In 2012 alone, I operated portable from 29 different locations (Grid Squares) in the US & Canada. It would be easy to get signed up for LOTW for each and every one of these? Maybe I underestimate the process? Bob K8BL
--- On Mon, 12/10/12, Art - W6KY <w...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Art - W6KY <w...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ... To: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <li...@subich.com>, dx4win@mailman.qth.net Date: Monday, December 10, 2012, 9:21 PM Agreed. Signing up for multiple portable operations is no big deal. But, each non-USA station must send a copy of his/her operating license plus a copy of a government issued ID such as drivers license, passport to this place in Newington. If I asked my local commissar in Blockavia if I should do this, he would probably have me locked up for being so stupid... I am certainly not going to send copies of my drivers license / passport to a foreign country, thru the 'mail' to get an award with the certainty my ID will be stolen... So,I don't think it's lazy, just common sense... It's bad enough sending Green Stamps that never arrive... 73, Art W6KY www.w6ky.com ________________________________ From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <li...@subich.com> To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Mon, December 10, 2012 5:19:13 PM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ... > and the difficulty of signing up their multiple portable operations. There is absolutely no issue of singing a portable operation once you have the initial certificate. It takes less than one business day unless the operation is from a location that has specific access and licensing requirements. Even then, it's no more difficult than sending the same documentation to ARRL that would be needed to be accepted for DXCC (typically copy of license and landing permit). Anyone who complains about the sign-up process is too lazy to send copies of license and ID (equivalent to ham ticket and drivers license) with a valid mailing address and wait for the password to be mailed to the address on the ID. In many cases the process can be short circuited by providing the documentation in person at one of the many international conventions ARRL/DXCC/LotW staff attend on a regular basis. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 12/10/2012 7:54 PM, R.T.Liddy wrote: > There needs to be a way for getting on LOTW to be made a lot > simpler, especially for remote DX. The entire procedure should > be able to be done on-line. I've seen a number of stations on > QRZ.com making comments about the complexity of LOTW > and the difficulty of signing up their multiple portable operations. > > Bob K8BL > > --- On Mon, 12/10/12, Art - W6KY <w...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: Art - W6KY <w...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ... > To: "N3SL" <n3sl.d...@gmail.com>, DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > Date: Monday, December 10, 2012, 7:35 PM > > > Note: All award submissions are fast because > dollars are included....Simple... My DX > Challenge was approved in hours! Somehow > anything with money attached spits out first!! > Maybe, try attaching a Green Stamp to your > LOTW submission! > > LOTW is still better than surface mail unless > the DX isn't on LOTW due to the insane sign up > procedure..Try sitting in your Yurt in Mongolia > waiting for your 'postcard' from LOTW to show up! > > 73, Art W6KY > www.w6ky.com > > ............................................. > Male deer have buck teeth. > > ________________________________ > From: N3SL <n3sl.d...@gmail.com> > To: DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > Sent: Mon, December 10, 2012 1:47:29 PM > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ... > > Not sure how "current" their delay announcements are, as a CQWW log > uploaded on 12/1 has yet to be processed. > > But on the other hand, DXCC submissions via LoTW are super-fast. Submitted > my "annual" update last evening at 8:40 and had all accredited at 9:49. > > So some parts are working well.... > > > *Steve, N3SL* > Sioux City, IA > CQ4 ITU7 EN12 > > > > On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <li...@subich.com> wrote: > >> >>> Delay keeps growing. Up to 8 days just a few minutes ago. >> >> Agreed - 8 days 14 hours! At the current rate of growth the >> delay will be 9 days before tomorrow. Here are the latest >> numbers I have: >> >> Upload Time Time Processed Elapsed Time >> ==============================**========================= >> 2012/11/23 18:00 2012/11/27 00:43 3 06:43:34 >> 2012/11/28 22:32 2012/12/05 02:08 6 03:35:10 >> 2012/11/29 18:38 2012/12/06 05:10 6 10:32:20 >> 2012/11/30 00:58 2012/12/06 18:24 6 17:26:26 >> 2012/11/30 17:04 2012/12/07 17:28 7 00:24:16 >> 2012/12/01 08:20 2012/12/08 19:09 7 10:49:15 >> 2012/12/01 12:30 2012/12/09 01:10 7 12:40:49 >> 2012/12/02 05:00 2012/12/10 19:31 8 14:31:29 >> >> The delay is growing out of control - between 12/1 and 112/2 >> there were 2.5 times as many QSOs uploaded as LotW processed >> and LotW has been processing an *average* of 11,000 QSOs per >> minute or about 264,000 QSOs per day based on the information >> on the home page. >> >> If one plots a trend line, the delay is growing exponentially. >> The trend indicates a file uploaded *today* is not likely to >> be processed *for more than five weeks* based on the current >> rate of growth in the backlog. Based on the processing time >> for files uploaded at 0500z on 12/2, there were about 2.25 >> million unprocessed QSOs in the queue at that time - and that >> was 48 hours *after* the deadline for submitting CQWW CW logs. >> With the trend in growth between 11/25 and 12/2, the queue could >> hold as many *10 million* unprocessed QSOs (although that is >> unlikely)! >> >> I know the folks in Newington are saying "trust us," but their >> performance - and complete failure to provide *current data* - >> particularly the failure to provide accurate current status on >> the size of the processing queue - makes trust very difficult. >> >> 73, >> >> ... Joe, W4TV >> >> >> On 12/10/2012 12:14 PM, Jim wrote: >> >>> Agree with others. ARRL need to fix this thing and fix it quick!!!! >>> >> Unbelievable processing times. Delay keeps growing. Up to 8 days just a >> few minutes ago. Love the program/system but unless they can come up >> with a way to handle the load, then it will die on the vine....... >> >>> >>> ______________________________**______________________________**__ >> DX4WIN mailing list >> Home: >>http://mailman.qth.net/**mailman/listinfo/dx4win<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win> >> >>> >> >> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htm<http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> >> Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > ______________________________________________________________ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
