ADIF upload to SOTA is missing RST_SENT and RST_RCVD

jameshurrell · August 11, 2025, 7:34pm

First of all, I have been using Polo for a while now - I am not a massive SOTA activator, but when I do activate, Polo works just great, so thanks for the dev and work that has gone in to this.

However, I need to report a small issue. I’m using the August 2025 release and recently did an activation. I then exported the “full” ADIF and uploaded this to SOTAwatch. When I verify the log before committing, unfortunately, the RST_SENT and RST_RCVD data seems to be missing:

Should this data be in the “Comments” column?

My ADIF is below, and I can see the RST_SENT and RST_RCVD data:

ADIF for M7SDO/P: SOTA G/SC-008 on 2025-08-10 
<ADIF_VER:5>3.1.5
<PROGRAMID:21>Ham2K Portable Logger
<PROGRAMVERSION:6>25.8.0
<X_HAM2K_OP_TITLE:9>Win Green
<EOH>
<CALL:5>M0MSZ <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20250810 <TIME_ON:6>083334 <RST_RCVD:2>59 <RST_SENT:2>56 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <MY_GRIDSQUARE:8>IO80tq85 <NAME:14>Martin Strange <DXCC:3>223 <QTH:7>Devizes <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <QSLMSG:13>SOTA G/SC-008 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/SC-008 <EOR>
<CALL:7>M1CVK/M <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20250810 <TIME_ON:6>083722 <RST_RCVD:2>52 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <MY_GRIDSQUARE:8>IO80tq85 <NAME:14>Kelvin Bennett <DXCC:3>223 <QTH:10>Barnstaple <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <QSLMSG:13>SOTA G/SC-008 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/SC-008 <EOR>
<CALL:5>G6TEQ <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20250810 <TIME_ON:6>084706 <RST_RCVD:2>57 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <MY_GRIDSQUARE:8>IO80tq85 <NAME:14>Ian C. Stuckey <DXCC:3>223 <QTH:26>Higher Downs Road, Torquay <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <QSLMSG:13>SOTA G/SC-008 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/SC-008 <EOR>
<CALL:5>M0WYB <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20250810 <TIME_ON:6>090511 <RST_RCVD:2>59 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <MY_GRIDSQUARE:8>IO80tq85 <NAME:11>Russ Scully <DXCC:3>223 <QTH:24>Peasedown St. John, BATH <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <QSLMSG:13>SOTA G/SC-008 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/SC-008 <EOR>
<CALL:6>2E0JJG <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20250810 <TIME_ON:6>092722 <RST_RCVD:2>59 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <MY_GRIDSQUARE:8>IO80tq85 <NAME:13>Mark Williams <DXCC:3>223 <QTH:24>Barton on Sea, Hampshire <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <QSLMSG:13>SOTA G/SC-008 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/SC-008 <EOR>

Am I doing something wrong? I’ve uploaded a couple of ADIF files last year and that seems to include the signal report data automatically…

If anyone has any ideas…? Of course, I may be expecting the ADIF file from Polo to automatically be compatible with SOTAdata, and maybe it’s not???

thanks!

jameshurrell · August 11, 2025, 8:05pm

I found an Polo generated ADIF file from a SOTA activation at the end of 2024, which is below. When I upload this file to SOTAdata, the “Comments” column is populated with the signal data as expected…

It would appear that this ADIF file has a <COMMENT:7> entry, which my August 2025 file does not.

Am I doing something wrong in Polo when i export?

