[Dxbase] Editing ADIF for LoTW

Sun Jul 22 13:40:29 EDT 2012

David,
I think there are a couple of work arounds to your problem, neither of which 
is completely automatic. Because you work both PSK63 and OLIVIA the term 
DIGITAL includes both modes which TQSL cannot handle. DXB handles this by 
using the Submode field. The trick is to identify for TQSL which submode 
you want to be the "DIGITAL" mode when you upload.
First, look at the DXB User Options window. Note the section called "Dxb 
PSK Interface". The box titled "Default PSK mode" is set for DIGITAL. The 
next box, "Default PSK SubMode" is set for PSK31. If you click on the down 
arrow in the "Default PSK SubMode" dropbox you will see multiple SubModes 
that can be used to further describe "DIGITAL". PSK63 is not in this list, 
but both PSK63F and OLIVIA are. So if you first set the Options window 
SubMode to whatever DIGITAL mode you are working, DXB will include that 
submode in your log. When you switch to a different submode you will have 
to change the Options window again to reflect the new submode. For existing 
DIGITAL contacts already in your log you can manually change the Submode 
field by clicking on that field and then selecting the correct submode from 
the dropbox list.
Essentially you need to edit your log so that the Submode field contains the 
correct submode for that DIGITAL contact. Once that is correct in your log 
you can use the Selection Wizard QSO Filters to create two different ADIF 
files, one for Mode = DIGITAL and Submode = PSK63F, the other for Mode = 
DIGITAL and Submode = OLIVIA. Each of these files must then be uploaded in 
turn to LOTW.
TQSL still won't recognize your DIGITAL modes until you edit it to create 
the correct ADIF file extension that TQSL expects. The way to do this is 
described in the TQSL Help files. Start TQSL and click on File/Preferences 
and then click on the ADIF Modes tab. The box "Custom ADIF mode mappings:" 
is probably empty. You need to create a mapping for how TQSL handles your 
DIGITAL ADIF import files. Click on the Add... button and in the "ADIF 
Mode:" box enter "DIGITAL". In the "Resulting TQSL mode:" box select name 
of the submode used to create this ADIF file, say PSK63F, and click the OK 
button. The "Custom ADIF mode mappings:" box now shows "DIGITAL -> PSK63F" 
and TQSL will now properly load your ADIF file containing PSK63 contacts as 
the DIGITAL mode.
To load your other ADIF file with the OLIVIA contacts you must again edit 
the TQSL Preferences and delete the "DIGITAL -> PSK63F" mapping and replace 
it with a new mode mapping of "DIGITAL -> OLIVIA" and then upload the OLIVIA 
ADIF file contacts. As I said, this trick in not completely automatic 
because it requires a lot of submode switching in DXB and switching custom 
ADIF mode mappings in TQSL, but it is a way to get LOTW to accept your 
different DIGITAL modes.
73,
Gary AL9A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David VE3VID" <ve3vid at hotmail.com>
To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: July 22, 2012 8:10 AM
Subject: [Dxbase] Editing ADIF for LoTW
>> While trying to prepare an ADIF for upload with a couple months QSOs for 
> LoTW, the Trusted QSOs signing program tells me it does not like the term 
> "DIGITAL" which DXbase2007 putS in the ADIF file. I work a couple digital 
> modes: PSK63 & OLIVIA. DXbase lumps these all as digital, but even 
> editing the ADIF substituting PSK63 and OLIVIA results in the same error.
> What is the acceptable format for these modes to be signed by the TQSL 
> program?
> Thanks for any helpDavidVE3VID
>> http://www.ve3vid.webs.com/
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