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AE0Q

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Re: POTA question
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2022, 10:48:17 PM »

Both of mine showed up last night.

I now have 3 activations, going back 2 weeks, that are still in limbo someplace.  I've even tried to volunteer to help with the Zero district logs and was told they don't need any help.  But the 4 district has 4 people processing their logs, oh well.  It's pretty frustrating to see logs showing up on the web site for activations at the same parks that happened AFTER mine.  It's a volunteer organization, what can you do if they don't accept help...
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Re: POTA question
« Reply #16 on: June 16, 2022, 05:53:29 AM »

Both of mine showed up last night.

I now have 3 activations, going back 2 weeks, that are still in limbo someplace.  I've even tried to volunteer to help with the Zero district logs and was told they don't need any help.  But the 4 district has 4 people processing their logs, oh well.  It's pretty frustrating to see logs showing up on the web site for activations at the same parks that happened AFTER mine.  It's a volunteer organization, what can you do if they don't accept help...

Someday "soon" the auto uploader will happen. It is in "beta" testing. I saw this about a month ago. So hopefully it will happen and you can upload and edit your own logs "auto-magically".  I know I am looking forward to it. All of the "big guns" are using it now and they are the beta testers.
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AE0Q

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Re: POTA question
« Reply #17 on: June 17, 2022, 02:00:57 PM »

It turns out that my logs 'broke' the uploader because of an ADIF field I've always included, or rather got it into a condition that couldn't be manually resolved by the person using it.  Just part of the beta testing, another glitch that will be fixed before the rest of us get to use it :-)
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Re: POTA question
« Reply #18 on: June 18, 2022, 09:12:30 PM »

It turns out that my logs 'broke' the uploader because of an ADIF field I've always included, or rather got it into a condition that couldn't be manually resolved by the person using it.  Just part of the beta testing, another glitch that will be fixed before the rest of us get to use it :-)

Better to find these vulnerabilities now than let it go "live" too soon. It is always much easier to deal with just a trusted few, rather than the "mob".. :)
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Re: POTA question
« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2022, 04:26:11 PM »

I find the "Data Refresh" to be annoying, does anyone know how to shut the damn thing off!! And yes, I set it to the 300 seconds setting, but I'd rather be in charge of when to do a refresh.....thanks in advance.

GL/73
I found this doing a search. Using my phone I cannot get the 300 seconds to work. It will say paused but it updates anyway. I asked a POTA friend about this. Same thing happens on his phone. Is there a setting that I/we don't know about?
Thanks, Bob
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Re: POTA question
« Reply #20 on: November 14, 2022, 08:25:41 AM »

Before my stroke 2019,I wanted to do sorta i never got a change to do it becuase i can't drive anymore i sold my truck and car this years due to stroke and it suck ! i try do other thing keep me get on hf more since my recent stroke now i stay home and try to fall as i do sometimes no fun !

i hope this year i wanted to do cw in jan 1 i don't stay up late anymore i go to bed early at 9pm atfer i take my shot for diabetties and med for it there i can't stay up anymore.

anyway go have some fun !

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Jackie
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Re: POTA question
« Reply #21 on: November 14, 2022, 08:32:36 AM »

SORRY I MENT POTA
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JACKIE GREEN

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Re: POTA question
« Reply #22 on: November 14, 2022, 12:11:45 PM »

Are you talking about in a logging program or the POTA website?
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W4JFA

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Re: POTA question
« Reply #23 on: November 14, 2022, 02:06:26 PM »

Are you talking about in a logging program or the POTA website?
The POTA web site. Only when looking at "spots" on a phone. OK on PC. Both myself and a friend.
Was wondering if there's a setting somewhere that we missed.
Thanks, Bob  W4JFA
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Re: POTA question
« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2022, 05:43:43 AM »

I like doing the same as KA0LDG, sort by Frequency. Also often select Band, Mode and Prefer Table View too.

GL

73 Kevin N2TO
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K0UA

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Re: POTA question
« Reply #25 on: November 18, 2022, 08:55:26 AM »

Just to update the thread, of course the POTA auto uploader or maybe more properly called the "self uploader" has been in operation for some time now and works great. No more waiting for a volunteer to upload your logs to the site. You just do it yourself when you get back out of the field. Or even in the field if you want and have an internet connection.
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Re: POTA question
« Reply #26 on: November 19, 2022, 10:45:02 AM »

Just to update the thread, of course the POTA auto uploader or maybe more properly called the "self uploader" has been in operation for some time now and works great. No more waiting for a volunteer to upload your logs to the site. You just do it yourself when you get back out of the field. Or even in the field if you want and have an internet connection.

They do advise looking over your log a few times to get errors out, you can't correct mistakes once it has been uploaded to POTA.  I upload my ADIF file to the QSOMAP.ORG site first, it runs all the calls thru QRZ and lets you know if you have any that aren't valid callsigns (typos you made, etc).

After 20 activations since July with 3000+ contacts uploaded, it has been inevitable that a couple of bad calls got in there.  Once I discovered them, rather than bother the POTA volunteers to correct it, I make a new log file with just the one (or two one time) corrected calls and upload that, they get automatically added to the activation.  The bad call is ignored since there isn't really anyone in the POTA database to give the contact credit to :-)

It's been a great Summer and Fall of activating up in the mountain parks in Colorado :-)  I've discovered awesome scenery only 20 miles from home (via the back entrance to a State Park at 9400 ft elevation) that I never knew existed after 40 yrs living here !!

Glenn AE0Q

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Operating at 9400 ft in Golden Gate Canyon SP, west of Denver


Road signs encountered going up the canyon to get to a place to operate in Roosevelt National Forest.
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