The word we've seen as checkers is that there are changes coming. Gerry VE6LB/VA6XDX DXCC Field Checker-Southern Alberta VE/VA6 QSL Bureau Team (403) 251-0384 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.qsl.net/ve6lb/
----- Original Message ----- From: Don To: 'wmills' ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'DX Chat' Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 2:02 PM Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] Re: Card Checkers Wayne That makes good sense - saves someone at HQ entering text for all the cards. And for those submitting cards-only for HQ, why not allow them to send a CD/DVD with the same data. Your checkers would only have to verify it was correct. No different actually from the comparison they make now to paper loggings - except someone does not have to type it in at HQ. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: wmills [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 11:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'DX Chat' Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] Re: Card Checkers One of the "could be" developments associated with LoTW that could be done to speed DXCC processing is for applicants to enter their apps on a DXCC/LoTW Website. Once the applicant has entered the data, it is checked against the cards by a checker, and the checker approves the application. Since the app is now already in electronic from, processing it is just as easy as is processing basic LoTW apps now. A couple of clicks, and it's done. This could reduce much of the manpower now required to enter data. From a business point of view it makes perfect sense. However, HQ doesn't think this way, hence the 17 week turn-around. This process has been waiting for development for several years. All of the elements to accomplish this are in place. It had been on the COO's plan each year. Nothing yet. 73, Wayne, N7NG Jackson Hole, Wyoming ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 12:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'DX Chat' Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] Re: Card Checkers So you suggest those that get field checked go to the head of the line? And the HQ-checked get put off until later? That line's pretty deep. To do so means that the HQ-checked submission would somehow get less priority. This seems to put those submitters who don't have access to a field checker at a strong disadvantage. Maybe someday the field checked backlog would drop to zero and HQ submissions would get their day? And if you're not arguing this, then we must presume that the submissions get checked on the basis of "when-logged-in" to DXCC whether field checked or HQ-checked. So your suggestion would somehow force, on a weekly basis, having the field-checked submissions processed first during their "week" and the HQ-check last? How does this help the huge backlog? Doesn't seem well thought out. Frankly John, the problem is with the lack of adequate staffing to handle the backlog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 9:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: DX Chat Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Re: Card Checkers David: You would think so. Given the large backlog lately, I made a "very friendly" suggestion to Bill Moore that they sort the submittals into 2 piles (Field Checked and Physical Cards), and have the bulk of their effort directed at Physical Card submittals. My belief was that the time required to unbundle a wad of cards, sort them into groups, physically review each card, enter the credit info, and then put that cards back into a bundle and send them on back to the sender requires quite a bit more time than entering the credit info from a field card check list. Even with a smaller effort, I would think that field checked card submittals would move along very quickly, and the backlog reduced more quickly. My suggestion was ignored. John Owens - N7TK -------------- Original message -------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] One would think that submitting your QSL's through a field checker would give a faster turn-around. Can anyone verify this by personal experience? Dave Miller W1GDQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. 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