[HCARC] LoTW Backlog

[John Huecksteadt]

I've had two files in for processing for over a week. The following estimate
from ARRL is waaay off. -John/AC4CA

Nov 15, 2011: Logbook Status Update -- Logbook of The World (LoTW
<http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world> ) is continuing to accept and
process logs. Currently, the processing delay is at 45 hours, down from 60
hours last week. As of November 15, there are 1.7 million QSOs waiting to be
processed, a decrease of 40 percent -- more than 1 million QSOs -- in the
past five days. 

If you have already uploaded a log, there is no need to upload it again; by
doing so, you will only add to the queue. Do not send entire logs that
contain previously uploaded QSOs; please use the date range option when
signing logs, selecting only those QSOs in a specific date range to upload
to LoTW. By following these guidelines, this will allow LoTW to process the
backlog at a faster pace. 

The ARRL IT staff continues to investigate an anomalous series of events
that began on October 29, initially creating the persisting backlog. The IT
staff is also working diligently to speed up the LoTW processing time and
eliminate the backlog. Thanks again for your patience.