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<title>CQRLOG - LoTW support</title></head>
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<td align="justify" bgcolor="#ffffcc" valign="top"><strong>
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<font color="red">WARNING!</font></strong>
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Backup your data often! BACKUP your log directory at the end of EVERY session!
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All that you need to backup and store in a safe place is the log database directory
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located in the ~/.config/cqrlog/database folder, or you can enable the autobackup function
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in Preferences. This autobackup function creates an ADIF file with a backup of your log.
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<td align="left" width="33%"> <<a href="h6.html"> Prev</a></td>
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<td align="center" width="33%">[<a href="index.html#aa">Menu</a>]</td>
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<td align="right" width="33%"><a href="h8.html">Next </a>></td>
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<div align=left><strong>CQRLOG for LINUX by OK2CQR & OK1RR</strong></div>
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<p align="center"><img src="img/line.png"></p><a name="bh4"></a><br><b><h2>LoTW support</h2></b>
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<p><strong>Preparation</strong></p>
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<div align=justify>We assume that you have a working LoTW Account. If you are new to LoTW,
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carefully read the instructions provided by the ARRL and set up your account.<br><br>
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Most important is the certificate. ARRL issues certificates (.tq8) which are bound to
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a particular machine and cannot be transferred to another place. If you receive a
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.tq8 certificate, it is <b>absolutely essential to convert it to more usual .p12</b>
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format which <strong>can</strong> be transferred. Do this immediately!<br><br>
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Download and install the latest LoTW utilities (<em>tqsl</em> and <em>tqslcert</em>).
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<p><strong>Setup</strong></p>
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<img src="img/h76.png"><br><br>
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<div align=justify>If you didn't do it already in the 'Preferences' setup procedure,
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provide your user name for LoTW and the password (this is <strong>not</strong> the
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password sent to US amateurs via postcard!).<br><br>
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Now you need to select a certificate corresponding to the QTH you used while making
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the QSOs you want to confirm. Check the certificates available by opening tqslcert
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which displays all certificates.
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<br>
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<img src="img/h78.png"><br><br>
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<div align=justify>Now select the proper certificate <strong><em>in tqsl</em></strong>.
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If you only have a single certificate, you don't need to make any selection, however note
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the name of the QTH which must be entered into CQRLOG.
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<br>
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<img src="img/h79.png"><br><br>
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<img src="img/h80.png"><br><br>
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<div align=justify>The QTH profile name here is 'Praha'. The callsign is added by default
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however only the name (here 'Praha') should be entered into <em>tqsl command line
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arguments:</em> column of the <em>QSL->LoTW->Export->Upload to LoTW</em> window.
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<br>
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<img src="img/h81.png"><br><br>
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<div align=justify>Once entered, the QTH name stays in the predefined command line.</div>
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<p><strong>LoTW file export and upload</strong></p>
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<div align=justify><strong>1. Select the QSO records</strong> you want to confirm.
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A suitable choice is a filter for date, QSL received etc.<br><br>
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Now, there are two possibilities:
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<blockquote>
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<strong>I. Export the selected records</strong> to a local ADIF file. This is useful
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if you don't want (or it is impossible) to upload your log to LoTW.
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Go to <em>QSL->LoTW->Export->Export QSOs to LoTW adif file</em><br><br>
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<img src="img/h82.png"><br><br>
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<div align=justify>Provide a file name in the <em>Export to:</em> field.</div>
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<br>
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<img src="img/h83.png"><br><br>
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<div align=justify>If you want to mark the exported QSO records, do it now. Click
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the <em>Export</em> button and go to <em>Upload to LoTW menu</em> item. The ADIF file
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can be signed and uploaded later.<br><br>The other option is export, signing and upload
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your log to LoTW in a single step.<br><br>
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<strong>II. export, signing and upload your log to LoTW from CQRLOG</strong><br><br>
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Go to Upload to LoTW dialog and choose the QSO records which should be exported:
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<br>
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<img src="img/h84.png"><br><br>
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<div align=justify>Click the <em>Export & sign</em> button. You should see:<br>
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<pre>Signing adif file ...
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Signed ...
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If you did not see any errors, you can send signed file to LoTW
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website by pressing the Upload button</pre>
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<br>
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Now click the <em>Upload</em> button. A message<br>
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<pre>Uploading file ...
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Size: xxxxx
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Uploading was succesful<br></pre>
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</blockquote>
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This procedure can be checked in the following way: in the /cqrlog/lotw folder there should
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appear two new files - an ADIF file named date_time.adi (where date and time corresponding
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to the date and time of creation) and the signed file with the same file name but .tq8
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extension which is then uploaded to the LoTW site. Finally, you can check the
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<a href=https://p1k.arrl.org/lotwuser/default><strong>LoTW site</strong></a>.
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Log in and go to <em>Your Account -> Your Activity</em> and you should see your last
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upload with the date, time and file name.
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<br><br></div>
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<p><strong>LoTW files download and processing</strong></p>
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<div align=justify>The main purpose of the LoTW file processing (also download) is to
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mark existing QSO records as confirmed via LoTW. Files can be downloaded directly
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into CQRLOG or an already downloaded ADIF files can be processed.
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<br>
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<img src="img/h85.png"><br><br>
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<div align=justify>Both options are shown here. If the <em>Import local LoTW ADIF
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file</em> (already downloaded from the LoTW site) is processed, a simple progress
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indicator is shown.
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<br>
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<img src="img/h86.png"><br><br>
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If you choose <em>Download and process data from LoTW website</em> a progress
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indicator is displayed.
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<br><br>
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<img src="img/h87.png"><br><br>
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<div align=justify>The Size changes while downloading, if finished it indicates the
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total file size. When the download finishes, a summary appears and the import begins,
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showing the same progress indicator as above.
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<br>
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<img src="img/h88.png"><br><br>
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If the file is not accessible (due to server overload etc.), an error message is shown.
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Also if the file contains a record which is not in your log, a warning message appears.
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