[VHFcontesting] Cross-mode LOTW [was: Logging between various software programs]

[Zack Widup]

When I'm operating portable, I don't use computer logging. I try to write
down what mode the other station is using if it's different than mine, but
sometimes I forget. At least LOTW allows you to re-submit the logs, and
then it's correct.

73, zack W9SZ

On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 9:06 AM David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net> wrote:

> Then we have to make sure that everyone even knows about the problem.  I
> was not really paying attention. Being an older geezer, computers are an
> acquired taste.
>
> Dave K1WHS
>
> On 8/8/2023 9:50 AM, David Olean wrote:
> > Well, Zack, I think we all need to come up with a convention for
> > dealing with these situations. It is a huge problem for VHF and
> > rovers. There has to be a way to simply choose one of the modes for
> > both ends of the contact.  Maybe we do it geographically.  Say the
> > westernmost station's mode should be used.  We have to catch up with
> > the programmers! In ant event, it is another thing to worry about and
> > screw up at 06:45 UT.
> >
> > Dave K1WHS
> >
> > On 8/8/2023 8:47 AM, Zack Widup wrote:
> >> This has been a problem for me when I operate QRP Portable on VHF+
> >> and the
> >> other station running SSB can't quite pull me out of the noise on
> >> SSB. So I
> >> switch to CW. I have submitted QSO's to LOTW using CW as the mode and
> >> they
> >> didn't come up as a match. I re-submitted the log with those QSO's as
> >> SSB
> >> and they matched.
> >>
> >> 73, Zack W9SZ
> >>
> >> On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 4:53 AM Ev Tupis via VHFcontesting <
> >> vhfcontesting at contesting.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>> One of the confirmation matching criteria for LOTW is that the modes
> >>>> must be an exact match or match a mode group  ( ex. DATA = FT4, FT8,
> >>>> Q65, etc)
> >>>> https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-help/key-concepts#confirmation
> >>>  From the above link...* both QSO descriptions specify the same mode
> >>> (an
> >>> exact mode match), or must specify modes belonging to the same mode
> >>> group
> >>>
> >>> So be aware that (for analog-only stations) a CW reply to a strong SSB
> >>> station will not receive credit in TQSL.
> >>>
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