[SFDXA] ARRL Systems Service Disruption

[Bill]

    ARRL Systems Service Disruption

07/01/2024

*Updated 07/01/2024*

Effective 12:00pm ET / 16:00 UTC we will be returning Logbook of The 
World® (LoTW®) <https://lotw.arrl.org/lotwuser/default> to service.

As work progressed on the network, some users encountered LoTW opening 
briefly during which some 6600 logs were uploaded. The logs were not 
processed until this weekend as we tested that the interfaces to LoTW 
were functioning properly.

We are taking steps to help manage what will likely be a huge influx of 
logs. We are requesting that if you have large uploads, perhaps from 
contests or from a DXpedition, please wait a week or two before 
uploading to give LoTW a chance to catch up. We have also implemented a 
process to reject logs with excessive duplicates. Please do not upload 
your entire log to “ensure” your contacts are in LoTW as they will be 
rejected. Lastly, please do not call ARRL Headquarters to report issues 
you are having with LoTW. You can contact support at LoTW-help at arrl.org 
<mailto:lotw-help at arrl.org?subject=LoTW%20Help>.

Through the end of the year, you may experience planned times when LoTW 
will be unavailable. We have been using this time to evaluate 
operational and infrastructure improvements we would like to make to 
LoTW. Those times will be announced.

We appreciate your patience as we worked through the challenges keeping 
LoTW from returning to service. We know the importance of LoTW to our 
members, and to the tens of thousands of LoTW users who are not ARRL 
members. LoTW, just behind /QST/, is our second most popular ARRL benefit.

/This story will be updated with new developments./

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