Then there was the VE5 that posted that anyone who needs a contact to email
him the freq, mode and time and he would enter a Q there.
On Tue, Dec 24, 2019 at 1:35 PM Carl Brockman <n6ar@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Guys,
> I read with interest all the criticisms of e-Qsl. All the comments about
> double blind being needed are baloney. It’s not the 2 m fm Qsl with an I4
> that’s a problem, but the false paper Qsl’s with really good DX that are a
> problem. This is especially true today with FT 8 contacts. Some really rare
> low power DX stations have sent paper Qsl’s for contacts that aren’t in my
> log. Granted, LOTW prevents that, but people can take credit for paper
> Qsl’s.
> E-Qsl isn’t double blind, but you are supposed to accept or reject each
> Qsl. So, it’s the honor system, just like with paper Qsl’s. E-Qsl is indeed
> sloppy with multiple locations. Some awards listings show the same call six
> or seven times, but the users want each location to use all legitimate
> Qsl’s from all locations. Despite multiple complaints, e-Qsl has done
> nothing.
> LOTW is not without some serious faults. If you make a mistake somehow
> with a log entry, there’s no way to fix it unless you enter a separate Qsl.
> I find I sometimes fail to change the FT8 band when I switch bands quickly,
> and some QSOs get entered on the wrong band till I catch it.
> I have about 400k QSOs entered into LOTW and some 45 percent of them are
> confirmed. I have the same number in e-Qsl entries but only about 25
> percent confirmed. So LOTW is more popular, especially with dxpeditions.
> Nevertheless, it’s nice to aggregate eqsls in a file and use them for a
> scrolling screen saver. They can also be used for the US County award and
> darc awards. I would just never spend the money for paper QSLs for either.
> 73, Larry N6AR
>
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