Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ...
Yes, Rick is right. You just open up TQSL Cert and make a couple of clicks with the mouse. Here are the instructions right out of the Lotw website: Requesting A Signed Certificate Once you have a certificate for your primary callsign you may have old calls or secondary calls which you want to upload log data to LoTW. All subordinate calls will have a signed certificate. By having certificates signed by the primary call certificate all of your QSO data will be kept in one account. Use this procedure for appended calls such as W1AW/m, W1AW/p, KP2/W1AW, etc Here is what you do: 1.Open TQSL CERT 2.In the menu bar select FILE - NEW CERT REQUEST 3.Request a new certificate for your old call or secondary call. .DO NOT REQUEST SIGNED CERTIFICATES FOR PRIMARY CLUB CALLS. Club calls cannot be combined with personal accounts. Please see the section about club callsigns Beginning Date .Be sure to use the correct BEGIN when this call was issued to you. If you are not certain about this date then use the date of the earliest entry in your log when you operated with this callsign. .DO NOT use the default date of 1945-11-01. Using the default date could cause you to upload QSOs that do not belong to this call when you used it. Ending Date .Enter the ending date when you retired this callsign. If you are not certain about this date then use the date of the last entry in your log when you operated with this callsign. .If the call is still current then leave the end date open. Not much to it! Dave, N4QS -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of R.T.Liddy Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 8:45 PM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ... 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 includedSimple... 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
Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ...
I am not too sure just because Green Stamps are attached to submissions speeds up the process. I submitted my first ONLINE DXCC log on 1 Nov 2012. Pre paid with my credit card and just checked its status yesterday. I found It listed in the huge listing with the rest of the world wide submissions. Not sure when it will be processed because in that list, everyone is in there alphabetically by call sign. Just because you can submit your DXCC log online, like LOTW, doesn't seem to speed things up. 73, Rich N1RK -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Art - W6KY Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 7:35 PM To: N3SL; DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ... Note: All award submissions are fast because dollars are includedSimple... 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 18:002012/11/27 00:433 06:43:34 2012/11/28 22:322012/12/05 02:086 03:35:10 2012/11/29 18:382012/12/06 05:106 10:32:20 2012/11/30 00:582012/12/06 18:246 17:26:26 2012/11/30 17:042012/12/07 17:287 00:24:16 2012/12/01 08:202012/12/08 19:097 10:49:15 2012/12/01 12:302012/12/09 01:107 12:40:49 2012/12/02 05:002012/12/10 19:318 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/dx4winhttp://mailman.qth.net /mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htmhttp://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
Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ...
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 18:002012/11/27 00:433 06:43:34 2012/11/28 22:322012/12/05 02:086 03:35:10 2012/11/29 18:382012/12/06 05:106 10:32:20 2012/11/30 00:582012/12/06 18:246 17:26:26 2012/11/30 17:042012/12/07 17:287 00:24:16 2012/12/01 08:202012/12/08 19:097 10:49:15 2012/12/01 12:302012/12/09 01:107 12:40:49 2012/12/02 05:002012/12/10 19:318 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 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
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 18:002012/11/27 00:433 06:43:34 2012/11/28 22:322012/12/05 02:086 03:35:10 2012/11/29 18:382012/12/06 05:106 10:32:20 2012/11/30 00:582012/12/06 18:246 17:26:26 2012/11/30 17:042012/12/07 17:287 00:24:16 2012/12/01 08:202012/12/08 19:097 10:49:15 2012/12/01 12:302012/12/09 01:107 12:40:49 2012/12/02 05:002012/12/10 19:318 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/dx4winhttp://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htmhttp://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
Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ...
Why is LOTW backlog a thread on DX4WIN? Isn't there a LOTW discussion board... 73's Ed , W1ZZ w...@ymail.com From: N3SL n3sl.d...@gmail.com To: DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 4:47 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/dx4winhttp://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htmhttp://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
Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ...
