Ham Radio Deluxe has been a fixture of the hobby for a long time, and a great many operators run their whole station from it. Keep doing that. DxQSO is not a logging program and has no ambition to become one.
There is one genuine wrinkle worth being straight about, and it concerns LoTW certificates.
TQSL can sign your log in two ways. Most logging programs use single-step sign and upload, where TQSL signs the contacts and sends them to LoTW in one action. Ham Radio Deluxe uses the two-step form: it asks TQSL to produce a signed file, which HRD then uploads itself.
That difference matters because producing a signed file is the whole job — it requires a callsign certificate. So where operators on single-step loggers can reach LoTW through DX-TQSL with no certificate at all, HRD's route still needs one. We would rather say that plainly than let you discover it.
Single-step signing in Ham Radio Deluxe would remove this difference. Until then, HRD operators need a callsign certificate for the LoTW leg.
None of the above affects getting your log into DxQSO, which is the easy part.
Your logbook on your phone, confirmation alerts that reach you away from the shack, award tracking across DXCC, WAS, VUCC, the CQ awards and the Marathon, and club standings on DxSocial.
No. That is the whole point.
It does not need to. If you would like an easier path to LoTW, that is what DX-TQSL is for.
Yes. Connect a logbook source and the core features are free.
LoTW® is a registered trademark of the American Radio Relay League. DxQSO is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ARRL. Worked All Zones, WPX and the DX Marathon are awards of CQ Amateur Radio. DxQSO is not affiliated with or endorsed by CQ.
