[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] QSLing and LOTW

[Tom Kirby]

On 2/17/2015 11:40 AM, Ian wrote:
> Logbook of the World (LOTW),  <http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world>
> http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world, is a great way to save some
> postage on QSL cards from stateside and abroad.  Doesn't cost anything to
> upload your electronic log and there are lots of DX stations that uses LOTW.
> Everyone like real QSL cards, however, a lot of the rarer DX live in
> countries where the postal system is, how shall I put this politely, less
> than reliable.  You want that rare country confirmed but not sure if you
> should try mailing directly?  Check out
> <http://wd5eae.org/HB9BZA_LoTWUsersList.html>
> http://wd5eae.org/HB9BZA_LoTWUsersList.html first to see if the DX uploads
> to LOTW!  If they do then it might be a whole lot easier to get a
> confirmation on LOTW than to take a chance with their post office.
>
> 73, Ian N8IK
>
>
Seconded.

While I love paper QSLs, LotW is great. Yesterday, I worked UT7UJ (Kiev, 
Ukraine), and he's
confirmed already. This is not to say the postal service in the Ukraine 
is unreliable. I've had
better results from them when buying some 17th century silver coins than 
from our own
USPS. I just used them as an example of how fast LotW is.

73,

-- Tom KJ4FUU