[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW?

2011-06-29 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Zack, > Anyone else having issues getting into LoTW? Now that you mentioned it, yes - I'm not able to bring up that site. The ARRL web site comes up as normal, but no response from the p1k.arrl.org server used for the LOTW system. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ ___

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW?

2011-06-29 Thread Zachary Beougher
Exactly what I found... oh well. Zack -Original Message- From: Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 4:16 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LoTW? Zack, > Anyone else having issues getting into LoTW? Now that you mentioned it, yes -

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW?

2011-06-29 Thread Rick Tejera
at-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 13:17 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LoTW? Zack, > Anyone else having issues getting into LoTW? Now that you mentioned it, yes - I'm not able to bring up that site. The

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW

2011-01-19 Thread Jeff Yanko
Hi Bob, The old paper cards are nice, but the postage getting them where they need to go is getting out of hand and will likely get worse. 73, Jeff WB3JFS - Original Message - From: "Bob Herrell" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 2:11 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] LoTW > Hi a

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW

2011-01-22 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Jim, There is no notification if a QSO record does not match in LOTW. You can run queries on the LOTW web page to see which QSOs matched and those that aren't matched with the other station, and that is it. If people start posting that QSOs are in LOTW (or eQSL, for those using that), then others

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW

2011-01-22 Thread k6yk
Got a bunch from you Patrick! I have over 4000 QSO's uploaded to LOTW for satellite. Less than 100 confirmations so far, but some are coming in each day. And only 11 countries confirmed out of about 86 worked! Even the 6 meter stuff is disappointing! There are a lot of 6 meter DXCC QSO's be

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW

2012-01-19 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi Kevin! > Pretty easy like I said I was discouraged for a long time but now I am glad I > tried it. Ever since ARRL added support for the VUCC awards in LOTW, I have put all my satellite QSOs into that system. It didn't take much to convert my spreadsheet log into the ADIF format used in LOTW

[amsat-bb] Re: lotw

2014-03-11 Thread Kevin M
i think band is 2m, 70cm, 13cm (which is for the rx frequency) mode fm or ssb satname is so50, ao51, ao27 etc prop mode is sat anything else have to be changed (i have only logged the rx frequency, not the tx frequency) 73...bruce Sorry but "BAND" is the transmit band and "RX_BAND" is receive ba

[amsat-bb] Re: lotw

2014-03-12 Thread Gus
On 03/11/2014 11:12 PM, Bruce wrote: i have only logged the rx frequency, not the tx frequency In MY country, the ham license mandates that a log be kept, including the TX frequency. They really don't care who you listen to, or whether you listen to anyone at all. But if you're going to gen

[amsat-bb] Re: lotw

2014-03-12 Thread Gary "Joe" Mayfield
: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 1:31 AM To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: lotw i think band is 2m, 70cm, 13cm (which is for the rx frequency) mode fm or ssb satname is so50, ao51, ao27 etc prop mode is sat anything else have to be changed (i have only logged the rx frequency, not the tx

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW

2014-04-12 Thread Paul Stoetzer
Bruce, You don't have to manually check the paper receipts against your LoTW records. Link your LoTW VUCC account to your VUCC record and your existing VUCC credits will be added to your LoTW VUCC account. If your last VUCC application was before 2000, the staff will have to manually enter it fro

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW

2014-04-23 Thread Gary
Sounds like I have more confirmations to download :-) > Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 18:55:55 -0500 > From: kk...@arrl.net > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] LoTW > > i had so much fun the past few weeks loading all my satellite qso's up > on lotw that i thought i would do it for my daug

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW troubles

2011-02-21 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi George! > Although the LoTW FAQ shows "ARISS" and "AO-7" as the valid satellite names, > TQSL bounced all of my QSOs for those two for "Invalid Satellite Name"...  I > looked in the ADIF file, and the Sat_Name fields are all correct, and it > processed all of my other QSOs successfully.  I also

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW format

2011-01-12 Thread Bill Howell
Pete, as I understand it, there are two important lines in the .adi file which must be included for LOTW to recognize it as a sat contact... examples are shown below: Propagation Mode: SAT Satellite Name: AO-7 I've found that some logging software does _not_ have these two items available as "

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Questions

2011-01-31 Thread Gary "Joe" Mayfield
The ARRL does a nice job of spelling out the parameters here: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/N5JB.pdf The band that matters ( according to the ARRL ) is the band you transmit on, not the band you receive on. Here is the data you need to log the contact and have it count in LO

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Questions

2011-01-31 Thread Zachary Beougher
Hi Gary, Thanks for the reply - that helps me get a better understanding of how it works. I have never entered the propagation mode into HRD, so I would have to manually go through and update each entry (329 since Oct. 24), so I think I am going to update and upload only my portable operation

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Questions

2011-01-31 Thread Scott Armstrong
o: zack.kd8...@hotmail.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org > Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:52:00 -0600 > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Questions > > The ARRL does a nice job of spelling out the parameters here: > http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/N5JB.pdf > > The band that matters ( acc

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Questions

2011-02-01 Thread k6yk
Anybody notice a hang-up in LOTW yesterday or today? I uploaded about 300 QSO's last night, they never showed up on my count yet. So I uploaded them again this morning, same thing. BTW I also uploaded all the RS-13 mode T QSO's and a bunch of older AO-27 QSO's this week, about 4000 QSO's

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Questions

2011-02-01 Thread Scott Armstrong
It does happen sometimes. I wouldn't say that it hangs up but just slow processing the logs. I've been using LOTW since the beginning and have seen where it may take anywhere from a few minutes to a day for the totals to update. The CQWW 160 contest ended Sunday night and the server/database

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Questions

2011-02-01 Thread Jim Bennett
. Jim Ke4kol -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Zachary Beougher Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 9:45 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Questions Hi Gary, Thanks for the reply - that helps me get a better

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Questions

2011-02-01 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi! >> Is anyone else using HRD for logging?  I am and after entering  the mode as > >Satellite, I have to load the database into Microsoft Access and edit the > >mode field from Satellite to SAT.  Then LOTW will accept it. > > Zach, > You might want to use MS Access to mass change the field of th

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Questions

2011-02-01 Thread Zachary Beougher
-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Zachary Beougher Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 9:45 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Questions Hi Gary, Thanks for the reply - that helps me get a better understanding of how it works. I have never entered the propagation mode into HRD, s

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Questions

2011-02-01 Thread Gary "Joe" Mayfield
Yes, My logging program became confused and threw an error. All seems well now. 73, Joe kk0sd -Original Message- From: k6yk [mailto:k...@juno.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 10:50 AM To: k7trkra...@charter.net Cc: aa...@arrl.net; gary_mayfi...@hotmail.com; zack.kd8...@hotmail.co

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Questions

2011-02-01 Thread Jim Bennett
ept it. Zach, You might want to use MS Access to mass change the field of the mode to SAT. Jim Ke4kol -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Zachary Beougher Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 9:45 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sub

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Help

2012-01-18 Thread Gary "Joe" Mayfield
Kevin, I have been doing LOTW for quite a while. My side of our QSOs are in there. How you upload them is up to you. Most guys do them in batches. I have been using the N3FJP logging software which makes it VERY easy, but I have done it uploading ADIF files as well. http://www

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Help

2012-01-18 Thread Kevin Deane
.org > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:54:00 -0600 > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Help > > Kevin, > > I have been doing LOTW for quite a while. My side of our QSOs are > in there. > > How you upload them is up to you. Most guys do them in batches. I > have been using the N

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Help

2012-01-19 Thread Rsoifer
Kevin, Once you have received your certificate, you can upload QSOs in two ways. You can enter them manually with the TQSL software (that's what I do) or, if you are using a compatible logging program (if it generates Cabrillo files, it is), you can do it automatically by uploading the Cabrill

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW-Sats-AClog

2011-08-05 Thread Gary "Joe" Mayfield
John, It is not hard, once you get it set up :) I have been doing it for some time now. I always start folks here: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/N5JB.pdf The two fields you really need and don't already have are: Propagation Mode: SAT Satellite Name: AO-7 (example)

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW & HO-68

2010-06-02 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi Larry! > Any body know why LOTW will not accept HO-68 as a sat name? ARRL has not added it to LOTW. Same with SO-67. All work on LOTW was stopped in the push to get the new ARRL web site running, but so far ARRL has not said anything else about adding the new satellites to LOTW. Now that th

