[OKDXA] Upcoming LotW Rewrite

[Mark Chouinard]

I felt the same as Ken when I read the notes on LOTW.  I'm not a super-user
by any means and use local logging software to track activity, awards,
etc.  I thought LOTW was simply an alternate means to confirm contacts,
which it seems to work well for that.  Uploading to LOTW after contests (or
at any other time) appears fairly straightforward whether manually in TQSL
or through logging applications.

Perhaps there are some features that I don't use that aren't very intuitive
or that don't exist.  I agree that a list of fixes or additions to the LOTW
portal might be useful to help some of us understand the need and maybe get
the ideas flowing.

I'll be available to attend the Zoom meeting, but not sure I will if I
don't have anything to contribute.

73,
Mark - K5YAC

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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