[Dx-qsl] AR - VE7CC

[Bob Nielsen]

That's a good point.  Maybe RSGB and ARRL can work out a compromise.   
It would be nice to be able to use LOTW for IOTA contacts.

73,
Bob, N7XY
Bainbridge Island, WA (NA-065)

On Dec 31, 2005, at 1:02 PM, Robert G. Schaffrath wrote:

> 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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