I'm using AALog2, but I think this would apply to any logging program.
How are you supposed to log split band satellite contacts? I did it
by using 144/29 or 432/144 in the band, but they don't validate when
exported as ADIF for sending to LOTW.

Thanks,
--

73,
Larry W1HJF

Young Nick wrote:

Satellite and other repeater qso's are invalid for any
award purposes

Uhm... not true.

73 ... WA7AA

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Young Nick wrote:

Satellite and other repeater qso's are invalid for any
award purposes

Uhm... not true.

73 ... WA7AA

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You don't know what you are talking about...

There are all sorts of satellite awards, VUCC, DXCC, WAC, WAS, etc...

73, Drew KO4MA

"Young Nick" wrote in message
...

I'm using AALog2, but I think this would apply to any logging program.
How are you supposed to log split band satellite contacts? I did it
by using 144/29 or 432/144 in the band, but they don't validate when
exported as ADIF for sending to LOTW.

Satellite and other repeater qso's are invalid for any
award purposes and the cards are therefore pretty
useless. You have not been in direct RF contact
with the station in question, so there is in fact no
qso to confirm.

Waste of time and effort, mate.


Young Nick

You don't know what you are talking about...

There are all sorts of satellite awards, VUCC, DXCC, WAC, WAS, etc...

73, Drew KO4MA

"Young Nick" wrote in message
...

I'm using AALog2, but I think this would apply to any logging program.
How are you supposed to log split band satellite contacts? I did it
by using 144/29 or 432/144 in the band, but they don't validate when
exported as ADIF for sending to LOTW.

Satellite and other repeater qso's are invalid for any
award purposes and the cards are therefore pretty
useless. You have not been in direct RF contact
with the station in question, so there is in fact no
qso to confirm.

Waste of time and effort, mate.


Young Nick

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 10:03:09 -0000, "Young Nick"
wrote (with possible editing):


I'm using AALog2, but I think this would apply to any logging program.
How are you supposed to log split band satellite contacts? I did it
by using 144/29 or 432/144 in the band, but they don't validate when
exported as ADIF for sending to LOTW.

Satellite and other repeater qso's are invalid for any
award purposes and the cards are therefore pretty
useless. You have not been in direct RF contact
with the station in question, so there is in fact no
qso to confirm.

Waste of time and effort, mate.


Young Nick

Well, my last response didn't make it to the newsgroup, so I'll try
again. Basically, I agreed with the others who said there certainly
are awards for satellite qso's, but even if there weren't, the
question still remains:

What is the proper method of logging satellite qso's so they can be
converted to ADIF?

Thanks,
--

73,
Larry W1HJF

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 10:03:09 -0000, "Young Nick"
wrote (with possible editing):


I'm using AALog2, but I think this would apply to any logging program.
How are you supposed to log split band satellite contacts? I did it
by using 144/29 or 432/144 in the band, but they don't validate when
exported as ADIF for sending to LOTW.

Satellite and other repeater qso's are invalid for any
award purposes and the cards are therefore pretty
useless. You have not been in direct RF contact
with the station in question, so there is in fact no
qso to confirm.

Waste of time and effort, mate.


Young Nick

Well, my last response didn't make it to the newsgroup, so I'll try
again. Basically, I agreed with the others who said there certainly
are awards for satellite qso's, but even if there weren't, the
question still remains:

What is the proper method of logging satellite qso's so they can be
converted to ADIF?

Thanks,
--

73,
Larry W1HJF

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 16:05:40 GMT, L. M. Rappaport
wrote:

Well, my last response didn't make it to the newsgroup, so I'll try
again. Basically, I agreed with the others who said there certainly
are awards for satellite qso's, but even if there weren't, the
question still remains:

What is the proper method of logging satellite qso's so they can be
converted to ADIF?

Thanks,

There isn't any proper method. ADIF only supports one frequency field,
so you can't save uplink/downlink frequencies unless you do it in
another field. If your logging program supports the field SAT NAME or
SAT MODE, use those. But don't be surprised if not many programs do
support those fields.

The ADIF spec is he

http://www.hosenose.com/adif/adif.html

73, Jim KH2D

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 16:05:40 GMT, L. M. Rappaport
wrote:

Well, my last response didn't make it to the newsgroup, so I'll try
again. Basically, I agreed with the others who said there certainly
are awards for satellite qso's, but even if there weren't, the
question still remains:

What is the proper method of logging satellite qso's so they can be
converted to ADIF?

Thanks,

There isn't any proper method. ADIF only supports one frequency field,
so you can't save uplink/downlink frequencies unless you do it in
another field. If your logging program supports the field SAT NAME or
SAT MODE, use those. But don't be surprised if not many programs do
support those fields.

The ADIF spec is he

http://www.hosenose.com/adif/adif.html

73, Jim KH2D

wrote in message
...
On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 16:05:40 GMT, L. M. Rappaport
wrote:

Well, my last response didn't make it to the newsgroup, so I'll try
again. Basically, I agreed with the others who said there certainly
are awards for satellite qso's, but even if there weren't, the
question still remains:

What is the proper method of logging satellite qso's so they can be
converted to ADIF?

Thanks,

There isn't any proper method. ADIF only supports one frequency field,
so you can't save uplink/downlink frequencies unless you do it in
another field. If your logging program supports the field SAT NAME or
SAT MODE, use those. But don't be surprised if not many programs do
support those fields.

The ADIF spec is he

http://www.hosenose.com/adif/adif.html

73, Jim KH2D


Put your transmit frequency in the frequency field and put the receive
frequency in any available blank field that won't confuse you. The comment
field would be appropriate as you can then indicate not only the frequency
but that it was a satellite contact.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE