[RTTY] BARTG Sprint Rules Questions

[Ed Muns]

You're very clear about being careful to use the right certificate when
uploading a log.  What is the problem if you use the wrong certificate?
Since you can upload logs multiple times, can't you just re-upload the log
with the correct certificate?  Seems like worse case there will be some
wrong QSOs loaded but there shouldn't be any corresponding logs to create
QSLs for them.

Ed - W0YK

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Peter Laws
> Sent: Monday, 26 January, 2009 12:29
> To: RTTY Reflector
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] BARTG Sprint Rules Questions
> 
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:55, Ed Muns <w0yk at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> > I am in this situation, call sign W0YK operating in US call 
> area 6.  I 
> > never append '/6' to my call sign, but of course the BARTG 
> Sprint requires it.
> > Since my LoTW account did not provide for W0YK/6 QSOs, I was 
> > interested in what it would take to upload my log, 
> correctly, to LoTW 
> > after the contest on Sunday.  Turns out, it was trivial.
> 
> 
> Trivial, yes, but be careful!
> 
> I operated a test or two on RTTY in IL as N5UWY back in 2004 
> after I got back on RTTY (after an 8-year absence).  Then hit 
> the Sprint which required N5UWY/9.  As a result, I just 
> decided to do all RTTY with /9.
>  Never considered LoTW (which I ignored fully until this past Spring).
>  Now, I have two certs.
> 
> Problem is, you have to be really careful uploading QSOs - 
> make sure you sign the Qs with the right cert!  When I first 
> uploaded to LoTW, I exported an ADIF, signed it, and 
> uploaded.  Bad idea.  Should have used the facilities within 
> DXLab.  I've done that since and haven't created any more zombies.
> 
> So if you do have more than one cert be vewwy, vewwy caweful.
> 
> Otherwise, as noted, it's pretty trivial.
> 
> 
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