[SADXA] LotW "DXCC Credits Awarded" vs. "Total (All)"?

[Michael Casey]

Wes conveys my thoughts.  Lets include LoTW but NOT cards in hand until
they have been counted.
73,
Mike - W7TUS

On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 10:15 PM, Wes Stewart <wes_n7ws at triconet.org> wrote:

> Personally, I count 'em, since I'm just a credit card number away from
> having them "verified" using Clublog jargon.  I also have paper QSLs that
> should count, however, I don't count them since they can always be rejected
> or I could lose them before chancing onto a card checker.
>
> Wes  N7WS
>
>
> On 2/11/2018 9:22 PM, Jim Wysocki wrote:
>
>> One of our members brings up an interesting question.  Most of us use
>> LotW and at any point in time there are probably several "New LotW QSLs"
>> that have been granted for QSOs that have been matched electronically.
>> They're queued up, ready to be credited whenever the member files his/her
>> next LotW endorsement update.  In the "Account Status" screen they show up
>> in the "Total (All)" column, but not yet in the "DXCC Credits Awarded"
>> column.
>>
>> Up until now I've been using the Credits Awarded information to populate
>> the DX Ladder numbers.  What do you all think about using the "DXCC Credits
>> Awarded" plus the "New LotW QSLs" as our DX Ladder totals, instead of just
>> the DXCC Credits Awarded?  On the one hand these are credits in the bag.
>> But on the other hand they won't show in the official "DXCC Standings"
>> listings that are published by the ARRL DXCC staff.  They won't until after
>> the official endorsement application is filed.
>>
>> Who's in favor of one vs. the other, and why?
>>
>> Jim  W9FI
>>
>
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