[CQ-Contest] LotW

[Steve Sacco NN4X]

Hi Jim -

Well, it IS called "Logbook of the World" - to me, that includes 
date/time, and multiple contacts.  Otherwise, "Dupe Sheet of the World" 
would have been a more accurate name.  :-)

Honestly, data storage is cheap, and having as much log information as 
possible would make it an incredibly valuable asset, not just for 
awards, but as a historical record of activity and propagation. Wouldn't 
it be fantastic to have access to W6AM's logs, or W2PV's, or W2GL's, or 
W9KNI's, or KH6IJ's, or any number of others - dare I suggest W1AW even 
- from days past?

If I was King of LotW, I'd work towards positioning it as "LaaS" - 
Logging as a Service - as it were.   Consolidate everyone - from all 
countries and contests - into LotW.

But, hey,  that's just me.

Back to playing in the 160M contest.  :-)

73,
Steve
NN4X




On 12/6/2013 10:17 AM, James Cain wrote:
 > Steve,
 >
 > LotW credits only count for certain ARRL awards (and CQ WPX). The 
only award I can think of where date matters is CW DXCC (must be 1975 or 
later). I can't think of any award of any kind where time of QSO applies.
 >
 > If there are other special cases (1976 Bicentennial WAS, 2012 Diamond 
Challenge, who knows? these would be special cases and the opt-out of 
purging QSOs option would apply).
 >
 > If somebody has put his pre-WW 2 QSOs on LotW I'm sure I will hear 
from him.
 >
 > Jim Cain, K1TN
 >
 > -----------
 >
 > "You also need to consider "date/time".  It's important for many awards.
 >
 > 73,
 > Steve
 > NN4X"