[VHFcontesting] LoTW and VHF

[Danny Pease]

I see very poor percentage of VHF QSO's on LoTW. I do see a very high
percentage (relatively) for any digital QSO's on LoTW. I have noticed an
extreme change to QSL's in general on VHF, at one time if I got on 6 meters
for even a few minutes, I would have QSL cards in my mail box within a few
days. These days I can't even get replies when I send an SASE with my card,
never mind LoTW. A different generation of operators I guess. It is even
worse above 2 meters.

Danny NG9R

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Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 16:36:52 -0500
From: Peter Laws <plaws at plaws.net>
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Subject: [VHFcontesting] LOTW and VHF
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42 Qs in the ARRL contest but only 11 confirmed via LOTW.  That's low.
In a RTTY contest I'd be over 50% by this long after the contest.
Even an HF contest like SS would net me more than that by now.

How can we get more VHF ops to confirm via LOTW?

Would it help if TQSL -- the app that signs your log for upload -- had been
massively updated so that it makes sense?  'Cause it has.
And there's even new directions ... ones that help you actually get it set
up?

http://www.arrl.org/TrustedQSL/tQSL-help/

I *have* managed to scrape together 100 credits in LOTW to get VUCC on
50 MHz but I have over 200 grids worked and I really want those endorsement
stickers.  :-)

So, what to do?


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