You are probably right, Danny. However, I neither know nor care what "DXCC Entity" I am in and I got the following back from the request:
Processing file 'AA5J.tq5' 2007-01-03 03:15:49 Started processing your New Certificate Request. 2007-01-03 03:15:49 For call sign: AA5J 2007-01-03 03:15:49 For DXCC Entity: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (291) 2007-01-03 03:15:49 For QSOs not before: 1945-11-01 00:00:00 2007-01-03 03:15:49 For QSOs not after: <none> 2007-01-03 03:15:50 Call sign, DXCC Entity and QSO date range don't match up 2007-01-03 03:15:50 **Your certificate request contains error(s); please correct and resubmit. 2007-01-03 03:15:50 See http://www.arrl.org/lotw/faq.html for more information. I suppose next I will be bounced for the 1945 start date ... 73, AA5J Danny Douglas wrote: > You must consider the other ops who DO use LOTW. It is so much easier than > buying/making, filling out, mailing QSL cards. Chuck it isnt rocket > science, and once a member, very easy to update to insure you still > live in > the same place, and have the same call, every couple of years. Doesnt > matter if its DX or not. WAS is also using LOTW and VUCC is just > around the > corner. One of these days, Worked ALL Counties will probably be there too, > and Collin county would be important in that one also. You do NOT even > have > to be an ARRL member to upload (just to use valuations for your own use). > > Danny Douglas N7DC > ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA > SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all > DX 2-6 years each > . > QSL LOTW-buro- direct > As courtesy I upload to eQSL but if you > use that - also pls upload to LOTW > or hard card. > > moderator [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:digital_modes%40yahoogroups.com> > moderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Mayfield - AA5J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:clmayfield%40verizon.net>> > To: <digitalradio@yahoogroups.com <mailto:digitalradio%40yahoogroups.com>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 9:16 PM > Subject: Re: [digitalradio] LOTW Olivia, not a lot ! > > > Andrew O'Brien wrote: > > > > > I'm surprised that of all the Olivia QSOs I have logged there are only > > > 5 verified via LOTW > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think I can understand why. Why does it have to be so complicated to > > get a cert with lotw? > > > > Chuck, aa5j > > > > PS I am debating whether or not it is more trouble than it is worth, > > since I do not chase dx..... > > > > > > Suggested Calling/Beaconing Frequencies: > > 17M: 18103.4 > > 20M: Primary:14.078.4 Secondary: 14.076.4 Digital Voice: 14236 > > 30M Primary:10.142 Secondary 10.144 > > 40M Region 2: 7073 Region 1/3: 7039 > > 80M Primary : 3583 Secondary: 3584.5 > > Announce your presence via our DX Cluster > telnet://cluster.dynalias.org <telnet://cluster.dynalias.org> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.2/613 - Release Date: 1/1/2007 > 2:50 PM > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.3/614 - Release Date: 1/2/2007 2:58 >PM > >