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WO7R Larry Loen
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Joined: Jul 27, 2013



Posted: Apr 30, 2019 05:11 PM          Msg. 1 of 1
I tried to upload my new (pre-release) FT4 QSOs today.

FT4 is not yet accepted by ADIF. That is probably right as it is still undergoing a beta test. But, real QSOs by the hundreds are being made.

Clublog and LOTW both allow the (apparently non-standard) tag "DATA" to be used as a mode (LOTW does this two ways, but one of them is just supporting <MODE:4>DATA in the actual ADIF; Clublog allows this "mode" directly in the ADIF also). Both allow them to match under "DATA" as well. This is good enough for awards purposes.

What do I do about my eQSL ADIF until this is approved? It rejects both DATA and FT4 at present.

I suppose I could wait for support and do a re-upload at that time, but most people do not have the flexibility of my ADIF data flow.

Why doesn't eQSL support the "DATA" workaround that the other "majors" do?

WO7R Larry Loen