38 AM, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> Hi Mark-
> For satellite QSOs, you need to enter BOTH xmit and receive bands, since they are different.
> From the presentation:
> "Logging QSOs made through the Amateur satellites is not much different than logging any other QSO on the air.
> The standard QSO information - callsign, date, time, band and mode are logged.
> But to receive proper credit for a satellite QSO, the log entry must also include the receive band, propagation mode ("satellite"), and the satellite name."
>
>  Sean Kutzko
> Amateur Radio KX9X
>       From: Mark Johns <mjohns166 at yahoo.com>
>  To: "kx9x at yahoo.com" <kx9x at yahoo.com>; "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>  Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 8:41 PM
>  Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial
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> | The PowerPoint on LoTW advises logging and uploading the receive (downlink) band. When I did this, I was regularly chastised and told that the correct procedure was to designate the transmit (uplink) band. So which is correct?
> --
> Mark D. Johns, K0MDJ
> Decorah, Iowa USA
> EN43
>
>
>
> At May 11, 2015, 14:09:00, Sean K. via AMSAT-BB wrote:Hi all-
> ARRL has provided a PowerPoint presentation on Logbook of The World focused on satellite operation in the ARRL Online Library. There is also an Intro to LoTW PowerPoint available.
> Both may be found at www.arrl.org/library, in the PowerPoint area.
>  Sean Kutzko
> Amateur Radio KX9X
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