[CQ-Contest] A little LoTW gotcha

[Göran SM4DHF]

Bill,
you should  have received a message to the email address you used when you 
requested the certificate.
I have received some warnings between 1-3 weeks before the certificate 
expires.
One week is a little short if you are out travelling.

This warning was received September 9:

According to our records, your Logbook of the World digital
certificate for:

    SM4DHF - SWEDEN

expires at:

    Sep 28 20:33:26 2004 GMT

To continue submitting log data for this call sign and entity,
you must renew your certificate. Instructions for doing so can
be found at:

    https://www.arrl.org/lotw/renew

-- The Logbook team

Goran SM4DHF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Turner" <dezrat1242 at ispwest.com>
To: "RTTY reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>; "Contest reflector" 
<cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 4:20 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] A little LoTW gotcha


> Did any of you know that your LoTW certificates have to be renewed every
> year? I found out the hard way last night after trying to upload my XE
> RTTY log. The program continually crashed for no apparent reason, just
> before I tried to sign the .adif file. After much head scratching, I
> found my certificate, which I originally got on Jan 20, 2004 had
> expired.
>
> Normally, one can renew the certificate easily by selecting a menu
> option, but once it has expired, that option no longer exists. You have
> to apply for a new one. Too bad one does not get a warning of any kind -
> at least I didn't.
>
> So check your certs, guys, and don't get caught short like me.
>
> -- 
> Bill, W6WRT
>
>
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