RE: [DX-CHAT] Re: U.S. Postal rates set to go up

2007-04-27 Thread Bob Schenck, N2OO
The fairest way to do things is the way it is currently being done. LoTW is voluntary and it should always be such. Many reasons. There will always be people who paper log. There will always be DXpeditions that paper log. There will always be DXers who do not own a computer and/or do not have

Re[2]: [DX-CHAT] Re: U.S. Postal rates set to go up

2007-04-27 Thread Art RX9TX
Hello 'DX, BSN How do I feel about LoTW? BSN it should NEVER be used in order to avoid having to deal with BSN paper QSLs. It's not about avoiding to deal with paper QSLs, it's about encouraging (even mandating) people to use LoTW! BSN I say that is unfair to those who do

RE: [DX-CHAT] Re: U.S. Postal rates set to go up

2007-04-27 Thread Mike(W5UC) Kathy(K5MWH)
At 08:33 AM 4/27/2007, Bob Schenck, N2OO wrote: The fairest way to do things is the way it is currently being done. LoTW is voluntary and it should always be such. AMEN!!! How I choose to handle my confirmations is no one else's business. I use LOTW, and like it, but for anyone to mandate

[DX-CHAT] LoTW versus paper, etc.

2007-04-27 Thread Peter Dougherty
At 09:33 AM 04/27/2007, Bob Schenck, N2OO wrote: The fairest way to do things is the way it is currently being done. LoTW is voluntary and it should always be such. Many reasons. There will always be people who paper log. There will always be DXpeditions that paper log. There will always be

Re: [DX-CHAT] LoTW versus paper, etc.

2007-04-27 Thread Charlie, W0YG
On top of everything that has been said, there is no mention of the overhead that any DXpedition faces if immediately uploading logs to LoTW and that is busted calls. The upkeep to unsnarl this would be immense. I for one don't want that hassle so I NEVER upload logs for at least a year if

Re: Re[2]: [DX-CHAT] Re: U.S. Postal rates set to go up

2007-04-27 Thread Goran Arezina
Hello ART, Yes, You are right! But you need to pay it even more than an old QSL! In my opinion LoTW is another BULLS USE EQSL.CC ! Free ! BUT ARRL (BULLS...) DOES NOT COUNT IT !? DSW, Goran, 4N4AE/T98G Banja Luka - Original Message - From: Art RX9TX To: 'DX Chat

Re: [DX-CHAT] Re: U.S. Postal rates set to go up

2007-04-27 Thread Goran Arezina
RIGHT ! CHEERS! Goran, 4N4AE/T98G Banja Luka SE Europe - Original Message - From: Mike(W5UC) Kathy(K5MWH) To: 'DX Chat Reflector' Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 4:58 PM Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] Re: U.S. Postal rates set to go up At 08:33 AM 4/27/2007, Bob Schenck, N2OO

[DX-CHAT] Paper vs LoTW

2007-04-27 Thread Jack - K4WSB
I only need 2 more countries and you can bet your bippie that I want the paper! However for the other awards (5BDXCC 5BWAS) with the increasing costs involved I specifically look for LoTW members on the cluster (I can do this with Logic 8) so I do not have to exchange paper. Last year at

[DX-CHAT] Automatic Antenna Tuners

2007-04-27 Thread Sérgio Matias
Hello all. As I have one automatic antenna tuner for random wire (like the Icom AH-4 or Yaesu FC-40), I installed it along with an old aluminium vertical element, with about 5.5m (18ft) of length, to make a multiband vertical antenna. I did some searches on the internet about the same topic and

RE: [DX-CHAT] Re: U.S. Postal rates set to go up

2007-04-27 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Ah, but the DX manager wouldn't neccesarily have to. It is now possible to automate even the printing of the QSL cards, so that a DX Manager wouldn't have to sit there with thousands upon thousands of labels to process (just see the card I sent you for your C6A op as a perfect example). At the