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW & HO-68

2010-06-02 Thread Alan P. Biddle
It needs to be updated by the LoTW folks. My understanding is that all the IT resources have been occupied with the cutover to the new ARRL web site. It wouldn't hurt to drop a polite note to the LoTW folks. Squeaky wheel and all. ;) Alan WA4SCA -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW & HO-68

2010-06-03 Thread Gary "Joe" Mayfield
Contacts through the ISS repeater also do not register -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 4:58 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LoTW & H

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW & VUCC Discussion

2011-01-25 Thread John Geiger
Very well thought out post John. I do have another question, though. Why did VUCC take the rate hit when DXCC probably uses LOTW the most, and is now very cheap compared to the VUCC. For example, I can make 1 DXCC submission each year of 120 QSOs for $12. That covers any endorsements I get on my

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW & VUCC Discussion

2011-01-25 Thread Jeff Yanko
ce to those who want to use it? 73, Jeff WB3JFS - Original Message - From: "John Geiger" To: "John Papay" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 12:44 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LOTW & VUCC Discussion > Very well thought out post John. I do have anot

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW & VUCC Discussion

2011-01-25 Thread John Papay
The cost for "credits" for LOTW DXCC filings is: 0-49 $.25/each 50-99 $.225/each 100-249 $.20/each 250-499 $.175/each 500-$.15/each LOTW for VUCC is $.16/credit no matter how many you submit. If you submit 100 credits for DXCC, it's $20 for the qso's. If you submit 100 credits for VUCC, it's

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW & VUCC Discussion

2011-01-25 Thread John Geiger
y, January 25, 2011 10:08 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LOTW & VUCC Discussion > The cost for "credits" for LOTW DXCC filings is: > 0-49 $.25/each > 50-99 $.225/each > 100-249 $.20/each > 250-499 $.175/each > 500- $.15/each > > LOTW for VUCC is $.16/credit no m

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW reg outside US

2011-03-26 Thread Gordon JC Pearce
On Sat, 2011-03-26 at 09:00 +, P.H. wrote: > I'm trying to validate my callsign on LOTW however to do this, as I am > outside the US I need to mail some supporting documents. The help file > directs me to https://www.arrl.org/lotw/docreq however this url does > not exist! > > Can anyone tell m

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW reg outside US

2011-03-26 Thread Glenn AA5PK
This is the correct URL: https://p1k.arrl.org/lotw/docreq 73 Glenn AA5PK "P.H." wrote: > I'm trying to validate my callsign on LOTW however to do this, as I am > outside the US I need to mail some supporting documents. The help file > directs me to https://www.arrl.org/lotw/docreq however t

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW reg outside US

2011-03-26 Thread P.H.
Thanks Glenn 73 Pete On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Glenn AA5PK wrote: > This is the correct URL: https://p1k.arrl.org/lotw/docreq > 73 > Glenn AA5PK > > "P.H." wrote: >> I'm trying to validate my callsign on LOTW however to do this, as I am >> outside the US I need to mail some support

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW and HO-68

2010-10-26 Thread Gary "Joe" Mayfield
How about the ISS repeater? 73, Joe kk0sd -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Boudreau Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 4:46 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] LoTW and HO-68 It seems that ARRL finally brough

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW - improperly coded satellite contacts?

2011-02-21 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi Bill! > I just upload several hundred sat contacts to LOTW.  Many matches were > returned, > BUT many of them were credited for "VUCC 144 mhz" or "VUCC 432 mhz" and NOT > for "VUCC Satellite", which is how they should be credited. > > Does this mean that the person on the other side of the QSO

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW - improperly coded satellite contacts?

2011-02-21 Thread Bill Dzurilla
Thanks, Patrick,, I have already sent an email to LOTW. If the other station failed to include Propagation Mode or Satellite Name, there should be no match at all. There is no basis for me to be credited with a 144mhz or 432 mhz grid. I spent a lot of time going through my log before uploading

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW - improperly coded satellite contacts?

