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Re: [CQ-Contest] LoTW confirmation rates

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] LoTW confirmation rates
From: Mike Reublin <nf4l@nf4l.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:57:23 -0500
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RUMLog uploads directly to LoTW either via email or https and to eQSL.

73, Mike NF4L

On Feb 13, 2014, at 10:09 AM, Scott <cq_dx_de_aa0aa@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> I use fldigi for digital, which uploads directly to RUMlog if it is open, and 
> use MacLoggerDx for some contests.  None of them upload directly to LoTW, but 
> do so to eQSL.  However, each produces adif files.  RUMlog, where everything 
> ends up, links with the ARRL program to provide tq8 files that I upload 
> manually to LoTW.
> 
> It is much easier to do than it sounds and easier to do than explain!  Only 
> one time did a file fail to upload, but it was because of a poor internet 
> connection.
> 
> 73, Scott AA0AA
> 
> Sent  Scott's iPad
> 
>> On Feb 11, 2014, at 6:29 PM, Dale Putnam <daleputnam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> My Winlog32 does the eQSL thing automatically.. it does NOT do LOTW auto.. 
>> far from it.
>> IN FACT.. I have not been successful with LOTW in well over two years. 
>> IF winlog32 or any logging program.. like N1MM would do the LOTW auto.. I'd 
>> be plumb happy...
>> and so would a whole lotta other folk too. (the ones that need a WY 
>> confirmation).
>> 
>> Have a great day, 
>> 
>> 
>> --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 10:25:35 -0800
>>> From: cq_dx_de_aa0aa@yahoo.com
>>> To: cq-contest@contesting.com; rtty@contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] LoTW confirmation rates
>>> 
>>> I am about 47% confirmed on LoTW and much lower on eQSL (although not 
>>> calculated, country list is shorter).  DX (outside NA) confirms more often 
>>> on LoTW, and, over all, digital QSOs are confirmed much more often on eQSL. 
>>>  NA contacts confirm more often on LoTW or both.  Digital contacts are 
>>> confirmed overwhelmingly on eQSL.
>>> 
>>> 73, Scott  AA0AA; XE1/AA0AA
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: "Ktfrog007@aol.com" <Ktfrog007@aol.com>
>>>> To: cq-contest@contesting.com; rtty@contesting.com 
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 8:49 AM
>>>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] LoTW confirmation rates
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Here's my observation of relative mode confirmation rates in LoTW and  
>>>> eQSL:
>>>> 
>>>> JT65 > PSK > RTTY > CW > SSB > FM
>>>> 
>>>> It sort of goes along with computer skills and maybe age.
>>>> 
>>>> I'm currently running 49.5% confirmed in LoTW.  If I took out all the  old 
>>>> QSOs from 1960-1999 I'd be well over 50%.  I think this is  remarkable and 
>>>> partly explains why LoTW seems to run so poorly now - it's a  victim of 
>>>> it's 
>>>> own success.  A lot of my confirmations come from digital  and RTTY QSOs.
>>>> 
>>>> 73,
>>>> Ken, AB1J
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> In a message dated 2014-02-10 8:59:24 P.M. Coordinated Universal Tim,  
>>>> tshoppa@wmata.com writes:
>>>> 
>>>> Many of  these QSO's are already confirmed in LOTW (hint, RTTY contesting 
>>>> has extremely  high confirmation rates in LOTW). 
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