[Elecraft] Re: Log Book of the World - LoTW

[B. Scott Andersen]

Here are my stats, consistent with what others have found:
You have 2,343 QSO records
You have 260 QSL records
That's roughly 10%.
And these represent only 28 countries.

I did the WAS and DXCC thing with regular cards. I have no
idea how long it will take to get 100 DXCC entities to QSL
via electronic means. No time soon, though.

LoTW's interface is, well, boring. No pictures, no comments,
no interaction at all. It is like reading an accountant's
ledger.

eQSL, on the other hand, lets you interact with folks. If
you've got time skew, the other fellow can say "wrong time"
or "wrong band"; on LoTW, it just silently fails to match.

I do all three but only get the thrill from the paper cards.
I QSL direct when the other fellow allows it. I pay through
the nose but get a card in good condition and, usually, a
cool stamp on the envelope.

Now that the KX1 is alive, I'm planning to do it all again
with QRP and CW. Again again!

Hope this answers your question. 73!

-- Scott (NE1RD)

B. Scott Andersen    | "Magic is real, unless declared integer."
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