2011-02-21 Thread Marvin Tamez
Hearing at much lower elevations and making QSO's at and below 10*.  Thanks for all your help and advice. 73, Marvin K5MLT From: Bill Dzurilla To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 11:19:29 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LOTW - improperly code

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW - improperly coded satellite contacts?

2011-02-21 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Bill, > Thanks, Patrick,, I have already sent an email to LOTW.  If the other > station failed to include Propagation Mode or Satellite Name, there > should be no match at all.  There is no basis for me to be credited > with a 144mhz or 432 mhz grid. I think the queries they use for VUCC "account

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW - improperly coded satellite contacts?

2011-02-21 Thread Bill Dzurilla
M, You probably had already worked and been credited for the grids of the contacts that were blank in the VUCC column. What were you using before the Elk? B --- On Mon, 2/21/11, Marvin Tamez wrote: From: Marvin Tamez Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: LOTW - improperly coded satellite contacts

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW - improperly coded satellite contacts?

2011-02-21 Thread Marvin Tamez
Bill, all of my matches, besides the 3 blanks, are coming back VUCC SAT.  Maybe someone else can answer the why yours are coming back VUCC144 or 432?? Not sure where the imput error is, if there is one! Maybe the Propagation is being recorded as 144 or 432 enstead of "SAT" Sorry can't be of more

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Support of HO-68

2010-04-11 Thread Bill Dzurilla
Reid, I emailed the ARRL and was told not to expect HO-68 support anytime soon, as they are "too busy working on the new web page" to update the software. 73, Bill NZ5N > From: Reid Crowe > Subject: [amsat-bb]  LoTW Support of HO-68 > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Message-ID: <4bc225b3.8090...@gma

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Support of HO-68

2010-04-11 Thread Price, Brennan, N4QX
Reid, Although LoTW support is not in my baliwick, it is inconceivable that it and other recently launched satellites will not eventually be supported. Hoewever, one hundred percent of ARRL IT department resources are committed to the launch of the renovated web site at this time. It will c

[amsat-bb] Re: LoTW Support of HO-68

2010-04-11 Thread Gary "Joe" Mayfield
It has rejected mine. As well as ISS "repeater" and SO-67 contacts. 73, Joe kk0sd -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Reid Crowe Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 2:41 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] LoTW Support o

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Satellites from the Old Days

2012-01-07 Thread Greg D.
Hi Joe, For RS-10/11, I'd recommend just using RS-10. I don't recall ever hearing the "11" side of that bird on during the several years that I worked it. They did a lot of switching around of RS-12 and 13, especially towards the end of its life, so that one will be harder to select. Greg K

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Satellites from the Old Days

2012-01-07 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: "Gary "Joe" Mayfield" To: "'AMSAT'" Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 9:36 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] LOTW Satellites from the Old Days > One of my winter projects is to get all of my OSCAR contacts back to 1989 > in LOTW. Unfortunately, my older logs are not avail

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Satellites from the Old Days

2012-01-08 Thread i8cvs
From: Bob- W7LRD To: i8cvs Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 7:51 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Satellites from the Old Days Hi Domenico..Just wondering...did we every work on AO-40? 73 Bob

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Satellites from the Old Days

2012-01-08 Thread Gary "Joe" Mayfield
Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of i8cvs Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 12:35 AM To: Gary "Joe" Mayfield; 'AMSAT' Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Satellites from the Old Days - Original Message - From: "

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Satellites from the Old Days

2012-01-08 Thread Greg D.
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Satellites from the Old Days > > Domenico, > > The recordings sound neat. > > I would have not known at the time of the QSO if I were talking on RS-10 or > RS-11. As you know they were multiple satellites, but physically connected > toget

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Satellites from the Old Days

2012-01-08 Thread Andre
Op 8-1-2012 15:07, Gary "Joe" Mayfield schreef: Domenico, The recordings sound neat. I would have not known at the time of the QSO if I were talking on RS-10 or RS-11. As you know they were multiple satellites, but physically connected together as one orbiting object, they may have even had on

[amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Satellites from the Old Days

2012-01-08 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: "Andre" To: Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 7:57 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LOTW Satellites from the Old Days > Op 8-1-2012 15:07, Gary "Joe" Mayfield schreef: > > Domenico, > > > > The recordings sound neat. > >