During my recent time in the hospital, I had the pleasure to hear on my smartphone through the Hack Green SDR a couple of SOTA activators running their pile-ups and I took note of some of the station callsigns they worked.
This is what I got in my log:
Date: 22/01/2020
Activator: DL/HB9BIN/P activating SOTA ref. DM/BW-055
QRG: 7.0325 - Mode: CW
09h10 he was chased by EA7GV
Activator IW3AGO/P activating SOTA ref. I/AA-163
QRG: 7MHz - Mode: LSB
09h27 he was chased by EA3EBJ
right after (probably 09h28 although not in my log) he was chased by SA4BLM
right after (probably 09h29 although not in my log) he was chased by ON7ZM
Activator: S52AU/P activating SOTA ref. S5/CP-016
QRG: 7.0290 - Mode: CW
14h06 he was chased by EA7GV
14h12 he was chased by SV2NCH
14h14 he was chased by SV2HSZ
now there was SV2OXS trying to chase him but the QSB didnāt let them complete the QSO.
14h17 he was chased by UR5IRM
I donāt know how to introduce these into the database as SWL QSOs.
I may well address this question to Andy @MM0FMF as he is the database manager, but Iāve decided to open this thread in the hope that my question and following expected answer by Andy or anyone else willing to, will contribute to the general knowledge within the SOTA community.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Best 73,
Some of my chases have been done with me receiving the activator through a websdr. In all those cases, I have included a Note declaring that I did RX through WebSDR in a specific location, as it was advised by Andy @MM0FMF in an old thread I created about chasing by listening through SDR.
My idea is doing this same type of Note for these SWL QSOs rather than writing my callsign as M/EA2IF.
In case the MT considers I should write my callsign as M/EA2IF, thanks for letting me know.
73,
Hi Guru,
Let me say I see nothing at all wrong with SWL receiving via a WebSDR as long as this is indicated in some way - and yes you are correct - the correct prefix is now M not G, so M/EA2IF. Just so thereās some way if someone runs a query for statistics or whatever reason, the station location is known. If Andy has suggested an alternate way - heās the database expert and you should go with anything he says over my suggestion.
By the way, good on you (well done) for finding a way to keep yourself busy (but not too busy) while recovering in hospital. Youāve demonstrated how valuable WebSDRs are!
You can see here Andyās suggestion written on the thread I was referring to in my previous post. Below Andyās you can also see a post from me with an example of the info I usually write as a Note whenever I chase using WebSDR for RX.
Sounds good to me - Iād suggest you use the notes field as you have been doing. (You could enter the callsign/SWL you used as M/EA2IF as well, to be extra clear but thatās not essential). Whatever you are comfortable with. You are indicating where the recieving station is and thatās a fair way of working I would say.
Actually transmitting via a remote station brings up far more questions, than just using it for SWL ācontactsā (reports).
A few things here to clear up. Some of Edās advice appears to be guesswork - and wrong
The āCallsign usedā field should NOT be any version of you amateur radio callsign, but a recognised SWL identifier, which may often be a club membership ID.
When I was a member of ISWL I used to use G-20843.
Now I use a derivation of my RSGB number - SWLs add a āBā to the front - so I am BRS180710. A glance at the SWL honour roll will show some other examples.
If you donāt have such a recognised SWL identifier, you just use your name (first initial and surname). This is the tradition in SWL honour rolls.
So I would be:
T. Read
I am aware that there are lots of examples of entries in the SWL section that donāt use the correct format; I will review these in the next couple of weeks.
And yes, RX via WebSDR is absolutely fine in the SWL section.
Since I donāt have such SWL ID, I have introduced my SWL chases using mi first initial and surname but now I go to SWL Honor Roll and I canāt find me. Iām now guessing that itās possibly because I should have first registered in the database with such initial and surname and I havenāt. Is that right?
Thank you.
73,
It looks like that bit of code is, as yet, missing from newsotadata.
Try going to http://sotadata.org.uk and Change User Details from the Logon/Logoff menu. You can enable SWL features and set your SWL identifier from there.
I realised that I forgot declaring that my SWL contacts were all received through the Web SDR in Hack-Green, so I have now reintroduced all contacts and the Notes now declare such point:
@mm0fmf; @vk3arr; The problem now is I canāt delete the previously introduced contacts, the ones without the comment about RX via WebSDR Hack-Green. I clic on Delete at the rightmost column but nothing happens.
73,
