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On 2/11/2014 11:36 AM, Phil Sussman wrote:
It used to be 'hard cards' were verified and even so fraud existed.
Certainly fraud still exists.
REPLY:
Many times in the olden days I received a paper QSL and several blank
QSLs which I could fill out myself any way I wanted. How about a QSO
with Heard Island on 40 GHz?
LotW has gone a long way toward eliminating fraud, but a truly
determined lid could still establish a fake account and enter a fake
QSO. Because of the postal mail verification, this would be exceedingly
difficult but not impossible. I wonder if it has ever been done? Anyone
know?
IMO, LotW is about as secure as anything can be. Even money transfers
through a bank are less secure than LotW.
73, Bill W6WRT
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