[ADXA] Wild & Crazy Guys

[Dennis Schaefer]

That was a long time ago.  I remembered it as 50 WPM and I generally have
some issues at 60.  I know Nick is fast and 60 is a nice round number so
I’m not going to be too adamant about it.  Whatever it was, I think we had
the best Field Day CW team around!

On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 8:05 AM J. Setcer <j.setcer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dennis, I was There watching, at the "County Line "CW Shoot out at High
> Noon"" (CAREN club hamfest) when you and WA5BDU both successfully copied
> SIXTY WPM.
> As my memory serves me. The guy conducting the contest said: "I'm out of
> cassette tapes. That was the fastest one I had". You & Nick Kennedy shook
> hands and that was the end of it.
> The NEXT year They put you in charge of Administering the contest, mostly
> so you would not be eligible to complete.
> - QJ
>
> 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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