[Dx4win] More LOTW info

[Pete Smith]

At 11:25 PM 9/22/03 -0400, Mel wrote:
>Frankly, the only thing Lotw is going to be good for is WAS...
>
>It's so damn complicated for non-US stations to register I suspect it
>will be a domestic database...
>
>We are expected to send personal documents in the mail... Sacrifice
>personal security in favour of Lotw security...
>
>I think not!
>
>Cheers...
>

Isn't that a bit overdrawn, Mel?  Other than DXpeditions, the only 
requirement for non-US stations is pretty straightforward --

"Every non-USA station requesting a certificate for Logbook of the World 
must supply a copy of his or her Amateur Radio license in addition to a 
copy of one other government-issued document indicating his/her identity. 
Such an additional document might be a driver's license, for example."

How many personal documents of that minor level of importance do you send 
every month to someplace or another by mail?  Sure, it's a bit annoying to 
have to wait for mail notification of your initial certificate password, 
but the ultimate payoff would seem to be well worth it, for US and non-US 
stations alike.  If I were LotW's authors, I'd be very concerned that one 
successful fraud could undermine the entire enterprise.

73, Pete N4ZR
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