[ADXA] Wild & Crazy Guys

Fri Jun 7 10:33:53 EDT 2024

And if I use HRD alone in any mode, it's logged as soon as I click save.
All the data is from my radio for frequency, date and mode.  Time comes
from HRD in GMT.  All I have to do is enter the correct call.  The only
weak point in the system -- the operator.

I did have one guy a few years ago that said my time was several hours
off.  After a quick email exchange, it seems he was logging in his LOCAL
time.

73's
George - WB5JJJ
HoIP - 100105

On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 9:18 AM Trent Fleming <trent.fleming at gmail.com>
wrote:

> George I agree about eQSL. Had the same experience. Guys just fishing for
> contacts.
>
> N4DTF
>
>
>
> trentfleming.com
>
> On Jun 7, 2024, at 9:06 AM, WB5JJJ <wb5jjj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> 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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