Hi Ed! Probably because a -very- high percentage of DX4WIN users use LOTW and have a high level of interest in LOTW 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:30 PM, Ed Stratton w...@ymail.com wrote: Why is LOTW backlog a thread on DX4WIN? Isn't there a LOTW discussion board... 73's Ed , W1ZZ w...@ymail.com From: N3SL n3sl.d...@gmail.com To: DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 4:47 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 18:002012/11/27 00:433 06:43:34 2012/11/28 22:322012/12/05 02:086 03:35:10 2012/11/29 18:382012/12/06 05:106 10:32:20 2012/11/30 00:582012/12/06 18:246 17:26:26 2012/11/30 17:042012/12/07 17:287 00:24:16 2012/12/01 08:202012/12/08 19:097 10:49:15 2012/12/01 12:302012/12/09 01:107 12:40:49 2012/12/02 05:002012/12/10 19:318 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/dx4winhttp://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htmhttp://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
Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ...
Note: All award submissions are fast because dollars are includedSimple... 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 18:002012/11/27 00:433 06:43:34 2012/11/28 22:322012/12/05 02:086 03:35:10 2012/11/29 18:382012/12/06 05:106 10:32:20 2012/11/30 00:582012/12/06 18:246 17:26:26 2012/11/30 17:042012/12/07 17:287 00:24:16 2012/12/01 08:202012/12/08 19:097 10:49:15 2012/12/01 12:302012/12/09 01:107 12:40:49 2012/12/02 05:002012/12/10 19:318 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/dx4winhttp://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htmhttp://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
Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ...
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 includedSimple... 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/dx4winhttp://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htmhttp://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
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 includedSimple... 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 18:002012/11/27 00:433 06:43:34 2012/11/28 22:322012/12/05 02:086 03:35:10 2012/11/29 18:382012/12/06 05:106 10:32:20 2012/11/30 00:582012/12/06 18:246 17:26:26 2012/11/30 17:042012/12/07 17:287 00:24:16 2012/12/01 08:202012/12/08 19:097 10:49:15 2012/12/01 12:302012/12/09 01:107 12:40:49 2012/12/02 05:002012/12/10 19:318 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/dx4winhttp://mailman.qth.net/mailman
Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ...
I used Lotw for my operation in Belize. It was very easy to sign up. I simply scanned a copy of my license from Belize and emailed it to the DXCC desk at the ARRL. Everything was approved before I left. It couldn't have been much easier. I plan to do the same thing when I go to Grand Cayman this coming February. Dave, N4QS -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of R.T.Liddy Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 6:54 PM To: DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ... 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 includedSimple... 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/dx4winhttp://mailman.qth.net /mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htmhttp://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
Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ...
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 includedSimple... 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 18:002012/11/27 00:433 06:43:34 2012/11/28 22:322012/12/05 02:086 03:35:10 2012/11/29 18:382012/12/06 05:106 10:32:20 2012/11/30 00:582012/12/06 18:246 17:26:26 2012/11/30 17:042012/12/07 17:287 00:24:16 2012/12/01 08:202012/12/08 19:097 10:49:15 2012/12/01 12:302012/12/09 01:107 12:40:49 2012/12/02 05:002012/12/10 19:318 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
Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ...
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 includedSimple... 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
Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ...
You can use your US certificate to apply for a Canadian one (which will be issued in less than a day in most cases), then you can create locations anywhere in Canada where you've operated. And if you happen to sign W1ABC/R (for Rover) or W9ZYX/0 and want to use that with LotW you simply use your US certificate to apply for another with the self-assigned modifier. Again, the additional certificate will generally be issued in one business day (or less). 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 12/10/2012 9:52 PM, Rick Murphy wrote: On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 9:45 PM, R.T.Liddy k...@ameritech.net wrote: 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? Yes, it's trivial. Once you have a US certificate, you just create locations for each US-based grid square you operate from. No sign-up required. You can use your US certificate to apply for a Canadian one (which will be issued in less than a day in most cases), then you can create locations anywhere in Canada where you've operated. Once you've gotten through the initial sign-up hurdle, additional locations/entities/etc. are pretty easy. (It's only the rare ones where this is a problem. Applying for a SV/A certificate will likely be held up until you can present a license.) 73, -Rick __ 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
