QcPOTA will accept log files in ADIF format. You can�find specifications for ADIF files on the ADIF.org web site.
The activator must submit separate log files. Do not include more than one activation in a single log file.
Your Amateur Data Interchange Format file must be a valid ADIF file in .adi format as defined by the ADIF Developers Group. The ADIF standard defines a large number of fields and enumerated data types.� However, the majority of these fields and values are not required by QcPOTA.
Submit your QcPOTA log file by email. Your file must have an extension: .adi , Check your file for bad callsigns by checking it here: https://www.qsomap.org/ do not include /p, /VE8, /QRP, etc. Clean up your file with: ADIF Master https://www.dxshell.com/adif-master.html and keep the minimum information:
<station_callsign:5>VA2OE <call:6>WX1ABC <qso_date:8>20210402 <time_on:4>1902 <band:3>40m <mode:3>SSB <my_sig:6>QCPOTA <my_sig_info:7>QC001 <operator:5>VA2OE <eor>
Required/Optional ADIF Fields for QcPOTA
Header Fields:
<programid>
Optional field that identifies the name of the logger, converter, or utility that created or processed this ADIF file.
<programversion>
Optional field that identifies the version of the logger, converter, or utility that created or processed this ADIF file.
<adif_ver>
Optional field that identifies the version of ADIF used in this file in the format X.Y.Z; where:
- X is an integer designating the ADIF epoch,
- Y is an integer between 0 and 9 designating the major version,
- Z is an integer between 0 and 9 designating the minor version.
<eoh>
Optional field that marks the end-of-header in the ADIF file. The <eoh> tag appears in an ADIF file after the header and before the start of the QSO records.
QSO Fields:
<station_callsign>
Callsign used when activating the park. Required.
<call>
The contacted station’s callsign. Required.
<qso_date>
Date on which the QSO started in UTC (in YYYYMMDD format). Required.
<time_on>
Time on which the QSO started in UTC (in HHMM or HHMMSS format). Required.
<band>
QSO Band. If you don’t include the <band> field, you must include the <freq> field.
<freq>
QSO frequency in Megahertz. If you don’t include the <freq> field, you must include the <band> field.
<mode>
An enumerated value specifying the QSO mode. Required.
<rst_sent>
Signal report sent to the contacted station for readability, signal-strength and for CW, tone. See RST.
May be omitted for satellite contacts when <sat_name> tag is present.
<rst_rcvd>
Signal report from the contacted station for readability, signal-strength and for CW, tone. See RST.
May be omitted for satellite contacts when <sat_name> tag is present.
<my_sig> and <my_sig_info> or <stx> or <stx_string>
Required. fields that used to report contest information transmitted such as park number.
<sig> and <sig_info> or <str> or <str_string>
Required. fields that used to report contest information received such as park number.
<operator>
Operator's callsing, not his name or club callsign. Required.
<sat_name>
Optional name of satellite. If present, <rst_sent> and <rst_rcvd> tags may be omitted.
<eor>
Required tag that marks the end of each QSO record in the ADIF file.
Sample ADIF Log File
Sample file for QcPOTA <eoh> <station_callsign:5>VA2OA <call:4>W1AW <qso_date:8>20201620 <time_on:4>1600 <freq:2>14 <mode:3>SSB <rst_sent:2>59 <rst_rcvd:2>59 <my_sig:6>QCPOTA <my_sig_info:5>QC001 <operator:5>VA2OA <eor> <station_callsign:5>VA2OA <call:5>VA2OE <qso_date:8>20201620 <time_on:4>1618 <band:3>20m <mode:2>CW <rst_sent:2>59 <rst_rcvd:2>59 <my_sig:6>QCPOTA <my_sig_info:5>QC001 <operator:5>VA2OA <eor> <eor> <station_callsign:5>VA2OA <call:6>VE2EFD <qso_date:8>20201620 <time_on:4>1655 <band:3>40m <mode:3>FT8 <rst_sent:2>59 <rst_rcvd:2>59 <my_sig:6>QCPOTA <my_sig_info:5>QC001 <operator:5>VA2OA <eor> <station_callsign:5>VA2OA <call:6>VE8FTE <qso_date:8>20201620 <time_on:4>1707 <band:3>60m <mode:3>SSB <rst_sent:2>59 <rst_rcvd:2>59 <my_sig:6>QCPOTA <my_sig_info:5>QC001 <operator:5>VA2OA <eor> <station_callsign:5>VA2OA <call:5>VA4AB <qso_date:8>20201620 <time_on:4>1709 <band:3>80m <mode:3>SSB <rst_sent:2>59 <rst_rcvd:2>59 <my_sig:6>QCPOTA <my_sig_info:5>QC001 <operator:5>VA2OA <eor> <station_callsign:5>VA2LQ <call:6>VE3DQO <qso_date:8>20201620 <time_on:4>1712 <band:3>20m <mode:3>SSB <rst_sent:2>59 <rst_rcvd:2>59 <my_sig:6>QCPOTA <my_sig_info:5>QC001 <sig:6>QCPOTA <sig_info:5>QC123 <operator:5>VA2OA <eor> <station_callsign:5>VA2OA <call:5>VA2OC <qso_date:8>20201620 <time_on:4>1802 <band:3>20m <mode:3>SSB <rst_sent:2>59 <rst_rcvd:2>59 <my_sig:6>QCPOTA <my_sig_info:5>QC001 <operator:5>VA2OA <eor> <station_callsign:5>VA2OA <call:6>VE2DNH <qso_date:8>20201620 <time_on:4>1924 <band:3>20m <freq:2>14 <mode:3>SSB <rst_sent:2>59 <rst_rcvd:2>59 <my_sig:6>QCPOTA <my_sig_info:5>QC001 <sig:6>QCPOTA <sig_info:5>QC129 <operator:5>VA2OA <eor>
