ARRL membership IS required for USA ops..here is a snippet from the LOTW page 1. https://www.arrl.org/lotw/faq#cost
--------------- U.S. Amateurs must be ARRL members to obtain DXCC, WAS, or VUCC awards --------------- Get -your- facts straight..or has ARRL hoodwinked another one?? LOL! 73 - Charlie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Santelmann KC1F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Charlie - AD5TH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Feature Request! > > >> 4. LOTW setup is complicated and cumbersome and may I repeat - Not FREE!! > > > I have DXCC on 4 bands and have 73 confirmed on 80 meters on LoTW. I have > not paid one penny to achieve this. The cost comes when you you want to > get > your award or plaque from ARRL Do you want these for free ? Does EQsL > send > you free paper certificates or wooden plaques ? Please get your facts > straight. Also, ARRL membership is not required for participation in > LoTW. > Stu KC1F > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.1 - Release Date: 2/27/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.1 - Release Date: 2/27/2005
