[amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking satellite QSOs

[Paul Stoetzer]

I have been provided plenty of evidence that I am wrong.

I know that it doesn't match in all cases when one side uploads as
terrestrial and one side uploads as a satellite QSO. It definitely should
not in any circumstances, though, and the ARRL definitely should correct
the problem.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 12:50 PM, Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn at arrl.net> wrote:

> Paul, may be I am the "lucky" one, but I have plenty of examples in LoTW
> here.
> One of the most interesting is a QSO between PY and CT made via AO-40
> satellite, where I have set satellite name and propagation mode correctly,
> but the other station not, LoTW just credited terrestrial qso between PY
> and CT on 1.2GHz.
>
> *Call Sign*   PY2RN
> *DXCC*   BRAZIL
> *CQ Zone*   11
> *ITU Zone*   15
> *Grid*   GG66LW
> *Worked Station*
> *Worked*   CT1---
> *DXCC*   PORTUGAL (272)
> *CQ Zone*   14
> *ITU Zone*   37
> *Grid*   IM67--
> *Date/Time*   2002-11-08 23:50:00
> *Mode*   SSB (PHONE)
> *Band*   23CM
> *QSL*   2016-10-13 11:33:07
> <https://lotw.arrl.org/lotwuser/qsodetail?qso=742711337>
> ------------------------------
> *Record ID* 570561985 *Received:* 2016-10-13 11:33:07
>
>
> 73 - Ed PY2RN
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
> *To:* Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn at arrl.net>
> *Cc:* "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 25, 2017 2:37 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW still a big failure for checking satellite
> QSOs
>
> Ed,
>
> LoTW will not confirm a QSO when the propagation mode and satellite
> name don't match.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn at arrl.net> wrote:
> > This has been already taken to LoTW admins at ARRL but they insist in
> blaming the "sat operator" as she/he registered the QSO with wrong/missing
> information, which is true, but the system, LoTW the case, should avoid
> confirming a match between two stations when one of them does not specify
> PROPAGATION MODE = SAT. What LoTW actually does when one station specifies
> it and the other not is to confirm a match QSO but the credit goes to the
> terrestrial VUCC on VHF, UHF, etc. which, in my opinion, put high risk to
> terrestrial VUCC credibility through LoTW confirmations.
> >
> > 73 - Ed PY2RN.
>
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