[SFDXA] LOTW Problems - outside help

Kai Siwiak k.siwiak at ieee.org
Mon Dec 10 22:54:08 EST 2012 

Gil
Go DIRECTLY to:
   http://www.arrl.org/logbook-queue-status

and not the same link inside the LOTW page. From there it attempts to use a log 
in to a secure server.

They are starting to be much more transparent!

73
Kai, KE4PT

On 12/10/2012 9:55 PM, Richard M. Gillingham wrote:
> What's this mymail thing?  What login do we use?  Never saw this before.
>
> Gil, W1RG
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kai Siwiak" <k.siwiak at ieee.org>
> To: "Norman Alexander" <npalex at bellsouth.net>
> Cc: <sfdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 8:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [SFDXA] LOTW Problems - outside help
>
>
>> The ARRL LoTW team are taking note... latest message on the LoTW page is 
>> encouraging:
>>
>> *Dec 11, 2012: LoTW Status* -- LotW status in 
>> http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world 
>> <http://mymail.arrl.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world> 
>> will be updated daily to convey information of interest to the user 
>> community, including planned downtime and changes that will impact 
>> operations. In addition, the state of LotW's processing queue is now updated 
>> hourly in
>> http://www.arrl.org/logbook-queue-status 
>> <http://mymail.arrl.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.arrl.org/logbook-queue-status> 
>> .
>>
>> Updated hardware to improve LoTW's throughput is on order and expected in six 
>> to eight weeks. We appreciate the user community's patience while we while 
>> work to bring LoTW's performance to an acceptable level.   Harold WJ1B ARRL COO
>> --------
>> 73
>> Kai, KE4PT
>>
>>
>> On 12/10/2012 4:02 PM, Norman Alexander wrote:
>>> I am not sure if you are monitoring the DXLab Reflector or the VE7CC ARUser 
>>> reflector but there is a concerted effort to help the league solve the LoTW 
>>> problems.  See the following excerpt-
>>>
>>> ====>Subject: [ARUser] wanted: C++ developers to help with LotW
>>>
>>> With encouragement from the ARRL, Rick K1MU and I are rebooting the Trusted
>>> QSL open source project, which is hosted at
>>>
>>> <http://sourceforge.net/projects/trustedqsl/>
>>>
>>> If you have demonstrably strong C++ development skills that you're
>>> interested in applying towards improving LotW's usability and efficiency,
>>> please contact me via direct email.
>>> 73,
>>> Dave, AA6YQ
>>> ======
>>>
>>> Dave, AA6YQ is the author of the DXLab Suite logging program and has been 
>>> involved with LoTW as a Beta tester before it was released.  Several defects 
>>> have been detected, the one that overwrote submissions when the queue got 
>>> large was fixed at the end of November.  But there are fundamental issues 
>>> remaining in the current design.  Apparently it was known, but not felt the 
>>> volume to trigger it would be reached, and this individual no longer works 
>>> for ARRL.  Dave is one  of the most aggressive and response guys I have seen 
>>> operate when it comes to supporting his DXLab logging program.  Answers, 
>>> actions and revisions sometimes happen in hours - I am not sure he ever 
>>> sleeps as I have gotten emails from him posted at 2am, plus he has time to 
>>> chase DX and go in DX peditions.
>>>
>>> If anyone can get inside the ARRL, I think Dave can - we probably should 
>>> encourage our Director to insist on the league engaging outside  help on the 
>>> growing LoTW problem.
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Norm
>>>
>>>
>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>
>>> *From:* Kai Siwiak <k.siwiak at ieee.org>
>>> *To:* sfdxa at mailman.qth.net
>>> *Sent:* Mon, December 10, 2012 1:30:59 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [SFDXA] LOTW Time Lag
>>>
>>> I uploaded a time stamped file on 11/30.  It took 6 days and 23 hours before 
>>> it was processed.  On 11/28 ARRL fixed A bug (noted in Pete's email), but 
>>> not THE bug. What they fixed was related to overwritten files.  The system 
>>> is still slow.  In the April-July time frame they were processing an average 
>>> of 390,000 QSOs per day. During late November that rate was about 170,000 
>>> QSOs per day, not counting the mysterious unexplained 3 1/2 day period when 
>>> they processed exactly ZERO files.  In the last few days they are processing 
>>> at a rate of about 280,000 QSOs per day, but the queue seems to be growing. 
>>> The system is diverging! Not good for any data processing operation.
>>>
>>> Conclusion:
>>> - They fixed a problem specific to the overwriting of files, but not THE 
>>> problem of crappy performance.
>>> - They continue to ignore user suggestions and complaints.
>>> - The Directors are acting like buffers who respond directly to members, but 
>>> they and are not carrying user concerns to HQ. They need to be called on 
>>> account.
>>> - The system is diverging and needs serious attention quickly.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Kai, KE4PT
>>>
>>> On 12/10/2012 12:27 PM, Richard M. Gillingham wrote:
>>> >  I uploaded a log on Dec 1 around 5:30 m..  At that time ARRL was > 
>>> telling us
>>> there was a 3 day delay.  It finally was loaded last night at about 7:00 
>>> pm...  More than 8 days!  They need some serious help there...  And the bug 
>>> has been fixed for a while.
>>> >
>>> > Just sayin'
>>> >
>>> > Gil, W1RG
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Rimmel" <n8pr at bellsouth.net
>>> <mailto:n8pr at bellsouth.net>>
>>> > To: "SFDXA" <SFDXA at mailman.qth.net <mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net>>
>>> > Cc: "Fcg at Kkn. Net" <fcg at kkn.net <mailto:fcg at kkn.net>>
>>> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 12:05 PM
>>> > Subject: [SFDXA] LOTW Time Lag
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> Don’t know if you saw this about the problems up at ARRL with LOTW:
>>> >>
>>> >> http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-s-logbook-of-the-world-bug-fix-is-on-the-way
>>> >>
>>> >> Now to fix it !
>>> >>
>>> >> PeteR
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