[Ham-Mac] Contents of Ham-Mac digest, Vol 112, Issue 1 - can FLDIGI upload QSOs directly to LoTW?

[Dave Wright]

Javier,

I also love LoTW, but the "signing" process does nothing to ensure that you are submitting ONLY valid QSOs.   

I could, just as easily as with eQSL, sign and upload a large bunch of bogus QSOs…they would only match if the other end also uploaded.  This "blind" matching (requiring both ends to submit matching logs) is what ensures the accuracy of LoTW, not the TQSL signing process.   The blind match system used by ARRL helps to make it a little more difficult to cheat, but not impossible….it would just require some coordination between the two parties to make a fake QSL happen on LoTW….on eQSL, it simply requires one party and an inattentive 2nd party to confirm.    

Ultimately, whether eQSL, LoTW, paper QSL or any other method, QSLing relies upon the integrity of BOTH operators, not the integrity of the upload/signing system.   

73

Dave  

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Dave Wright
K3DCW
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"Real radio bounces off of the sky"


On Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Javier Henderson wrote:

> On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Marcus Kessler <mail at drkessler.info (mailto:mail at drkessler.info)> wrote:
>  
> > Dick,
> >  
> > Do I understand you correctly that FLDIGI can upload QSOs directly to LoTW?
> >  
> > I have stopped using LoTW a long time ago due to the cumbersome procedure
> > - I see no reason why I need to sign a list being sent to a server. Who
> > would alter my data file on it's way to the LoTW server? Seems pointless to
> > me, but maybe I am missing the obvious.
> >  
>  
>  
> It isn't to prevent the list from being changed, but to ensure that it is
> you sending a list of valid QSOs.
>  
> 73
> -jav k4jh
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