[Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ...

[Ken G Kopp]

Hi Ed!

Probably because a -very- high percentage of
DX4WIN users use LOTW and have a high
level of interest in LOTW ....

73!

Ken Kopp - K0PP

On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:30 PM, Ed Stratton <w1zz at ymail.com> wrote:
> Why is LOTW backlog a thread on DX4WIN?  Isn't there a LOTW discussion board...
>
>
> 73's
> Ed , W1ZZ
> w1zz at ymail.com
>
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LotW Backlog continues to grow ...
>
> Not sure how "current" their delay announcements are, as a CQWW log
> uploaded on 12/1 has yet to be processed.
>
> But on the other hand, DXCC submissions via LoTW are super-fast.  Submitted
> my "annual" update last evening at 8:40 and had all accredited at 9:49.
>
> So some parts are working well....
>
>
> *Steve, N3SL*
> Sioux City, IA
> CQ4 ITU7 EN12
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> > Delay keeps growing. Up to 8 days just a few minutes ago.
>>
>> Agreed - 8 days 14 hours!  At the current rate of growth the
>> delay will be 9 days before tomorrow.  Here are the latest
>> numbers I have:
>>
>> Upload Time           Time Processed      Elapsed Time
>> ==============================**=========================
>> 2012/11/23  18:00    2012/11/27  00:43    3  06:43:34
>> 2012/11/28  22:32    2012/12/05  02:08    6  03:35:10
>> 2012/11/29  18:38    2012/12/06  05:10    6  10:32:20
>> 2012/11/30  00:58    2012/12/06  18:24    6  17:26:26
>> 2012/11/30  17:04    2012/12/07  17:28    7  00:24:16
>> 2012/12/01  08:20    2012/12/08  19:09    7  10:49:15
>> 2012/12/01  12:30    2012/12/09  01:10    7  12:40:49
>> 2012/12/02  05:00    2012/12/10  19:31    8  14:31:29
>>
>> The delay is growing out of control - between 12/1 and 112/2
>> there were 2.5 times as many QSOs uploaded as LotW processed
>> and LotW has been processing an *average* of 11,000 QSOs per
>> minute or about 264,000 QSOs per day based on the information
>> on the home page.
>>
>> If one plots a trend line, the delay is growing exponentially.
>> The trend indicates a file uploaded *today* is not likely to
>> be processed *for more than five weeks* based on the current
>> rate of growth in the backlog.  Based on the processing time
>> for files uploaded at 0500z on 12/2, there were about 2.25
>> million unprocessed QSOs in the queue at that time - and that
>> was 48 hours *after* the deadline for submitting CQWW CW logs.
>> With the trend in growth between 11/25 and 12/2, the queue could
>> hold as many *10 million* unprocessed QSOs (although that is
>> unlikely)!
>>
>> I know the folks in Newington are saying "trust us," but their
>> performance - and complete failure to provide *current data* -
>> particularly the failure to provide accurate current status on
>> the size of the processing queue - makes trust very difficult.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>>    ... Joe, W4TV
>>
>>
>> On 12/10/2012 12:14 PM, Jim wrote:
>>
>>> Agree with others. ARRL need to fix this thing and fix it quick!!!!
>>>
>> Unbelievable processing times. Delay keeps growing. Up to 8 days just a
>> few minutes ago. Love the program/system but unless they can come up
>> with a way to handle the load, then it will die on the vine.......
>>
>>>
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