[Dx-qsl] LOTW vs paper QSL's

[Michael G. Carper]

LoTW would be improved if it provided the ability to upload QSL images (like
eQSL does) so we could generate the cards ourselves (without the postage).

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From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of RAY FRIESS
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:57 AM
To: kenshep at one.net; dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] LOTW vs paper QSL's


If one only interested in record keeping for awards, my opinion is that LOTW
is fine.
However, I reflect back on my beginning days as a Novice some 40 years ago.
One of the sources of pride as a young Novice and General was getting those
pasteboards in the mail box and then putting them up on the wall where
fellow hams could see them when they visited, and being able to sit back in
the shack chair while listening to a qso, gazing over the wall of cards and
remembering the excitement of snagging some of those contacts hanging on the
wall.
 
So ... call me  sentimental fool ...   HI HI.
 
Ray  wa7itz
 
> From: kenshep at one.net
> To: DX-QSL at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:52:45 -0400
> Subject: [Dx-qsl] LOTW vs paper QSL's
> 
> I'm sorry gentlemen, I didn't mean to start a firestorm of evaluating one
form versus the other. This was merely an opinion of a non-LOTW participant
who sees a trend. There were many points on both sides of the aisle, and
although I am not condemning LOTW at all, I suppose in my own fashion, I
like to see that final acknowledgement of a QSO in my hand, glossy or plain
(I have both hanging on the wall).
> 
> Having done the manual exercises for 5BDXCC and most of the other awards,
I certainly can see the benefit to being automated, but I see the downside
of everything being automated, with little or no human contact and based
upon a $5 fee. 
> I will continue to do paper, and will, over the next few months, go to
LOTW myself, just do to stay "in the loop". I suppose it is nice to have all
of your band/mode info readily available without digging through boxes, but
I kinda like stirring up that dust.
> 
> Once again, IMHO
> 73 to all and thanks for your MANY MANY emails Ken WA8JOC 
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