Topher, What about when someone uses TQSL to map FT4 to DATA, and the other person on a QSO does not, and they both upload their logs (with different mappings)? If you don't know what I'm referring to, here's a screen capture:
[image: image.png] -- Dave Slotter, W3DJS <https://www.qrz.com/db/W3DJS> On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 1:34 PM Topher Petty <ai8...@gmail.com> wrote: > I believe Serge is concerned that his FT4 contacts won't get matched to > other FT4 contacts in LOTW... though, LOTW directly accepts .adif files > generated by WSJT-X, there should be no issue with contacts matching, since > everyone's using the same software, all of which follows the ADIF standards > set by committee... > So.. if WSJT-X (which conforms to the ADIF standard) generates an .adif > entry in the local log with MODE=MFSK and SUBMODE=FT4, and that gets > uploaded with TQSL (which also conforms to the ADIF standard) to LOTW's > databases (which also conform to the ADIF standard), then... when will > contacts NOT match? Never; as long as the data is the same from the two > uploads, the contacts will always match. > FT8 contacts match all other FT8 contacts. > CW contacts match all other CW contacts. > EVERY bit of software we use to create, log, upload, store, and compare > our contacts conforms to the ADIF standard, so all contacts with the same > date, time, mode, and signal reports will match. > > There will be no lost matches... > > ..unless you're wanting FT8 and FT4 contacts to match, in which case, I > think you're going to be disappointed. > > 73 de AI8W, Chris > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 1:22 PM Serge Smirnoff R6YY via wsjt-devel < > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > >> 31.07.2019 19:46, Bill Somerville пишет: >> >> Your complaints seem biased, unreasonably, against the LoTW service. >> >> >> >> Dear Bill, >> >> I am not complaining to you or to anyone here. It seems to me that you >> misinterpret parts of my letters and make far-reaching conclusions. I am >> writing here because here are people who are not indifferent to the fate of >> FT4. >> >> No need to write lengthy explanations. Just answer, what is the >> fundamental difference between FT8 and FT4? And why for FT8 100% >> verifiability in LOTW, and for FT4 - single? >> >> PS And indeed, LOTW is absolutely not guilty here. Just someone very >> clever person came up with an idea incomprehensible to others. >> >> Best regards, Serge R6YY >> _______________________________________________ >> wsjt-devel mailing list >> wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel >> > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel >
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