I had made some comments directly to Randy in response to his request for inputs that might make contesting more interesting or encourage more participation. He suggested I repost them to the reflect
Dave's right about the potential value of encouraging more casual participants. Just as happened to me 54 years ago, participation for purposes other than winning a certificate will result in some pe
No all that long ago (but in the paper-log era) ARRL did grant DXCC credit for contacts in cross-checked logs. Don't know why the practice was stopped, perhaps workload (?). It would take some non-t
I do remember this from the ARRL DX. It was a major reason, back in the day, for me playing in it. I did, for some reason, prefer CQ WW DX back then, but can't recall why (maybe more "rare" DX showed
You and I go back altogether too far, Hans. I think they stopped doing that late in the 1970s, though in those days the only requirement was that both stations had to have submitted logs - no cross-c
I've been giving this some thought. There has been a demand, on and off for quite some time from some, for the ARRL to automatically give awards credit based on submitted contest logs that match up.
Hi Ron - Every contest QSO I have made since 1994 is in LOTW. I was a beta user of LOTW wat the beginning, and I am not reflexively anti-LOTW at all. I have already apologized to one of the authors f
Ron, Your answer can be found in your own message. The problem with LoTW isn't with the people who want to get the confirmation ... the problem is with the people they want to get their confirmation
I've been giving this some thought. There has been a demand, on and off for quite some time from some, for the ARRL to automatically give awards credit based on submitted contest logs that match up.
With the internet a major part of many people's lives, it makes sense to integrate it with contesting if it can make contesting 'more fun, more challenging, and generate more participation among the
What "loss of revenue" for the ARRL? Can't we discuss this without the snide little quips? The irony of that as far back as the late 1950's, possibly the early '60's, the ARRL DID award DXCC credits
Pete, I too was a beta-tester for LotW. Is the security for it rather on the high side? Yes. I've heard many people say that LotW is more secure than their on-line banking or credit card services...