To anyone that has studied IT, Project Management, or any other topic
management topic know it's all about time, cost, and scope. This can be that
most greatest system it the world but it's getting to cost $$$ and take some
time. So therefore the ARRL should charge the users the required cost ... SO
PROBLEM SOLVED !! 73, W2CF
Richard T. Schweizer
377 Canterbury Dr.
Ramsey, NJ 07446
Telephone: (201) 825-4318
From: wn3...@verizon.net
To: dx-chat@njdxa.org
Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] LOTW cannot possibly catch up
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:56:42 -0500
Blaming the ARRL IT staff for the problem is pointless. I've dealt with
them in the past on issues. They are doing the best they can with what
resources they have been given.
To use a poor analogy: This is akin to blaming the ditch digger for using a
shovel, when a backhoe would be faster. The ditch digger would rather have
a backhoe as well, but it's all he was issued. Or, it's akin to blaming the
line crew working on a downed power line for taking 2 hours to arrive
instead of 15 minutes, when it was the power company's management that
consolidated the local maintenance garages into one central one 25 miles
away, and then reduced the staff levels due to redundancy and
efficiency.
As I have said here and elsewhere: If you don't like the situation -- and I
don't like it either -- complaining here is pointless. If you are an ARRL
member, complain to your Division Director. The Division Directors make up
the ARRL Board, and they are SUPPOSED to listen to the membership -- that's
us, and remember, WE are the League, not the Board, not the HQ staff, but
US, the members. If we don't tell them we're concerned, and that we want
something done... nothing will happen.
Further, considering that in the recent past...
-- the design bug has been discovered and fixed, so no more mysterious loss
of logs
-- the update process is now more transparent, as new tools are available to
track upload processing
-- new hardware is on order
-- the Trusted QSL open source project is being reopened (that's the
programming that is at least part of the LotW system), and C++ developers
are being sought to help -- and if you don't believe me on that or you
didn't get the email, just ask AA6YQ
... I'd say that the Directors ARE hearing our concerns, and that they ARE
telling the HQ staff to devote more resources to the system, and that things
ARE moving along. Maybe not as fast as we want, but they ARE in progress.
It may not be ideal. It's a start.
So insulting the people in the trenches working on the system does little
to no good. Kvetching about things here may blow off steam make you feel
better, but does little good.
You want something done? Contact your Division Director. And keep
contacting him (or her).
73, ron w3wn
-Original Message-
From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 4:18 PM
To: w...@suddenlink.net
Cc: Dx-Chat
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] LOTW cannot possibly catch up
SO, please let me ask; what do the complainers expect to accomplish
by continuing to kick this horse?
How about getting others involved in *doing something* about the
problem? Since the ARRL IT department seems to want to bury its
head in the sand and claims a new storage system will magically
fix all the ills of LotW after doing nothing for three years ...
since ARRL Management wants to spend as little as possible on LotW
and has basically ignored it for six years, how about screaming at
your Director to provide real resources for LotW and DX programs
for a change?
In case folks have forgotten, the DXCC Yearbook is no longer being
mailed to each participant for free. DXCC fees went up this year,
LotW fees went up this year (for those who generally purchased in
bulk), etc. DX and contest related programs have been getting the
short end of the stick for a lot of years ... this is one place
that the line needs to be drawn. Fix LotW - stop giving it lip
service.
Instead of a clear and well researched diagnosis after appropriate
tests and consultation, this patient who is slipping into a coma is
being told take this expensive pill and call me in six months if
you don't improve.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 12/15/2012 2:55 PM, Mike(W5UC) Kathy (K5MWH) wrote:
All of us on this reflector are painfully aware that LoTW has a
problem, Additionally we all have seen this discussion go on ad
nausium. All of us are concerned about the problem. None of this is new
NEWS. So far I have told you nothing new. The complaining goes on
on, and accomplishes nothing.
SO, please let me ask; what do the complainers expect to accomplish by
continuing to kick this horse? If you just like to hear yourself
complain, please, just send the e-mails to yourself, and spare the rest
of us from
