1.
The DXPs already charge for OQRS which many ADXA folks will gladly pay to get
the LoTW, especially if it's an ATNO for some (like me). I even saw one DXP
that was charging $20 for immediate LoTW after DXP was completed, $10
for a month or so delay, and $5 for sometime before the free upload
about 6-12 months later. Plus, Yuris is still waiting on approval from
ARRL for the DXCC status. I'm sure it will come soon.
2.
Multiply #1 by a worldwide base, and the income could be huge. Much
more than $100 from ADXA, but every dollar helps defray planning time
and expenses.
3.
If it's some DXP that I already have a LoTW confirmation or two, I
typically just wait for the 6 months to pass and hope they don't go SK
and logs are lost.
Don't
get me wrong, I'm well aware of the cost to do even the most basic DXP,
but they all have found the Holy Grail of OQRS as a major revenue
stream, especially for the 1 or 2 man teams to a Top 50 site. Plus, if
they have donations of cash or equipment from vendors, that's no out of
pocket expense, even if they have to return the equipment to the vendors.
If you remember back when Bouvet was going, I matched the club's
donation as I figured that was a once in a lifetime possibility for me. I NEVER HEARD THEM at all. Did I feel jilted, NOT ONE BIT, but disappointed for sure. However, that was a very different DXP, in my view, and they had major obstacles they could not overcome once on site.
So,
the dilemma remains. Do we, as an organization, support this DXP or not? So having said all of
this, I support the suggested donation, but only if their DXCC is approved.