[amsat-bb] Lotw use

[Michael Carper, Ph.D.]

FWIW - when doing research for some improvements we're doing to Ham Radio
Deluxe, I found this:

https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-help/satellite-qsos/

What caught my attention is this comment:

"LoTW wants the Satellite Name entered exactly as on the list of accepted
satellites. For instance, if you enter the satellite name as AO7 instead of
AO-7 the data will be rejected during the upload"

The "list of accepted satellites" is found here:

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

The ADIF file you upload through TQSL or your favorite logging program
needs to have these two fields in order for LOTW to consider it a satellite
QSO.

Propagation Mode: <PROP_MODE:3>SAT
Satellite Name: <SAT_NAME:4>AO-7  (Using AO-7 as an example.  It can't be
AO-07, AA07... and so on.  It has to be exactly AO-7.)

Bottom line is - if these two fields don't exist, or don't contain the
correct data for the upload you or your peer submit, then LOTW will reject
them and they won't match.  The net result of this could be that folks get
the impression that the satellite operators aren't using LOTW.

What we're doing with Ham Radio Deluxe is pre-populating the list of
satellites and we'll be automatically setting "Propagation Mode" when a
satellite is selected from the list.  That way, you won't have to worry
about getting all this stuff done and spelled correctly.  We'll take the
work out of it for you.  As it is today, you have to type it in correctly
and it works fine... but I think some folks may miss things
unintentionally.  (I expect these changes to come before Dayton.)

Mike, WA9PIE

On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 7:50 AM <skristof at etczone.com> wrote:

> When I earned my VUCC Satellite a couple of months ago, about 70
> contacts were in LoTW and about 30 were cards.
>
> Interestingly (I guess), I've found that AMSAT folks are better at using
> LoTW than the straight key morse code group I belong to.
>
> Steve AI9IN
>
> On 2019-02-26 08:42, Matthew Stevens wrote:
>
> >> Good morning,
> >> I am wondering why there are not more folks on the birds using LOTW?
> >> there are probably more sat users on lotw than you think. As of right
> now I
> >> have 594 grids confirmed, all in LOTW. The majority of satellite qsos
> that
> >> I have made in the past two years have all been confirmed in lotw, only
> >> about 10-15 or so via card.
> >>
> >> - Matthew nj4y
> >>
> >> On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 8:08 AM James McIrvin <arsn1ipa at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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