[SOC] Is EQSL purposely trying to upset their user base?

[g3zpf at raota.org]

Hiya,

Your email reminded me I'd not checked my eQSL acct for a couple of 
years. Time flies when u get old. Just been in and cleared my inbox.

I'd previously had silver membership but they didn't tell me when it 
lapsed so I never thought abt it.

Like you, I don't bother with awards. I got my 5bandDXCC back in 1986 
and that was it really. But like you I see they're now only letting you 
print your awards if you're a paid member. The whole attraction was that 
you could print of your own (say) WAC award, rather than having to pay 
CQ money, and risk your QSLs in the post, back in the day.

The world moved on though and eQSL was a far more eco-friendly way of 
collecting wallpaper. Then LOTW came along and refused to accept eQSL 
credits, which seemed a bit spiteful. ARRL more recently decided that 
claims for awards could only be all-electronic or all paper. I suspect 
they did that so that the old hams at the top of the listings could be 
knocked off as new countries were allowed, and the new all-electric 
generation could get into the top spots.

Its all become a bit of a racket really....like life in general I 
guess....but like you I reckon eQSL have shot themselves in the foot 
with this new arrangement.

At least they let me keep my 'silver' QSL design, even though I can't 
alter it as a 'regular' member :-p

They used to give you 'life' membership after they'd had $200 off you 
(either in 1 lump or over several years). I was getting there at 
$30/year with silver membership but I don't think they tot that up 
towards your $200 any more.

David  G3ZPF
www.raota.org


On 21/10/2023 04:58, Quikhooligan via SOC wrote:
> I've been a loyal member of the eQSL.CC QSL service since 2003. I even
> sent them $20 back then for a Silver (?)  membership which I was led to
> believe was a lifetime membership. Then they started to require
> continuing payments to retain my existing membership status. I felt
> cheated and swore to never give them any additional money.  They did
> allow me to retain my custom eQSL graphic.  I am now a "Regular" member.
> 
> I have no real need for awards and don't chase after any stations, DX or
> otherwise.  I only QSL for the benefit of the other ham in the QSO.  So
> I enter many of my QSO's in eQSL and also LOTW.  And in eQSL, I
> frequently check my inbox and either accept or reject any eQSLs that I
> receive.  I have AG status and take QSLing seriously.
> 
> Tonight I checked my standings for the eWAS award. Though I almost had
> enough confirmed eQSOs for the award, the web site now was showing that
> all my QSO's that had previously been confirmed now required me to
> reconfirm the QSO's due to Rule 10a that was adopted earlier this year
> and is now taking effect in September.  Reconfirming requires me to
> generate a new eQSL to the other station, typing in date, time, etc.
> eQSL already had that info from the first time!   And the QSO's had
> already been confirmed by both stations.  It's as if they lost the
> confirmations in their database!
> 
> Forget about me and my awards.  What about the other guy?  Does he lose
> the confirmations that I gave him for his award?
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