Ummm... Charles, I think you've put some words in my mouth here. I didn't address "difficulty of use," just alleged difficulty in signing up for it. Not the same thing. And as far as that goes, I've uploaded both via email and via the web, on dial-up, DSL, and FIOS... never had a problem. Even with larger files.
When ham radio is more secure than banks, where have we gone? In this age of identity theft, the issue to me is not that LotW is very secure, it's that the banks aren't secure enough -- which is another issue altogether. Limited English? I don't recall saying anything about language! Dislike for America? I am not going to argue about the politics of the current administration. That has no place on this reflector. But to blame the individual citizens (or their ham radio society) for the perceived ills of it's government is not only wrong, IMHO, but an excuse. I'm sorry, my friend, but none of these issues were in my original email. If you want to discuss them, within the rules of this reflector, fine -- but don't attribute them as answers to things I didn't say. 73 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Charles Harpole Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 10:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: [DX-CHAT] QSL METHODS Ron, ur answer does not address my list of reasons why DX does not use lbotw... re: No computer... that does it... end of story which u acknowledged, but -long upload times and expense... no answer -difficulty of use... ur answer is just keep trying until u get it... not a good answer to busy guys who have no real stake in sending the data anyway.... -when ham radio, a hobby, is more secure than banks, ah, where have we gone? -using mail to register and reregister and reregister etc... ur mail works.... many do not. -limited English....SURPRISE, ENGLISH IS NOT THE ONLY LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD. -dislike of ARRL... maybe a factor but there is also distaste for America abroad now... USA lost all of its good graces abroad soon after 9/11 due to its foreign policies... Am. squandered all the huge sympathy within months of 9/11.... believe me, America is not beloved anymore outside its boundaries, and that attitude spills over into ham radio as well as every other activity in modern life.... sad. 73, Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
