[RTTY] Logbook of the World (LOTW) RTTY Confirmations

[Bill]

Maybe because many of us rtty types were among the first beta testers of 
LoTW!
and
Secondly we were using computers for contesting, so our qsos were 
already stored in a correct or easy to export format. So it was easy to 
upload.





On 3/21/11 12:51 PM, Mike Tindor AA8IA wrote:
> Why is it that RTTY operators are so much more likely to provide an LOTW
> confirmation versus CW/SSB ops?   Does anyone have a theory?
>
> According to my records, here is how my LOTW confirmations break down
> between modes:
>
> RTTY   61.7% (1284/2078)
> CW     40.8% (1747/4279)
> SSB    35.2% (546/1550)
>
> 45.2%   average confirmation rate (all modes combined)
>
> Those are pretty raw figures, and my total Qs on LOTW are just a hair more
> than 7,900.
>
> I think that's an amazing confirmation rate via LOTW, especially considering
> many of my RTTY confirmations are DX -- and if you use LOTW and are DX, you
> know the processs to obtain an LOTW acccount/certificate is more involved.
> The use of LOTW is definitely on the rise, regardless of mode.
>
> At any rate, I'm grateful that so many RTTY ops are embracing LOTW for QSO
> confirmation.   Thanks to the great confirmation rates on RTTY, I've got
> enough credits for RTTY WAS and for DXCC (not RTTY DXCC yet) with about 9
> months of operating and 7,000s Qs
>
> Mike / AA8IA
>
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