[EIDXA] Early LoTW question

[Glenn Johnson]

Yes, I will gladly address this issue at the meeting.  NCDXF is finalizing a "position" paper on this subject.   

73
Glenn W0GJ/GM

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> On Apr 13, 2015, at 1:20 PM, Richard Heinrich <richard.heinrich at rockwellcollins.com> wrote:
> 
> Jim,
> 
> This has been a "hot topic" with all the DX-pedition activity.
> 
> As I understand it, if you want an early upload of LoTW you would have to
> make an individual donation.  As I think you can appreciate, it is hard to
> get a club contribution and then parse out all the member calls.  Just
> imagine even if our Secretary Treasurer took the total club donation and
> divided it up into the appropriate "member increments" the level of work
> and submission e-mails that would be required.  Now multiply that for the
> DX-pedition QSL manager having to do the same thing!  Difficult at best.
> 
> There is an alternative - OQRS.  Here you can make the individual donation
> - usually about $5.  And you get a card and LoTW (generally).  My personal
> experience with OQRS is that the LoTW shows up well ahead of the mailed
> card.
> 
> I think this would be a great question for our speaker at the meeting on
> the 24th!
> 
> Rick
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 7:37 PM, James Meade <jnmeade at southslope.net> wrote:
>> 
>> If EIDXA contributes to a DXpedition which offers early LoTW uploads for
>> donors, do all EIDXA members get early notice LoTW uploads, or is the early
>> upload feature an individual or one-by-one activity?
>> 
>> Tnx,
>> 
>> 73
>> Jim NO0B
>> 
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