From dadfffcdcd8eb3fa5a6e93204883ae9ba89f2cc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Taylor Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2018 15:12:21 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add some LoTW download instructions to the User Guide. --- doc/user_guide/en/settings-colors.adoc | 19 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/settings-colors.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/settings-colors.adoc index bd77b6285..3613eb4b5 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/settings-colors.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/settings-colors.adoc @@ -44,4 +44,21 @@ this is available on line. * Adjust *Age of of last upload less than* to set the period within which a station must have uploaded their log to LoTW to trigger - highlighting. \ No newline at end of file + highlighting. + +TIP: If you are using Windows and experience LoTW download errors, go +here https://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html and download the +OpenSSL installer, specifically the “Win32 OpenSSL v1.0.2q Light” +version. Note that this is the correct version even if you are running +64-bit Windows. The direct download link is +https://slproweb.com/download/Win32OpenSSL_Light-1_0_2q.exe. Run the +installer with all default options and accept the option to install +into the Windows system directory. + +TIP: If you cannot install the OpenSSL libraries or do not have an +Internet connection on the computer used to run WSJT-X 2.0, you can +download the LoTW file manually. Go to +https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-user-activity.csv in a web browser, +download the file, then move it to the WSJT-X log files +directory. This directory can be opened by selecting File | Open log +directory.