Topband: LOTW Participation

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Some packet clusters also have LOTW indicators for stations registered with ARRL. When i first sent in my log of 2?years of QSo's I got 102 confirmed in seconds.  It is not at all complicated and some logging programs can automatically interconnect but doing so "manually" is easy.  Setting up for the first time just takes 10 minutes to read the instructions. It is not quite as easy as installing an iPad ap but far from rocket science if one can read.  

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On Feb 16, 2012, at 9:25 PM, "Jeff" <w7jw at charter.net> wrote:

> I love the LoTW system. The money I save on cards and postage goes into 
> radios and antennas. I'm not much of a contester any more, I just kind of 
> hunt and peck vs. S&P when I do work contest stations. One of the things do 
> is to look for DX stations that have taken the time to become active on LoTW 
> and reward them with a W7JW contest qso. Not much of a return on their 
> investment for sure but it does provide them with one more contest point 
> that would other wise never have happened. So, this weekend while ur 
> listening around on TB during the contest for new ones, think about handing 
> out some reward points to those DX stations who went that extra mile so we 
> can get those coveted awards we all like.
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Wayne Mills
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 8:08 PM
> To: wa3mej at comcast.net ; topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: LOTW Participation
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> Jim.
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> There are a number of reasons why more people don't use logbook. There's the
> perception that it's too complicated (mostly, IT guys have problems), and
> the fact that non-US hams must send a letter to ARRL, unlike US hams. There
> are also many people who like to collect paper cards. In Europe, the bureau
> system is much more popular than it is in the US largely because incoming
> and outgoing services are free with the membership in some national
> societies -- never mind that their dues are far greater.
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> Actually, however, there are ma large number of hams who do use LoTW. Some
> estimates put the number of at least semi-active DXers at around 100K to
> 150K. Consider then that the nearly 50K individual users of LoTW is quite
> significant. Here's something to think about: I wouldn't be surprised to
> learn that the percentage of regular LoTW users is higher than the
> percentage of non-LoTW users also who QSL regularly. LoTW is a different
> animal than conventional QSLing.
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> 73, Wayne,  N7NG
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> Jackson, Wyoming
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: topband-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of wa3mej at comcast.net
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 5:28 PM
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Topband: LOTW Participation
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> This has probably already been asked on here.. geeze I hope it doesnt start
> another gripefest.  But I am wondering with the cost of QSL cards, postage
> etc Why dont more people working DX (especially hams O-CONUS) use LOTW? It
> appears that a lot of DX does not participate in LOTW.  Is it because they
> dont like ARRL, dont like their activites controlled (if your not in the US
> you gotta mail stuff in etc.) or what?   I just dont understand this is the
> most painless method to get confirmation you could possibly have. Or maybe
> they just like collecting all those cards that we put into shoe boxes and
> put into the closet.
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> I just got  22 QSLs for contacts work less than two months ago.. some of
> them even less than a week ago.  How good can it get?  Sure make my work
> easier
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> Jim WA3MEJ
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