[ADXA] Wild & Crazy Guys

[J. Setcer]

Joel, Was Mrs. Craggie the PRES. right before you? She called me in the
ARkansas QSO party. I asked "Are you that lady named Kay in Virginia?" I've
heard her in other contests. She is still very active.
--- Old story I've told before... I was just spinning the dial & stumbled
upon a HUGE pile-up. Of course I had to bust it & get a contact. It was
N3KN. WHAT?, it was just some lady named Kay in Virginia. Didn't seem
special, but She was working down a huge pile-up.
-- I Called W5RZ and asked what was that all about? Dennis explained that
it was Kay Craggie the ARRL Pres.
- I'm N5QJ & I'm still learning....

On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 5:25 AM <w5znjoel at gmail.com> wrote:

> ADXA Folks,
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> I loved Steve Martin when he appeared on Saturday Night Live back in the
> “good days of comedy” with skits like the two “wild and crazy guys” he and
> Dan Aykroyd would portray. That phrase fits all of the “wild and crazy”
> rumors I keep hearing about LoTW and that our data and DXCC records are
> lost and gone forever.
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> I have no insight into the details of ARRL’s cyber attack but I do read
> the press releases they continue to publicly send out and on several
> occasions they have stated your LoTW data and DXCC records are safe and
> secure. The most recent info that addressed this was in an ARRL member
> bulletin sent out last night that you should have received if you are an
> ARRL member……..and YOU must be to be an ADXA member !!!! That bulletin
> stated, regarding LoTW:
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> *“Many of our services and programs have been impacted by this attack. We
> have been diligently assessing each system to ascertain the extent of
> compromise. For example, while the Logbook of The World® server and related
> user data were unaffected, we have taken the precautionary measure of
> keeping the service offline until we can ensure the security and integrity
> of our networks. Similarly, access to Online DXCC is unavailable, although
> individual award data remains secure.”*
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> I have no expertise in cyber crimes and have to use spell check to make
> sure I spell it correctly, but I do have quite a bit of experience with
> ARRL and as a 53 year member (and past President) I can assure you they are
> addressing the issue and bringing services back on line when it is safe and
> ready to go. Just please be patient. Yes, I’m going through LoTW withdrawal
> as well but let’s stand by a bit longer and allow ARRL, the subject matter
> experts, and law enforcement professionals they are working with continue
> to work through this.
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> In the meantime, we ADXA folks have much more important things worry about
> and do like “GET IN THERE AND WORK ‘EM”. That way, when LoTW is back on
> line you will have something to upload !!!!
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> 73 Joel W5ZN
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