[OKDXA] Upcoming LotW Rewrite

[N5OK]

I agree with Ken.  I have no problems with LoTW.

I think a lot of the issues are with the software (logging programs, etc.)
that interfaces with LoTW.  I use the DX Labs Suite and couldn't ask for
better.

My 2 cents...

Coy

On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 7:10 AM Kenneth Case <kencase66 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Kim and all,
>
> I was anxious to read the email about LOTW, hoping to find out why it
> needs a total rewrite. Actually, I think it works extremely well and find
> it rather easy to use. So, what would really help me is to know what is
> bothering those who feel a rewrite is needed.
>
> Unfortunately, I would not be able to attend the zoom meeting planned for
> Wednesday. It would be most helpful, probably to all of us, to develop a
> list of the apparent flaws with the current LOTW system.
>
> 73 Ken K5KC
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 11, 2021, at 7:21 PM, Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > I received this from Mark Klein, N5HZR, who got it as a request
> directly from our Division Director, John Stratton. It's a perfect way for
> OKDXA to make participate in significant improvements in LotW. This is a
> big opportunity for our club! Here's the scoop from Mark
> >
> > "ARRL is working on a ground-up rewrite of Logbook of the World. John
> Stratton, N5AUS ,is looking for people that use LotW, are frustrated with
> LotW, and would be willing to talk with him, and then in a second Zoom
> call, with the ARRL CEO David Minster.
> >
> > What he’s looking for are people that have strong feelings that LotW
> needs to change, and have idea of how it needs to change, and are willing
> to tell their story.
> >
> > Kim, I suggested you and the OKDXA. Can you think of some of the ‘gang’
> that would be a good fit for this?
> >
> > Stratton and Minster know LotW has to change. They also realize it’s a
> ‘ground-up’ rebuild. They need support to ‘push this agenda item’. They are
> also trying to work on a ‘funding mechanism’ to pay for these changes.
> >
> > Would you, and any additional OKDXA’ers, be available for a Zoom call
> with John, next Wednesday (3/17) evening at 7 pm?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mark Kleine N5HZR
> > 405-410-6756"
> >
> > So, ladies and gentlemen, there we have it: OKDXA has the chance to make
> a significant contribution towards improving LotW. Are we up for the
> challenge? Begin discussion!
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Kim N5OP
> >
> > --
> >
> > Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP
> SEL/MEL/Glider, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)
> >
> > /"A great second violinist plays second fiddle to no one." //– Robert C.
> Marsh, Chicago Sun-Times./
> >
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