[CQ-Contest] Growing New Contesters with LOTW - suddenly it's 1977again

[Alfred Frugoli]

Not exactly.  See below from the LOTW
FAQ<https://p1k.arrl.org/lotw/faq#contestlog>.
The TQSL utility converts Cabrillo files to the encrypted format needed by
LOTW.  The log I send in for ARRL DX can't go directly to LOTW.  The same
would be true for a log submitted to CQ.

*Do I have to submit my contest log to both the contest robot and to LoTW?*

Yes. The contest robot takes only Cabrillo files, which are not suitable for
direct submission to LoTW, and the LoTW files do not contain the necessary
contest information. Therefore, submission of contest logs to LoTW must be
done separately from submissions to the robot. (Note that the *TQSL* utility
will convert a Cabrillo contest log file to the form needed for LoTW.)
73 de Al, KE1FO

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On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 11:06 PM, W6SX Hank Garretson <w6sx at npgcable.com>
wrote:

>
> At 06:55 AM 27 05 2008, Alfred Frugoli, KE1FO wrote:
>
>  LOTW does not accept Cabrillo logs, specifically because of the security
>> they have setup.
>>
>
> LOTW does accept Cabrillo logs.  All my uploads to LOTW have been Cabrillo
> logs.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Hank, W6SX
>
> Mammoth Lakes, California
>
> Elevation 8083 feet in John Muir's Range of Light
>
>