How does one upload QSOs using the new, experimental FT8 digital mode?

There does not seem to be a proper ADIF entry for this.

Clublog, none the less, accepts FT8 (it converts it to its own, interrnal, all purpose "data" entry).

LOTW seems to have this non-standard mode called DATA, which I do not see defined in ADIF 3.0.3 or 3.0.4, but seems to mean "generalized digital". At any rate, it uploads there, though it is not clear that it is really put into their database. Edit: It turns out that it did and I matched at least one QSO by someone enterprising enough to figure out that DATA works.

But, eQSL seems to be very strict. Except ADIF doesn't seem to allow for something to be done while new modes transition from experimental to actual.

I realize simply handling FT8, as such, is a little risky in that the final ADIF may be some thing else.

But, there ought to be some sort of generalized "digital" we could use in the meantime.

What is it? Would DATA do the job for now?

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WO7R Larry Loen
Edited by WO7R Larry Loen on Jul 5, 2017 at 04:01 AM