Well said Ron. I noticed during the Beta test, if it had been for real I
would have picked up several new band countries.
Can't help but say I like it and I know it will never totally replace the
good old QSL card/SASE/Green Stamps.
Rod WC7N
- Original Message -
From: Ron Notarius WN3VAW [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Fred Souto Maior [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mome Z32ZM
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; DX Chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] [DX-News] Vinny from the crossing.
Gentlemen,
Please, let's not the rhetoric start causing us to put words in other
people's mouths...
Logbook of the World has always been intended as a voluntary system. I
have
yet to hear from ANYONE who is in any way a League offical (at the Hq
level,
that is) propose anything that in ANY way implies that LotW usage will be
mandated. The suggestion or comments to the effect that LotW should be
mandated have all come from others not directly related to LotW -- not
from
the League Hq. folks.
Let us further keep in perspective that LotW was created in part because
of
a clamor over the last few years from a small but steadily growing number
of
DX'ers who wanted an electronic means of getting confirmations for awards
purposes.
Now this is not to say that OTHERS may insist to some degree or another
that
LotW use should be mandated. I would not be surprised if, at some point,
some large DX organization or another tells a DXpeditiion that in exchange
for funding, they must upload their logs to LotW at some point. But IF
that
situation should happen, again remember that it is someone OTHER than the
League making that request.
Further, I'd submit that one of the many benefits of LotW will be that a
certain small percentage of DX and Contest stations who, for whatever
reason(s), either decline to answer QSL cards or do so very grudgingly,
now
have a relatively painless outlet available to them. They will be able to
send their log in electronically and thus provide an means of confirming
the
QSL (and yes, in some cases, there may be three emails -- one to the
contest
sponsor, one to LotW, one to eQSL to cover those who decline to use LotW.
Sure is easier than filling out a few dozen, let alone hundreds or
thousands, of QSL cards by hand).
And let's face an unpleasant fact: Some of those who collect green stamps
or IRC's in lieu of sending out QSL cards will probably never embrace
LotW.
And some of those who simply do not wish to be bothered, period, won't
either. So some problems will never be solved.
Having said that, let us NOT forget that Logbook of the World is just now
being fully implemented. There will be growing pains, and updates (for
the
better, I'm sure) and some changes as the system actually gets used.
So let's not pronounce it DOA just yet, hmmm?
73, ron wn3vaw
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- Original Message -
From: Fred Souto Maior [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mome Z32ZM [EMAIL PROTECTED]; NJDXA DXR [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [DX-News] Vinny from the crossing.
Hello Mome/all:
All cards you mentioned on your message I received without any problem.
All cards I needed and all cards I asked for, with SAE and return postage,
I received OK.All requests of cards I received for all my expeditions with
SAE and return postage ($, IRC's or stamps) I answered same way. Only a
few
ones, I had to send again. Don't forget this is a hobby !!! You can't ask
for anything to be an OBLIGATION TO ALL as per your message. Nobody can
tell
me what to do regarding my activity as a
ham.And ARRL or any other kind of organization can't tell me that I must
do
this or that with MY log or MY cards. Thanks of God ! Best regards to
all.
And BTW never expect to see my logs on LOTW I don't use E-logs. All
my
qso's are on old paper logs system.
Fred - PY7ZZ
-Mensagem Original-
De: Mome Z32ZM [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Para: NJDXA DXR [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Enviada em: Quinta-feira, 18 de Setembro de 2003 16:20
Assunto: Re: [DX-News] Vinny from the crossing.
Finnaly YES , LoTW as OBLIGATION for ALL !
We can count on QSL's never seen B4 no chance to have them via buro
or
several direct attempt via namager VP8SSI, TX0DX, E44DX, 3Y0PI,
VK0IR,
K7K, K4M, .etc..well , by the scool by nowmarked as NO WAY
for
BURO CARDS.
So I'm sure that all of us been waiting for chance like this one
LoTW.
BUT Untill this LoTW will not take a place as OBLIGATION , esspecially
for at least TOP-20 by most wanted DXCC's ,
will be absoluttely 'UNUSABLLE' will keep those DXCC's Managers
'UNTOUCHABLE' ..
SO I SUGGEST: in the comming rulles of DXCC
