[Dx-qsl] JT65A & LoTW

Sun Jan 23 19:14:15 EST 2011

There are a number of cases where LOTW is NOT compliant with the current
ADIF standard (www.adif.org). The current spec allows for the following JT
modes:
JT44 
JT4A 
JT4B 
JT4C 
JT4D 
JT4E 
JT4F 
JT4G 
JT65 
JT65A 
JT65B 
JT65C 
JT6M
Bad ARRL!
They also don't allow for the ADIF 2.2.7 award specs that are specific to
LOTW, such as:
LOTW_QSLRDATE
LOTW_QSLSDATE
LOTW_QSL_RCVD
LOTW_QSL_SENT
DXCC 
DXCC_MIXED 
DXCC_CW 
DXCC_PHONE 
DXCC_RTTY
CREDIT_SUBMITTED
CREDIT_GRANTED
WAS
VUCC
This is all very bad... very very bad indeed... particularly since they just
completed a major upgrade.
Bad ARRL!
-----Original Message-----
From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Ernie Walls
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 4:19 PM
To: dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] JT65A & LoTW
My take on this is that DX4Win recognises several variants of 'JT65', but
LOTW does not. LOTW recognises only 'JT65' as a mode.
HF QSOs are, in fact, 'JT65A' QSOs, and DX4Win will recognise that fact. 
So, in TQSL, go to File/Preferences/ADIF Modes, and add a custom ADIF mode
mapping of 'JT65A>JT65'.
That will allow you to export the actual 'JT65A' QSO from within DX4Win into
LOTW, which now 'sees' it as simply a 'JT65" mode QSO and, I think, fix the
problem!
But - I will stand corrected!
Ernie
Ernie H Walls VK3FM
vk3fm at wallsy.com.au
vk3fm at arrl.net
Mobile 0418 301 483
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