Over the last few years I've been watching to see if the ARRL was going to actually bring VUCC or other awards to LOTW, but haven't seen any change in a long...
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n9lah@...
n9lah
Jan 3, 2010 5:21 pm
The rumor, as I heard it, was that VUCC was to be implemented after the first of the year. We can only wait and watch. There have been a couple of down times...
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W4KN
w4kn@...
Jan 4, 2010 5:36 am
Under WAS I have confirmation for 50 RTTY contacts on LoTW. I was under the assumption that RTTY was a digital mode. Under DIGITAL I only have 49 contacts...
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David Levine
geek_nj
Jan 4, 2010 11:53 am
Go to https://p1k.arrl.org/lotwuser/awards?awg_id=WAS&ac_acct=1 and select your WAS account in the drop-down (if you have multiple) and click the "Select WAS...
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la4rt
Jan 4, 2010 12:11 pm
... Obviously, VUCC is an ARRL award. The easiest way to integrate with LotW is to code it into LotW. As for awards with other sponsors, like WAZ or IOTA, ARRL...
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Peter Laws
plawsy_y
Jan 4, 2010 4:31 pm
... Zone, IOTAs, Counties, grid locs (especially). Many US users don't even set their state. Yes, data quality is an issue. This is a problem that needs to be...
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wb4iuy@...
wb4iuy
Jan 4, 2010 9:37 pm
... first of the year. We can only wait and watch. There have been a couple of down times over the weekend and each time I had hoped to see it pop up as WAS...
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Peter Laws
plawsy_y
Jan 4, 2010 10:28 pm
... One person, apparently, and not full-time. Remember that fees collected from cashing in LoTW credits DO NOT cover the cost of operating LoTW. ... I can't...
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Iain MacDonnell - N6ML
ar_n6ml
Jan 4, 2010 10:31 pm
... See http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/OnlineConfir.html *shrug* ~Iain / N6ML...
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Peter Laws
plawsy_y
Jan 4, 2010 10:35 pm
... I sit corrected! Good for CQ. Now, can HQ make it happen??? :-) -- Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!...
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wb4iuy@...
wb4iuy
Jan 4, 2010 10:44 pm
... Really? I'm guessing someone was either using your call, the other station heard it wrong, wrote it down wrong, or typed into the logging program wrong....
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wb4iuy@...
wb4iuy
Jan 4, 2010 10:51 pm
... Wow...that would be great. I do notice the following from that page: "For details, click here or see March 2009 CQ, page 92." Since it is in March '09,...
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Dave AA6YQ
aa6yq
Jan 5, 2010 1:16 am
The LotW development/operations team is so thinly staffed that it takes months to correct serious defects -- like the premature certificate expiration defect...
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Dave AA6YQ
aa6yq
Jan 5, 2010 1:21 am
Those words have been present on the CQ web site for several years. 73, Dave, AA6YQ ... From: ARRL-LOTW@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ARRL-LOTW@yahoogroups.com]On...
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W4KN
w4kn@...
Jan 5, 2010 5:35 am
David, Thanks for the reply but that didn't help. Guess I'll just find another Oregon digital and work it. I also have the Triple Play Award so I had to have...
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Iain MacDonnell - N6ML
ar_n6ml
Jan 5, 2010 7:09 am
I think David didn't take you far enough - in "Modify Account", you may have to actually "Edit Rule" - don't change anything about the rule, but click in ...
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David Levine
geek_nj
Jan 5, 2010 11:53 am
Oops - Thanks Ian. Was in too much of a hurry before heading out to work. Bobby - As Ian states, Click Edit Rule to the right of where it shows Your *Call ...
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Bert - W0RSB
bert.hyman
Jan 5, 2010 2:12 pm
... HB9BZA asks people to submit ADIF logs, from which he extracts calls of known LOTW users, which he makes available for download from his Web site. ...
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W4KN
w4kn@...
Jan 5, 2010 4:22 pm
Thanks David and Ian, That worked..another little "glitch" with LoTW, but I still like it and it is a great alternative to QSLing without the Post Office lines...
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Nenad Stevanovic
nenad_ve3exy
Jan 5, 2010 4:33 pm
Bobby, I assume US Post Office use standardized terminals, and applications in each outlet. Based upon who is on duty, he/she may or may not know how to...
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Peter Laws
plawsy_y
Jan 5, 2010 4:50 pm
... Correct on all counts. There was an email going around that listed the steps that a USPS clerk needed to complete to redeem an IRC. Sales are in there,...
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Peter Laws
plawsy_y
Jan 5, 2010 4:59 pm
... USPS IRC references: Yes, they are valid for international postage: http://pe.usps.gov/text/imm/immc3_026.htm Lots of stuff re: IRCs including steps to...
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Joseph Miller
radiodxer2000
Jan 5, 2010 5:18 pm
Thx Nenad, Â My first (and recent) incident with IRCs went fairly smoothly. I went to one of the large Post Offices, and although my clerk wasn't sure how to...
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Peter Jordahl
k5gm
Jan 5, 2010 8:06 pm
Now if I could only get my Post Office (not a dinky local neighborhood P.O. but the "General Mail Facility") to get some new IRCs. I've been trying for three...
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Alan Swinger
alanswinger
Jan 5, 2010 8:14 pm
I succeeded in getting the new IRCs at the Charlottesville, VA PO by contacting Customer Service at the Main HQ PO in Richmond, VA. They were happy to help and...
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Paul. W. Copeland
pcopeland.geo
Jan 5, 2010 10:19 pm
All U S Post Offices were SUPPOSED to quit ordering the "OLD" IRC's back in the summer (JULY?) and by September should have either sold out of their old ones...
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Peter Laws
plawsy_y
Jan 5, 2010 10:24 pm
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 16:19, Paul. W. Copeland ... Dude. It's 2010. The international students keep in touch with the folks over Skype, Twitter, Facebook,...
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Paul. W. Copeland
pcopeland.geo
Jan 6, 2010 12:49 am
Yeah, yer right. But what do I know - I still like CW. 73 de K4KCS...
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Edward
mccormick_mack
Jan 6, 2010 2:16 am
I've complete WAS 160M CW and thought I would apply for the sticker. When I look at the entry under WAS awards the Alaska station shows as "applied" in bold....
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Edward
mccormick_mack
Jan 6, 2010 2:27 am
Sorry, I should have said "AWARDED" not "Applied"....
