I just read the LOTW FAQ and it stated that the satellite name HO-68 is supported by LOTW. I have never been able to upload any logs containing HO-68 as the sat name. TQSL 1.13 does not have HO-68 in the satellite drop-down menu box.
Is there something I'm missing? Chuck, KM9U ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 22:48 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Revisiting LOTW satellite requirements > Hi Tom! > >> When I tried uploading a couple of my satellite QSOs as a test LOTW says >> that the MODE field is invalid. I had entered "SAT". I know this has been >> discussed in recent months here but I couldn't find that discusssion in >> looking at the archives. Would someone put me on the right track as to >> what >> fields are required for a satellite QSO to be considered valid by LOTW? > > The MODE field refers to the transmission mode - FM, SSB, etc. The > fields related to a satellite QSO are PROP_MODE (this is always set > to "SAT") and SAT_NAME matches the names in the list at: > > https://p1k.arrl.org/lotw/faq > > I'm pretty sure Rick e-mailed you the PDF written by N5JB that shows > the 7 fields that must be present for a valid satellite QSO in LOTW, > including the two I mentioned above. Others can be added, but are > optional. The document is found at: > > http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%20Instructions/N5JB.pdf > > Hope to see some of our QSOs match up as QSLs in LOTW soon. > > 73! > > > > > Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK > http://www.wd9ewk.net/ > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
