[WVDXA] LOTW Questions

[Mac]

Greg,
I followed this step by step and it works for my ADIF files.
 
The following is a simplified LoTW Startup guide for US amateurs, showing

each step as illustrated in Figure 3, the response to expect and how long
that

response should take. Since this process is what "should" happen, for your
first

time using LoTW, take notes of what you did, when you did it, file names and

sizes, and addresses. The information will come in handy in the unlikely
event

that you get stuck.

Before you start-Update your logging software and be sure your FCC database

address is correct. Create a directory on your hard drive for temporarily

storing LoTW files.

Step 1-Download and install the latest TQSL software from the LoTW Web

site (the current version is tqsl-111.exe). Two programs will appear on your
desktop:

TQSL and TQSLCert.

Step 2-Run TQSLCert to create a new certificate request-the TQ5 request

file.

Step 3-E-mail the TQ5 file to lotw-logs at arrl.org. You should receive a post

card from the ARRL in a few days. If not, don't create a new certificate
request;

contact LoTW at lotw-help at arrl.org.

Step 4-The postcard contains an eight-character password. Log on to the

LoTW Web site and enter that password. After you have entered the password,

you should receive a TQ6 certificate file via e-mail within one working day.
The email

also contains your User Page username and password.

Step 5-Open or "run" this certificate by double-clicking on the TQ6
attachment

icon. This completes your certification. You should now save this
information

by generating a private key/certificate file with the name
<yourcallsign>.P12.

After your certification is complete, you should delete all TQ5 and TQ6
files

from your system. You do not need these files. You should SAVE the P12 file
by

right-clicking the gold seal icon to the left of your call sign in TQSLCert
and then

selecting "Save As." Browse to a suitable backup drive and click "Save".
This file,

<yourcallsign>.P12, is all you need to recover from a crash or move to a
different

machine-refer to the LoTW FAQ on the LoTW Web site.

Step 6-To submit your log to LoTW, run TQSL, open the File menu and

select "Sign Existing ADIF or Cabrillo File." Follow the instructions to
create a

digitally signed TQ8 log file.

Step 7-E-mail the TQ8 file to lotw-logs at arrl.org. You will receive two
e-mail

responses from the LoTW server within a few minutes; a receipt and a message

containing a report similar to those shown on the ARRL's LoTW FAQ Web site.

To see your LoTW status at any time, log on to the LoTW User's Web page

(https://p1k.arrl.org/lotwuser/default), enter the username and password
that

came in the e-mail with your TQ6 file, and when the next page appears, your
total

and confirmed QSOs will appear in the upper righthand

corner of the page.

If at any point, you become confused, review

your notes and compare them to the process shown

on the Web site. Confirm that you have or have not

received the TQ5 or TQ6 files. If retracing your

steps leaves you hanging, contact lotw-help@

arrl.org before running through any part of the

process again. Do not "delete everything and begin

again"-multiple attempts can cause more difficult

problems than one failed attempt.


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From: wvdxa-bounces at wvdxa.org [mailto:wvdxa-bounces at wvdxa.org] On Behalf Of
Rick Kourey (K4KL)
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:47 PM
To: West Virginia DX Association
Subject: [WVDXA] LOTW Questions


Greg,
 
Do you know of any WVDXA member that might be able to help me with what I
hope are simple questions regarding the first time use of LOTW.  I am trying
to submit my first ADIF file using DXBase 2007.  I thought someone might be
able to help me with general questions if I could call them at some
convenient time.  I am getting desperate and somewhat frustrated with the
process.
 
Rick Kourey, K4KL
Marvin/Charlotte, NC
rkourey at carolina.rr.com
 
 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Greg Lee <mailto:w8gggreg at yahoo.com>  
To: wvdxa at wvdxa.org 
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:22 PM
Subject: [WVDXA] FG5FR 1.834.7 now 02:20

#94 for me on top band....Greg, W8GG

 
73,
GREG LEE, W8GG 
15290 HANNAN TRACE ROAD 
CROWN CITY, OHIO 45623 

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