I concur. I wonder if someone could adopt their logs post operation and provide LOTW as a surrogate? Also, the stations who require green stamps could learn the OQRS procedure and probably net more income and quicker to support their operation.
Herb, KV4FZ On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 8:30 AM Tim Shoppa <tsho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Herb, in the past 5 years most major DXpedition sponsors have required > (eventual) LOTW upload as a condition of the funding grant. > > This is not 100% of course. A recent notable DXpeditions by a guy who will > never do LOTW, was 4B4B Revillagigedo. And several Kosovo operations (not > espcially "hard" but "new") will never do LOTW either. > > Now, for rare DX home stations (not DXpeditions), this is much less > effective. Several of these guys really do depend on green stamps for > income it seems. > > Tim N3QE > > On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 3:18 AM Herbert Schoenbohm < > herbert.schoenb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Would not a 100% LOTW be the ultimate answer to card frauds? There is, in >> fact, is no card checker in the VI for 160 meter QSO's causing me >> countless >> mailings to the DXCC desk. This all could be avoided in the future if the >> ARRL went to 100% LOTW. Most rare DX stations would want their operations >> to count and would easily sign up to ARRL's LOTW, I think. >> >> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ. >> >> On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 6:19 PM Guy Olinger K2AV <k2av....@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > It does seem, at the moment not being entirely wrapped up in ham >> > radio, that there certainly is the analogue of OK1YQ in just about >> > every realm of life. I can think of a few names that I personally >> > found intensely irritating in the particular circumstances. So I DO >> > understand the pique. When will the &#%@%$ so n so finally get his, >> > and a list of similar thoughts probably familiar to everyone on this >> > list. >> > >> > It would seem to me, the fact that I can even remember OK1YQ, >> > specifically for cheating and nothing else, as well as several other >> > calls for the same violation, is already punishment metered out. >> > >> > What does any of us want to bubble up in another's memory when they >> > run into our call sign? >> > >> > We are not diminished by his cheating. He is. >> > >> > That he cannot recognize that and abandon the cheating, desperately >> > needing the unearned magnitude on the list to prop up his self-image >> > and soothe his searing feelings of inferiority, should be the object >> > of pity, not an affront to ourselves. >> > >> > I'll agree with Ken, that the complex electronics and programming of >> > modern ham radio increases methods and means of cheating. >> > >> > But shall we all cry "Foul! Alas!" and throw our life-long favorite >> > toy in the dust bin? >> > >> > Not me. I have too many really great ham friends, across a lifetime, >> > too many gone on and missed, more for their great quality as human >> > beings than anything. >> > >> > OK1YQ is a gnat. Let's not give him more than a gnat's worth of >> > attention: Smack it with our key hand during the contest logger >> > auto-send and back to the keyboard in time for the return exchange... >> > >> > W0UCE's lifelong rye humour, marvelous culinary skills, and essential >> > basic charity toward humanity will forever define what bubbles up >> > whenever I hear or see his call sign. Ponder on your version of W0UCE >> > and smile upon the wonderful fortune of that. >> > >> > 73 all, >> > >> > Guy K2AV >> > >> > On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 4:28 PM Ken Claerbout <kenk...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > >> > > Several months ago I was asked by the League for a segment of one of >> > > my DX-pedition logs. I assume it was for this, but I don't know that >> > > for a fact. >> > > >> > > Times are changing. There are more ways than ever for someone who >> > > wants to game the game. Fake cards seem rather old fashion. >> > > >> > > 73 >> > > Ken K4ZW >> > > _________________ >> > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >> > Reflector >> > _________________ >> > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >> > Reflector >> > >> _________________ >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband >> Reflector >> > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector