[amsat-bb] New version of LOTW

[Don KB2YSI]

ARRL-LoTW at groups.arrl.org is another place to get information /in touch
with Rick about TSQL.

On Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 09:19 Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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