[amsat-bb] LOTW For Satellite Operators Tutorial

Tue May 12 06:50:03 UTC 2015

It may not be required, but it sure it nice to have.

My electronic logbook of choice is Ham Radio Deluxe, also known as HRD.

HRD requires an awkward workflow to enter receive frequency and band. I will be glad when it does not.

I suppose that is an editorial opinion. :)

-- bag

Bryan KL7CN/W6

On May 11, 2015, at 20:05, Gary Mayfield <kk0sd at tnics.com> wrote:

Receive band is not required.  I have gotten credit for many a SAT QSO
without it.

73,
Joe kk0sd

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick
STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
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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
> 
> 
> | 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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