ADIF for M7SDO/P: SOTA at G/WB-006 - Caer Caradoc Hill on 2024-12-30 
<ADIF_VER:5>3.1.4
<PROGRAMID:21>Ham2K Portable Logger
<PROGRAMVERSION:7>24.12.1
<EOH>
<CALL:7>M6BWA/P <MODE:2>FM <BAND:4>70cm <FREQ:10>433.475000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>114434 <RST_RCVD:2>54 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82nk <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:4>Viki <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-018 <COMMENT:7>s59 r54 <EOR>
<CALL:7>M0JLA/P <MODE:2>FM <BAND:4>70cm <FREQ:10>433.475000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>114500 <RST_RCVD:2>59 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82nk <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:3>Rod <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-018 <COMMENT:7>s59 r59 <EOR>
<CALL:7>M0PJE/P <MODE:2>FM <BAND:4>70cm <FREQ:10>433.475000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>114502 <RST_RCVD:2>59 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82nk <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:4>Pete <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-014 <COMMENT:7>s59 r59 <EOR>
<CALL:7>M6BWA/P <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.375000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>114531 <RST_RCVD:2>54 <RST_SENT:2>57 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82nk <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:4>Viki <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-018 <COMMENT:7>s57 r54 <EOR>
<CALL:7>M5RJC/P <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>120948 <RST_RCVD:2>59 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82ol <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:4>Rick <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-015 <COMMENT:7>s59 r59 <EOR>
<CALL:5>G1AJI <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>121045 <RST_RCVD:2>59 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:4>Mike <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <COMMENT:7>s59 r59 <EOR>
<CALL:7>M0OVW/P <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>121208 <RST_RCVD:2>59 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82oi <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:7>Gillian <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-012 <COMMENT:7>s59 r59 <EOR>
<CALL:7>G4HQB/P <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>121328 <RST_RCVD:2>59 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82oi <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:4>Phil <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-012 <COMMENT:7>s59 r59 <EOR>
<CALL:7>M0KXN/P <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>121510 <RST_RCVD:2>59 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82mm <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:5>Kevin <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-007 <COMMENT:7>s59 r59 <EOR>
<CALL:7>M0YUK/P <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>121925 <RST_RCVD:2>45 <RST_SENT:2>45 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:5>Jared <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <COMMENT:7>s45 r45 <EOR>
<CALL:7>M0HGY/P <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>122358 <RST_RCVD:2>59 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82mn <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:5>Jimmy <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-003 <COMMENT:7>s59 r59 <EOR>
<CALL:7>M1EYP/P <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>122509 <RST_RCVD:2>59 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82mn <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-003 <COMMENT:7>s59 r59 <EOR>
<CALL:5>G4JNN <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>122809 <RST_RCVD:2>51 <RST_SENT:2>51 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:4>Paul <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <COMMENT:7>s51 r51 <EOR>
<CALL:5>G0HCT <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>122925 <RST_RCVD:2>59 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:5>Brian <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <COMMENT:7>s59 r59 <EOR>
<CALL:5>M0XJA <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>130631 <RST_RCVD:2>53 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:4>John <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <COMMENT:7>s59 r53 <EOR>
<CALL:7>M6BWA/P <MODE:2>FM <BAND:2>2m <FREQ:10>145.425000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>142633 <RST_RCVD:2>54 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82oi <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:4>Viki <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-012 <COMMENT:7>s59 r54 <EOR>
<CALL:7>M6BWA/P <MODE:2>FM <BAND:4>70cm <FREQ:10>433.375000 <QSO_DATE:8>20241230 <TIME_ON:6>142728 <RST_RCVD:2>55 <RST_SENT:2>59 <STATION_CALLSIGN:7>M7SDO/P <OPERATOR:5>M7SDO <GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82oi <MY_GRIDSQUARE:6>IO82on <NAME:4>Viki <DXCC:3>223 <CQZ:2>14 <ITUZ:2>27 <MY_SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-006 <SOTA_REF:8>G/WB-012 <COMMENT:7>s59 r55 <EOR>

VK1AO · August 12, 2025, 12:12am

Go to General Settings|Export Settings, then tap SOTA activation (ADIF)
Enable Custom Templates
Then in the ADIF QSO Comments field either leave {{qso.notes}} and add the following, or remove it and replace it with
{{qso.our.sent}} {{qso.their.sent}}
as per the suggestions you see at the bottom of the Settings Page

Alan

jameshurrell · August 12, 2025, 7:33am

Thanks @VK1AO - much appreciated! I guess the template got changed somewhere along the line as I don’t remember editing that myself previously. Anyway all sorted!