[Dx-qsl] AR - VE7CC

[Robert G. Schaffrath]

Even if it didn't print cards but just issued an official verifiable 
document confirming the QSO I would be happy with that.  I have several 
IOTA's confirmed only in LOTW and are therefor not usable in the current 
IOTA program.  There have been the rumors that IOTA might eventually 
work with LOTW but one glaring problem is the requirement for the island 
name.  One example that comes to mind is a contact I have with EA4DX/HK0 
on NA-049 (Providencia Island).  The DXCC entity is listed as San Adres 
Island in LOTW but nowhere is the island name listed other than as 
NA-049.  So either the RSGB is going to have to accept just the IOTA 
number or LOTW is going to have to be retrofitted to accept the actual 
island name.

Still it would be nice to be able to pay the ARRL to issue a signed 
document confirming selected QSO's which could then be sent to any 
awards manager as proof of a contact just like a QSL card.

I should note that I have the IOTA number NA-026 defined in my LOTW 
profile so any contacts I log from here are tagged with NA-026.  
However, nowhere is it indicated that I am on Long Island and not one of 
the smaller islands such as Fire, Plum, Governors, etc.

73 & HNY,
Robert de N2JTX

> Danny Douglas wrote:
>
>> Better yet: just make the LOTW system print cards too.  That way it 
>> would
>> have nothing to do with eQSL, and you would have your cake and eat it 
>> too.
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