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<H3>Accepting an Initial Callsign Certificate</H3>
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LoTW requires that you accept your Initial <a href="glossary.htm#callsign_certificate">Callsign Certificate</a> using the same computer from which you generated the request for your Initial Callsign Certificate.
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These instructions assume that your Callsign Certificate reside in the folder <CODE>C:\MyLoTWCertificates</CODE> (if you've stored them in a different folder, adjust the instructions accordingly).
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When you receive an email message from the ARRL with an attached file named <CODE>YourCallsign.tq6</CODE> (for example, <CODE>CT2IRY.tq6</CODE>),
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<tr><td>1.</td><td>Direct your email application to open the email message.</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td>1.a</td><td>The attached file contains your <i>Initial Callsign Certificate</i> -- save it into the folder <CODE>C:\MyLotWCertificates</CODE></td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td>1.b</td><td>The message will contain a <b>Web Account Username</b> and a <b>Web Account Password</b>; be sure to record these, as they are required to view your uploaded QSOs and LoTW-generated confirmations via https://lotw.arrl.org/lotwuser/default</td></tr>
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<tr><td>2.</td><td>To proceed, the <CODE>YourCallsign.tq5</CODE> file must be present in <CODE>C:\MyLotW\Certificates</CODE> ; if you deleted this file, or initiated the request from a different computer, you'll have to start over by requesting a new Callsign Certificate from the ARRL.</td></tr>
<tr><td>3.</td><td>Start <b>TQSL</b> and select the <b>Callsign Certificates</b> tab:</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td>3.a</td><td>Click the <B>Load a Callsign Certificate</B> button; the <b>Select Certificate File</b> dialog will appear</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td>3.b</td><td>In the <b>Select Certificate File</b> dialog,</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>3.b.1.</td><td>Set the <b>Files of type</b> selector (on <b>OS X</b>, set the <b>Enable</b> selector) to <CODE>Certificate Request response files (*.tq6)</CODE></td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>3.b.2.</td><td>Select the file <CODE>YourCallsign.tq6</CODE> in your <CODE>C:\MyLotWCertificates</CODE> folder</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>3.b.3.</td><td>Click the <b>Open</b> button; a small <b>Install Certificate</b> dialog will appear.</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td>3.c</td><td>In the <b>Install Certificate</b> dialog, you'll be asked if its okay to install a trusted root certificate; click the <b>Yes</b> button</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td>3.d</td><td>In the <b>Load Certificate File</b> dialog, click the <b>Finish</b> button</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td>3.e</td><td>The <b>Callsign Certificates</b> tab will show an entry for your Callsign Certificate, with a yellow medal <i>valid</i> icon: <img src="TQSLCert.bmp" width=17 height=19>. </td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td>3.f</td><td>To protect your new Callsign Certificate, direct <b>TQSL</b> to create a <A HREF="backuprestore.htm#backup">Backup File</A>.</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td>3.g</td><td>You can terminate <b>TQSL</b> by selecting its <b>File</b> menu's <b>Exit</b> command (on <b>OS X</b>, by selecting the <b>Application</b> menu's <b>Quit tqsl</b> command).</td></tr>
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<tr><td>4.</td><td>At the completion of this phase, the folder <CODE>C:\MyLotWCertificates</CODE> will contain</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td>*</td><td>the <i>Certificate Request file</i> <CODE>YourCallsign.tq5</CODE> -- request sent to ARRL (no longer needed)</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td>*</td><td>the <i>Certificate file</i> <CODE>YourCallsign.tq6</CODE> -- contains your actual Callsign Certificate, in a form that cannot be moved or copied</td></tr>
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<tr><td>5.</td><td>If you have <b>TQSL</b> installed on multiple computers, then perform the following steps on each such computer:</td></tr>
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<tr><td> </td><td>5.a</td><td>Delete the files <CODE>YourCallsign.tq6</CODE> and <CODE>YourCallsign.p12</CODE> if they are present, as these files now contain obsolete information</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td>5.b</td><td>Obtain a copy of the <A HREF="backuprestore.htm#backup">Backup File</A> you created in step 3.f (via your home network, or by using a thumb drive)</td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td>5.c</td><td>Start <b>TQSL</b>, and direct it to <A HREF="backuprestore.htm#restore">Restore</A> from the backup file you obtained in step 5.b;
this will update all Callsign Certificates, Station Locations, and Preferences on this computer to match those on the computer you used to accept the Callsign Certificate in step 3</td></tr>
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A table illustrating the icons used by <b>Windows</b> to designate the above-mentioned LoTW file types in <b>Windows Explorer</b> is provided <A HREF="files-icons.htm">here</a>.
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