Consider this a sneak preview of the soon to be available tqsl-1.14.
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/11120#119383
Over the 2013 Dayton Hamfest weekend, I was able to download, install and use a
preview of the ARRL Trusted QSL (tqsl) version 1.14 from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/trustedqsl/files/TrustedQSL/v1.14/. The page
has versions for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. I only tested the OS X version.
Per the LoTW web page http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world tqsl v1.14 was
scheduled to be available on May 20, 2013; however, this may slip 10 days to
allow time for some final tweaks.
When I was in the software business, the golden rule for a new software release
was a new version should let the users do exactly what they used to do but give
them some options to do some things different. For existing ARRL LoTW users who
are used to tqsl v1.13, the updated Trusted QSL (tqsl) version 1.14 works just
the same. When you launch the new update, you will notice under the File menu
there are two user options:
The option to "Sign and save..." works the same as used in tqsl version 1.13
where you select the log file to be signed and the file is saved in .tq8 format
to your hard drive. You then manually upload the digitally signed .tq8 file to
the server via the LoTW web page or send the file as an attachment to an email
message address to <lotw-logs@arrl.org>.
The "Sign and upload…" option is the new addition. When you select the "Sign
and upload..." option, you select your log file and the tqsl app applies your
digital signature and uploads the log to the LoTW server all in one-step. This
is a one-step option should make LoTW easier to use for some users.
I tried both options and they worked FB. I feel sure there are a number of
under-the-hood improvements but the updated tqsl application does what is
expected. It applies your digital signature to log files for upload to the LoTW
server.
Check the ARRL LoTW page for availability the of Trusted QSL version 1.14.
73 Dick, AA5VU
Austin, Texas
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