[SCCC] Logging a SAT QSO in Cabrillo

[Ryan Noguchi]

 It doesn't really matter what you put in your Cabrillo log since they don't do automated log checking for ARRL Field Day. I just put "SAT" in the frequency field myself to clearly identify it as a satellite contact. Otherwise it'll be indistinguishable from terrestrial 2M or 70CM contacts. When I used to do a lot of satellite QSOs for Field Day, I'd put the satellite name in the frequency field, but nowadays I just do one and done. 
To upload to LoTW, you need an ADIF file, not Cabrillo, with the following fields at a minimum to secure a match: call, qso_date, time_on, band, mode, prop_mode ("SAT"), and sat_name. Yes, the right band to use is the uplink band:  2M for Mode B, 70CM for Mode J. The downlink band (band_rx field) is not required. 
73, Ryan AI6DO


    On Monday, July 5, 2021, 06:05:35 PM PDT, Marty Woll <n6vi at socal.rr.com> wrote:  
 
  

Hi, all.

 

Can anyone tell me what to put in the Band field of a Cabrillo log for a
satellite contact?  Is it just the uplink band?  We snagged one in Field
Day, and I'm trying to upload to LoTW.

 

73,

 

Marty N6VI 

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