[CQ-Contest] CQ-Contest Digest, Vol 75, Issue 12

[Allen R. Brier]

Another way to reduce QSLing chores is with Global QSL. www.globalqsl.com.
Check it out.

Allen Brier N5XZ / KL5DX
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Richmond, TX 77406-2533
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   1. Re: eQSL vs. LoTW  2009 Data Point: Award levels (Bill Parry)


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Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:20:20 -0600
From: "Bill Parry" <bparry at rgv.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] eQSL vs. LoTW  2009 Data Point: Award levels
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This is an interesting idea you have here. I had never thought to compare
the e-QSL and LOTW confirmations as a method of checking which was working
better. I had just assumed that e-QSL with its easier method of use would
far outstrip LOTW. I checked the total mixed countries provided by e-QSL and
LOTW and found:

LOTW Mixed countries confirmed	247
e-QSL Mixed countries confirmed	184

I was really surprised. I have all of my QSOs (57K) since 1978 uploaded to
both. Since, until recently, e-QSL was not valid for any of the awards I was
interested in, my only purpose of uploading to e-QSL was to hopefully reduce
the number of paper cards. I think that between the two it has reduced my
cards from the bureau considerable.

Bill W5VX 

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Subject: [CQ-Contest] eQSL vs. LoTW 2009 Data Point: Award levels

I got back on the air on January 1 2009 and have made and dumped about 1,600
QSOs into both eQSL and LoTW.
If I look at my potential award levels just on those QSO's here's what I
see:




eQSL: 41 states, 41 countries confirmed

LoTW: 46 states, 62 countries confirmed




My logbook software says 128 countries and 48 states (anyone live in ID or
MT anymore?) ?worked since Jan 1.?

I was surprised to see the much higher DX?count on LoTW - I thought the
complexity of getting started and?

the ARRLness of it would hamper DX use compared to?eQSL but does not seem to
be the case.

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73 John K3TN
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