[CQ-Contest] LOTW DXCC

[Jim Rhodes]

Here is another place that we disagree. Operators that claim to be 
somewhere or someone that they are not are cheating all of us. Why wait 
till later (after they have a trunkfull of green stamps) to find this out. 
By having to validate who I am, I am not made to feel like I am suspected 
of cheating. I am made to feel like my identity is worthy of recognition. 
When I apply for credit at a bank I expect them to validate my ability to 
pay it off. And that is only money. When I am accepting or giving 
validation for a contact made with another amateur that involves my 
character. This is a harder thing to restore if damaged.

At 07:50 AM 4/20/2005, Igor Sokolov wrote:

>Sorry you cannot share my sentiments. Nobody should be suspected in
>cheating unless  proved otherwise. I think that is where we should be
>heading. Cheaters only cheat themselves and sooner or later their
>cheating is obvious to public.
>
>73, Igor UA9CDC
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Rhodes" <k0xu at iowadsl.net>
>To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 4:53 AM
>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] LOTW DXCC
>
>
> > And the DX desk or contest sponsor should also take a person's word
>when
> > they say they were operating in North Korea, or Bhutan, or any
>other hard
> > to get to spot. Surely no one would ever cheat at something like
>that!
> >
> > Sorry, I cannot share your sentiments. My thanks to the folks at
>the league
> > that are taking time and effort to make the system mean something.
> >
> > At 07:50 AM 4/19/2005, Igor Sokolov wrote:
> > >It takes much more then 2 minutes to upload to LOTW. At least for
> > >those who lives outside of the USA. It involves sending
>photocopies
> > >of the licence and passport by snail mail and then downloading
> > >software, getting key, preserving key for one year, not forgetting
>to
> > >renew it etc. I think we Hams deserve to be trusted.  Until the
> > >attitude change I will keep uploading  8Q7DV expedition logs to
> > >dx.qsl.net where everyone can check them. It is just hobby.
> > >
> > >73, Igor UA9CDC
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "N7MAL" <N7MAL at CITLINK.NET>
> > >To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> > >Cc: "n7cqq" <n7cqq at msn.com>; "Mills, Wayne N7NG" <N7NG at arrl.org>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 9:34 AM
> > >Subject: [CQ-Contest] LOTW DXCC
> > >
> > >
> > > > Finally: Thanks to N7CQQ for uploading the XR0X logs to LOTW I
>now
> > >have """""un-linked"""", virgin, mixed DXCC via LOTW.
> > > > Here's some stats to ponder: I have uploaded 11K+ QSO's, 4 band
> > >DXCC, 85% of Q's CW and 75% of Q's contest logs. It has taken
>since
> > >the beginning of LOTW to today to get mixed DXCC. Sure would have
> > >been a lot easier and a much shorter wait if certain, still
>unnamed,
> > >contest xpeditions would take the extra 2 minutes to upload to
>LOTW
> > >the same cab file they send to the contest sponsor and the same
>info
> > >they use to brag to 3830.
> > > > Once again kudos' to John N7CQQ.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > MAL              N7MAL
> > > > BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
> > > > http://www.ctaz.com/~suzyq/N7mal.htm
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> >
> > Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone.
> >
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Jim Rhodes K0XU
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Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone.