At 10:42 AM 10/10/03, Ron Stordahl wrote: >The 'mapping' option in TQSL will certainly solve many problems, however >my question is this: What are the 'final' modes which LOTW is really >looking for. Using the drop down list there must be 20 modes that it >seems to know about. So many of them are about the same, and actually >most of them might be called DIGITAL. As I recall the ARRL DXCC program >only recognizes PHONE, CW and DIGITAL. >So if I put in a particular Q as DIGITAL and the other side of the QSL >enters his as PKS31 will I actually get a match? And if so why not map >all the 'digital' modes to digital and make things simple. > >I wish the FAQ addressed in detail these questions. But it doesn't. > >Ron, N5IN
LoTW is looking for 1 of the 28 recognized modes <https://www.arrl.org/lotw/faq#modes>; that's what's stored in the database. Why not map every thing to DXCC modes to make things simple? The whole world isn't DXCC or even ARRL. LoTW was designed to support other awards, even non-ARRL awards. Each award specifies how to treat each of the different "LoTW modes". As a trivial example, WAS has separate RTTY and Digital mode awards. The same AMTOR contact counts as RTTY credit for DXCC but AMTOR for WAS. Matches are based on the mode group <https://www.arrl.org/lotw/faq#datamatch>. So if you designate a Q as DIGITAL and the other stations enters it as PKS31 it will be a match. You would get DXCC RTTY credit. You may not get 2-way PSK31 credit for some hypothetical PSK31 award, that would depend on the award sponsors' rules. 73, Mike K1MK Michael Keane K1MK [EMAIL PROTECTED]
