[CQ-Contest] A little LoTW gotcha

[Mike Fatchett, W0MU]

I think it is easier getting top secret clearance than access to LOTW.  

It has to be the more user unfriendly system around and I am an IT guy.

I am all for eliminating as much cheating as possible but where do you draw
the line.  I spend my time chasing dx not trying to hack into the ARRL
computer so I can fake DXCC.  There has to be a better way.

Mike W0MU

-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Pruett
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 10:17 PM
To: Bill Turner; RTTY reflector; Contest reflector
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] A little LoTW gotcha

Bill,

I did get a note from the ARRL that my certificate was going to expire.  I
submitted the renewal according to instructions, and yet I never got a new
certificate back.  So I'm screwed just like you and I followed all the
procedures...

Dave/K8CC

At 10:20 PM 2/8/2005, Bill Turner wrote:
>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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