Some of the "fishing" contacts might actually be busted calls. You only
need to look at your contest UBN report to see this. In Larry's case,
and other desirable DX, it's not out of the question that some SLIM was
operating just for the pile-up "jollies", therefore creating QSL
requests that appear to be fishing expeditions. The only difference is
actually "seeing them" on eQSL but not on LoTW. These situations are
independent of any perceived security of either system.
73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
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On 2/13/2014 6:16 AM, Larry wrote:
I upload to both LoTW and eQSL. I have gotten a few "fake" QSOs
against both my home call (130K QSOs) and my XV calls (3W2NWS - 5K
QSOs - and XV2W -20K QSOs). Most of the fake ones were for my XV2W
call and for a time I was not in XV. In total maybe 15 fake QSOs.
Confirmation rate is nearly the same (within 1 per cent) for both LoTW
and eQSL at around 20 per cent overall for my home call which has many
QSOs before 2003 (roughly the start of LoTW and eQSL).
Confirmation rate for my XV2W call has recently changed with LoTW now
around 37 per cent and eQSL around 28 per cent. These used to be much
more like my home call in range and spread between the two services.
Paper QSL rate is about 25 per cent for the XV call. There is overlap
in these numbers in that some stations are confirmed in all three
categories (eQSL, LoTW, paper), some in two categories, and others in
only one category.
There is a difference between continents for my XV2W QSOs. NA is
decidedly more LoTW oriented with 52 per cent confirmed LoTW vs 22 per
cent eQSL. AS OTOH is 32 vs 22 per cent (LoTW and eQSL respectively)
and EU at 38 vs 32 per cent.
73, Larry W6NWS
-----Original Message----- From: XV4Y (Yan)
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 6:08 PM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] LoTW confirmation rates
Hi Dale,
Well, DXKeeper is free and has a very good integration with LotW.
I use N1MM for actually logging the QSOs at my operating position, but
transfer them to DXKeeper for all the "log managing" and QSLing.
I have 193 confirmed countries with LotW for 223 worked. Only CW and
SSB, really few DIGI.
I was more than surprised of that confirmation rate, but it I confirm
you receive more confirmation from contesters and CWers than from SSB
DXers...
I don't look at eQSL anymore as I receive far to more fake QSO requests.
73,
Yan.
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Yannick DEVOS - XV4Y
http://xv4y.radioclub.asia/
http://varc.radioclub.asia/
Le 13 févr. 2014 à 00:00, cq-contest-request@contesting.com a écrit :
Message: 6
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:29:05 -0700
From: Dale Putnam <daleputnam@hotmail.com>
To: Scott Monks <cq_dx_de_aa0aa@yahoo.com>,
"cq-contest@contesting.com" <cq-contest@contesting.com>,
"rtty@contesting.com" <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] LoTW confirmation rates
Message-ID: <COL127-W36E6CFB6095EB3A0AAAB46D0920@phx.gbl>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
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
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