Ron, let the group know when you get the first LoTW QSL from 1962! George W1EBI
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K3SEW Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 9:06 PM To: Garth Hamilton; [email protected]; George Johnson Subject: Re: [Dxbase] HELP Thanks for your suggestions. They certainly are a big help. I want to understand DxBase and LoTW before entering 43 years of QSOs. That way the entries will be correct . . . I hope. Tks . . . Ron K3SEW - Howard, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Garth Hamilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] HELP > Garth's suggestion for imbedded comments in the DXBase log is a good idea. > Added information follows his comments. > > At 06:20 AM 11/18/2005, Garth Hamilton wrote: > >>We used the notes field for such information and then on preparing a >>download to LOTW used the notes field as part of criteria for creating the >>LOTW file. However the harder part is to register each of those QTH's >>with LOTW as separate entities so that the QTH and County are unique to >>each section of the log in LOTW. You will need to communicate with LOTW >>staff as how to orchestrate that part of your plan. >> >>73 Garth VE3HO > Once the extracted log (ADIF for LoTW) is created, it needs to be "signed" > by the appropriate certificate that identifies the location of the station > for that log. Those certificates (for various locations) are created by > the user in the LoTW TQSL program and can be selected for each "log" to be > signed. This is done for each location. The actual callsign (K3SEW for > example) can be the same for all separate logs. The "certification" tells > LoTW where the station location was. > > Good luck with the project. > 73, George .. W1ZT > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected]
