I don't want to prolong this thread, but Bill didn't get a good answer to his question (see below.) The following is not an official response from ARRL, just my own: The simple answer is that doing s
What is it about this that you find annoying? It's a simple matter of running a program between two steps (log extraction and upload) that would be required whether or not the records get signed. It
My comments interspersed below... Because big banks with online services spend enormous amounts of money to prevent unauthorized access to their systems by network hackers and insiders. ARRL can't af
Isn't it great that we have so many fine contest logging programs from which to choose? I've used all six of 'em -- CT, CT-Win, NA, TR, Writelog and N1MM -- and they're all more than adequate. They h
I don't want to prolong this thread, but Bill didn't get a good answer to his question (see below.) The following is not an official response from ARRL, just my own: The simple answer is that doing s
What is it about this that you find annoying? It's a simple matter of running a program between two steps (log extraction and upload) that would be required whether or not the records get signed. It
My comments interspersed below... Because big banks with online services spend enormous amounts of money to prevent unauthorized access to their systems by network hackers and insiders. ARRL can't af
David, What kind of post-contest analysis are you looking to do? I can think of a number of valuable statistics, such as frequency of errors related to rate, CQ vs S&P, first or second day, time of d
E-mail addresses for LoTW and ARRL Members are in fact different. I suspect this is because LoTW is open to any ham, not just ARRL Members. You can update your LoTW e-mail address by clicking on "You
Bill, This is not correct. While you can download your certificate from the LoTW website, the certificate does not contain an essential item: the private key, which is used to digitally sign your log
Hi, Scott. One of the highlights for me was averaging 128/hr on 20/15 for nine straight hours Saturday 1100z-2000z. There was a 90 hour in there, so the average for the other eight was even higher. T
Indeed. And what about the alternative? It was virtually impossible to establish a listening frequency above 7.050 (or 7.040 for that matter.) This was, of course, due to the huge number of EU stati
I like the concept of adding a 24-hour category without diluting any of the existing categories, but it would be too confusing and difficult for the sponsors if every combination is allowed: e.g., 24
This is a topic of lively conversation around my house, too. Seems to me the easiest thing to do would be to alternate the CW and SSB weekends every year. This would ensure that the contest falls on
I was very shocked to receive this news. Bill was still a young man. It's a terrible tragedy for his young family and I pass along my deepest condolences to them. This is also a great loss for the co
I believe the size is mostly related to the user's weight. There's a chart on the Herman Miller website that will help you decide. -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL
Online confirmation of identity is a complex subject. In the security biz, we call it "authentication". The bottom line is that pure online authentication of identity is not possible without using ce
A few opinions of my own (not necessarily ARRL's): First of all, LoTW is not more strict than most well-engineered online financial systems. The person who wrote that was mistaken. Second, although I
Bill, As long as they have Internet access, your current DX operators don't have to go the long way around to look at their QSLs and apply for awards credits. Just give each DX station the account ID