Oh, heck Rag, that's easy.
Some people don't have computers in their shack. or even their home. May be hard to believe, but it's true (I know quite a few right here in my town). So Logbook of the World is not an option for them at all. Some people are old fashioned. They just plain like having the physical card. You can put me in that camp. There's something about that physical card that an electronic confirmation just doesn't come anywhere near. Some people just don't like the ARRL. "Why" is an entirely different matter for another time. For this group, if the League had anything to do with it, it must be bad. Some believe (IMHO quite incorrectly) that LotW is, in one form or another, "too hard" to use. Even if you help get them set up, they won't upload. unless you (or someone) is willing to do all the work for them. Some people don't want to be bothered with the security. You will read or hear the argument that LotW is more secure than most banks, credit cards, or other financial institutions. Which actually says a lot more about how insecure your money and credit might be, but you'll never convince them of that. Some like the concept of LotW, but are convinced that it's somehow a money-making scheme that will rip off the average amateur. You can open the books and show them otherwise, but they won't believe you. Some believe that LotW is a concept stolen from eQSL. And they've chosen sides. you can tell them all you want about the history behind LotW, and how for decades people (I'm one of these too) at the DX Forum at the Dayton Hamvention amongst other places, long before the advent of the World Wide Web, begging for something like this. They won't believe you. And some people are just ornery, crotchety curmudgeons who don't like change or anything new. If it was good enough for Hiram Percy Maxim, it was good enough for them. (Don't look for these guys on PSK-31. or even SSB) Given time, I'm sure we can come up with more reasons. But most importantly, never forget that Logbook of the World is meant to supplement the traditional QSL process, or serve as an alternative to it. It was never meant to outright replace the traditional QSL card in the short term, if ever. Now given time, to say nothing of postage increases & IRC acquisition hassles, I'm certain that you will see more and more people accept and use LotW in place of the traditional card. But the QSL card will always have its place. It will be a sad day when it fades away. 73, ron w3wn _____ From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of ragnar otterstad Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 8:09 PM To: DX-Chat@njdxa.org Subject: [DX-CHAT] -LOTW However, at $2.00 per card there is not a lot of net "profit" in direct cards after printing and postage. An SASE to/from an "in country" manager is a net loss to the DXpedition. 73, ... Joe, W4TV What you say makes perfect sense-.Add the cost for " the deserving " and it becomes obvious that LOTW is a " Win-Win" situation. So why some people are so reluctant to use right away it escapes me . 73 Rag LA5HE ----------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org -----------------------------------------------------------
