[amsat-bb] Lotw use

[John Kludt]

R.T. and Team,

The satellite list is carried in TQSL which is revised frequently.  A
release came out on February 4, 2019 adding JO-97, FO-99 and QO-100 to the
list of supported satellites.  That should pretty much bring them up to
date.  I am sure everyone is keeping their TQSL version current as that is
where these additions reside.  Going back through the TSQL Change Log it
looks to me like most everything is there.  In the January 23, 2017 TQSL
Update they even added "SAREX" and "MIREX" to catch old QSO's that may be
coming along as people enter paper logs from the good old days to the LoTW.

And, yes, as far as syntax goes gotta use the right name or things don't
work quite right.  But, heck, SATpc32 is exactly the same.  Trying to write
code to cover every possible "creative" use of a satellite name can run to
hundreds if not thousands of lines of code and it really serves no purpose
other than allowing us, the end users, to be very sloppy.

So bottom line to me is the ARRL is not as unresponsive as it may seem.  So
like I said, I am sure everyone has updated to the latest release (February
14, 2019 config.xml v11.7).  If you have done that you are ready to log
QSO's through FO-99, JO-97 and if you are lucky enough to live in the
covered part of the globe QO-100.

73,

John K4SQC

On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 2:53 PM R.T.Liddy <k8bl at ameritech.net> wrote:

> SAT/LoTW Users,
>
> ARRL does not give much attention to Satellite LoTW users
> and/or operations - IMHO. If there is something needing to
> be done for DXCC-HF, they fall over themselves working on
> it - again, IMHO. Maybe we should bombard various League
> Officials with e-mails to get their attention? I'm not suggesting
> this as a solution, just a question in the recesses of my mind.
>
> Perhaps, a knowledgeable person from the SAT Community could
> work with a willing person at the ARRL. They might be able to
> get things corrected and up-to-date some day. HIHI
>
> GL/73,   Bob  K8BL
>
> (50+ Year ARRL Member, AMSAT Member since 1979)
>
>
> On Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 12:01:46 PM CST, Paul Stoetzer <
> n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>
> Note that the list on the ARRL's website has not been updated with the
> recent additions of JO-97, FO-99, and QO-100. Also, it lists "EO88", but
> the correct name in the LoTW configuration file is "EO-88"
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
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