[amsat-bb] New version of LOTW

[Don KB2YSI]

I suggest you join the ARRL-LoTW at groups.io to see what is going on. Rich
Murphy (I think I have the name correct), the author of TSQL, is very
active on there. Make sure you SEARCH before posting.

People who are volunteering to make software, services, etc... should be
treated as humans. Sad that it needs to be said.

TSQL ! = LoTW

I have had no issues with the new version of TSQL logging satellite
contacts. FM & SSB are still accepted/available.

On Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 19:23 W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I'll betcha there was a bunch of coders who didn't get good directions
> from HQ, didn't talk to each other & prolly aren't hams.
>
> ⁣___
> Sent from my two way wrist watch
> 73 de W3AB/GEO​
>
> On Sep 13, 2020, 12:36, at 12:36, "Bob Liddy (K8BL) via AMSAT-BB" <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >Jerry (No Call), Wes-NA1ME, et al:
> >
> >Well, it appears the ARRL adds to the LoTW confusion themselves.
> >
> >For Awards, on DXCC there are categories for modes CW, PHONE & DIGITAL.
> >
> >For WAS there are categories for modes CW, PHONE, DIGITAL, FT4, FT8,
> >PSK31
> >and RTTY.
> >
> >For VUCC, there are no mode categories since it only concerns Grids.
> >
> >For QSO listings, there are a ton of modes available. But, when it
> >comes to Voice type
> >modes there are many varieties - PHONE, FM, AM, SSB, etc. However there
> >NO
> >entries for USB or LSB, just SSB.
> >
> >In the newest version of TQSL, there are mode choices for SSB-type QSOs
> >of USB, LSB
> >and merely SSB in addition to many other types of modes in the longest
> >list ever known
> >to mankind.
> >
> >So, is there any wonder that LoTW users are confused????? Sometimes
> >it's PHONE and
> >sometimes it's SSB and sometimes it's a version of SSB (LSB/USB).
> >GEEEEESH!!!!
> >
> >TNX/73,      Bob  K8BL
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Sunday, September 13, 2020, 02:26:18 PM EDT, Jerry via AMSAT-BB
> ><amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Hello Wes,
> >
> >a properly logged sat qso is with correct uplink mode+dwnlink mode, the
> >correct uplink+dwnlink freq(band), propagation mode SAT, time,etc.
> >when uploading my qso's, every time some qsl's are rejected because
> >people log them wrong. Without the right propagationmode SAT most of
> >them looks like a tropo qso, and that's not the the same. You need to
> >use good logging software.
> >I've never seen VOICE as a mode of operation btw...
> >
> >Best 73's
> >Jerry
> >----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
> >Van: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> >Aan: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> >Verzonden: Zondag 13 september 2020 12:38:37
> >Onderwerp: [amsat-bb] New version of LOTW
> >
> >Anyone else not pleased with the new version "improving" LOTW, at least
> >as
> >it involves SAT contacts?  Can we get ARRL to undo some things?  At
> >least
> >on my computer, you no longer can press the Enter key to go down entry
> >fields one after another.  It's a much slower process now.  Also, the
> >two
> >most common modes that we've been using on LOTW, CW and VOICE, are no
> >longer first in line, where an expanded list of modes is alphabetized.
> >This also slows down entries.  Worse yet, VOICE is no longer a listed
> >mode
> >at all.  It's been replaced by SSB, LSB and USB.  I could be wrong, but
> >isn't this in particular going to make QSO matching more difficult?
> >Should
> >SAT ops simply enter SSB, or should it be USB (the output of
> >satellites) or
> >LSB (our input to them)?  In sum, the whole process is now slower with
> >multiple opportunities for matching errors and contacts not being
> >confirmed.  Ugh.
> >
> >Wes NA1ME
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