[RTTY] thats very sad Gert - LOTW User Update

[Jerry Flanders]

Is there a "I think everybody should QSL or LOTW all the time if they 
are on the air" reflector? Maybe there should be.

Jerry W4UK

At 21:27 1/25/2006, Terry Gerdes wrote:
>RTTY ops,
>
>I need to update my post on ARRL Officials that do not use the LOTW.  It
>turns out that Central Director: George R. Isely, W9GIG does use the LOTW
>and is listed in the HB9BZA LOTW user list.  I made a typo when I searched
>the HB9BZA list looking for W9GIG's call.  Sorry George.
>
>That bring the total ARRL officials using LOTW to 14 and the ones not using
>LOTW to 25.
>
>If anyone forwarded my original post to any other reflector, please forward
>this correction as well.  Thanks.
>
>73 Terry - AB5K
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Terry Gerdes" <terry at ab5k.net>
>To: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <k4ik at subich.com>; "'FireBrick'"
><w9ol at billnjudy.com>; "'RTTY List'" <rtty at contesting.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:41 AM
>Subject: Re: [RTTY] thats very sad Gert
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I find it very alarming that 66 percent of out ARRL officials do not use
> > LOTW.
> > Even the ARRL Chief Technology Officer:  Paul Rinaldo, W4RI is not a LOTW
> > user.
> > Are these folks no longer hams?  Are they too busy?  Either way, perhaps
> > they should not ne representing our interests at the League.  Here are the
> > details:
> >
> > Source of ARRL Officials:  http://www.arrl.org/divisions/
> > Souce of LOTW users:  http://rchalmas.users.ch/lotw/
> >
> > The following 13 ARRL officials are using LOTW:
> >
> >   President: Joel Harrison, W5ZN
> >   First Vice President:  Kay C. Craigie, N3KN
> >   Chief Executive Officer:   David Sumner, K1ZZ
> >   Chief Operating Officer:  Harold Kramer, WJ1B
> >   Atlantic Director: William C. Edgar, N3LLR
> >   Great Lakes Director: Jim Weaver, K8JE
> >   Midwest Director: Wade Walstrom, W0EJ
> >   Midwest Vice Director: Bruce Frahm, K0BJ
> >   New England Director: Tom Frenaye, K1KI
> >   Roanoke Director: Dennis Bodson, W4PWF
> >   Southwestern Vice Director: Edward J. "Ned" Stearns, AA7A
> >   West Gulf Director: Coy C. Day, N5OK
> >   West Gulf Vice Director: Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV
> >
> > The following 26 ARRL officials are NOT using LOTW (Please remember them
> > in your votes):
> >
> >   Second Vice President:  Rick Roderick, K5UR
> >   International Affairs Vice President:  Rod Stafford, W6ROD
> >   Treasurer:    James McCobb Jr., K1LU
> >   Chief Financial Officer:   Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY
> >   Chief Development Officer:   Mary Hobart, K1MMH
> >   Chief Technology Officer:  Paul Rinaldo, W4RI
> >   Atlantic Vice Director: Tom Abernethy W3TOM
> >   Central Director: George R. Isely, W9GIG
> >   Central Vice Director: Howard S. Huntington, K9KM
> >   Dakota Director:  Jay Bellows, K0QB
> >   Dakota Vice Director: Twila Greenheck, N0JPH
> >   Delta Director: Henry R. Leggette, WD4Q
> >   Great Lakes Vice Director: Gary L. Johnston, KI4LA
> >   Hudson Director: Frank J. Fallon, N2FF
> >   Hudson Vice Director: Joyce Birmingham, KA2ANF
> >   New England Vice Director: Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF
> >   Northwestern Director: Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF
> >   Northwestern Vice Director: William J. Sawders, K7ZM
> >   Pacific Director: Bob Vallio, W6RGG
> >   Pacific Vice Director:  Andy Oppel, N6AJO
> >   Roanoke Vice Director: Rev Leslie Shattuck, K4NK
> >   Rocky Mountain Director: Warren G. "Rev" Morton, WS7W
> >   Rocky Mountain Vice Director: Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT
> >   Southeastern Director: Frank M. Butler Jr, W4RH
> >   Southeastern Vice Director: Sandy Donahue, W4RU
> >   Southwestern Director: Richard J. Norton, N6AA
> >
> > 73 Terry - AB5K
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <k4ik at subich.com>
> > To: "'FireBrick'" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>; "'RTTY List'"
> > <rtty at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 7:31 AM
> > Subject: Re: [RTTY] thats very sad Gert
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Bill,
> >>
> >>> His reply...."...way too busy....can't be bothered"
> >>
> >> If they're in my division and they're too busy to respond to
> >> my request for a QSL, they're too busy to represent me.  I'll
> >> vote against them the next time.
> >>
> >> The non-QSLers should be posted somewhere so those in their
> >> division can see that they have more time!
> >>
> >> 73,
> >>
> >>    ... Joe, W4TV
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com
> >>> [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of FireBrick
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 7:27 AM
> >>> To: RTTY List
> >>> Subject: [RTTY] thats very sad Gert
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I had a similar experience.
> >>> I had sent a sase for a band/mode I needed to a League official.
> >>> After no return I emailed him asking (politely), if he had
> >>> gotten my request.
> >>>
> >>> His reply...."...way too busy....can't be bothered"
> >>>
> >>> I did hear him in the contest that very weekend.
> >>> Never got my qsl, never got my stamps back either. :-(
> >>> He probably was "...way too busy" and "....couldn't be
> >>> bothered" to notice I was never in
> >>> his log since.
> >>>
> >>> As a caveat I do want to say that I've worked a number of
> >>> League connected people, and
> >>> they have been most kind in answering my qsl requests.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>