[ADXA] Wild & Crazy Guys

[WB5JJJ]

>From personal experience -- NO on eQSL.  The reason is that I was getting
3-5 messages a week through their system that my "data was incorrect" or
"our QSO is missing".  I use HRD LB and it gets its data directly from
WSJTx.  At first, IF I responded, I would just say "not in my logbook", or
that my LB does not reflect the information you sent, fix yours.  I suspect
they are just fishing for AR, EM35 or Pope County or a lazy logger.  When I
first started eQSL, I did check my WSJTx transcription log and usually
their call never appeared being received by my station on the
date/frequency they said.  Sometimes, it never appears in the log at all.

I stopped uploading to eQSL in May of 2022 and within a few days/weeks, my
messages stopped.  Need I say more?


73's
George - WB5JJJ
HoIP - 100105


On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 7:14 AM Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com> wrote:

> We are definitely used to instant gratification.  Back in the good old
> days, I had to walk three miles in the snow to check my mailbox for cards
> from Box 88 in Russia.  Response time to my requests was usually a year or
> two.
>
> The main reason I finally uploaded to QRZ was that a lot of people like
> their awards or like to see matches there for some other reason.  I guess I
> shouldn’t have been a holdout for so long, since it’s really just a few
> mouse clicks.  Now someone needs to convince me to set up eQSL - or not.
>
> Lotw will be back soon enough, and I’ll be again uploading for the “real
> awards”.
>
> I think ARRL is on top of things and cooperating with law enforcement,
> etc.  I’m more worried about my health insurance getting cyber-attacked
> like one big company did.  They have enough problems with just normal
> operations.
>
> I’m still waiting for someone to explain whether that kid can really copy
> CW at 220 WPM.  I suspect Lotw will be back online way before I can
> reconcile 220 WPM in my mind.
>
> Dennis/RZ
>
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 5:25 AM <w5znjoel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ADXA Folks,
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>
>>
>> *“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.”*
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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 !!!!
>>
>>
>>
>> 73 Joel W5ZN
>>
>>
>>
>>
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