*************** The ARRL Letter Vol. 24, No. 27 July 15, 2005 ***************
* Logbook of the World reaches milestone: The ARRL's Logbook of the World (LoTW) now has surpassed 10,000 registered users worldwide! LoTW, which went on line September 15, 2003, provides a global repository of participants' logs. When both participants in a QSO submit matching QSO records to LoTW, the result is a "QSL credit" that can be eventually applied toward many awards. To date, more than 75.1 million QSO records have been entered into the system, resulting in nearly 3.5 million QSL records or matches among uploaded logs. At present ARRL LoTW QSO credits are applicable only toward DXCC, but plans call for supporting other awards, such as WAS and VUCC, in the future. To ensure system integrity, LoTW users first must obtain a free digital certificate, which is used when submitting log data to the database. Users incur a fee only when they apply QSL matches from LoTW toward a particular award. The specific fee varies depending on the number of credits purchased at one time. The LoTW Web page <http://www.arrl.org/lotw> has complete information on how to register and use the system. -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us ---------------------------------------------------------- Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] THE DXR is sponsored by the North Jersey DX Association. Please visit our website: http://www.njdxa.org/index.php scroll to bottom for subscribe/unsubscribe options ----------------------------------------------------------
