Yes, you're correct. LOTW was an in-house development using ARRL IT personnel, and Dave Bernstein has pointed out that the project was constantly strapped for personnel, development

The ARRL should be providing services and things that the members want. If the members desire FTX tracking and FTX awards and there is a high demand, then the ARRL should be looking at

OK. Maybe expecting ARRL/LoTW to keep track at that fine a resolution for everyone is asking a bit much, but as I said, I don't use any digital mode except RTTY ... well, and CW.

I suppose that it matters as much as being able to see your Cloer or Olivia contacts on a specific band. I suspect a high percentage of a particular digital mode users track WAS, or even DXCC, in

The Dr. Joe Taylor modes came along rather fast and in copious amounts. I suspect that the ARRL/LotW folks haven't been able to keep up. Real question: Does it really matter if it

Likely since it is not needed to fulfill the job of the system and they do not have the money to implement something that is not needed, that is just a WIBN. I think there is Software available

Well, maybe, but I didn't mentioned the word "awards" in my post. I can go to my WAS account, click on some band, and from the drop down menu I can select 30m Clover, click on "Select WAS Award to

“Mode by band” for WAS has three awards for each band. Phone, CW, and Digital. The “Digital” award (by band) covers EVERY digital mote. No digital mode gets an “individual” by-band

Forgive me if this has been asked and answered herein but does anyone know why LotW WAS Account Credit page does not include FT8 and FT4 by band, like it does for almost every other digital mode?

The “A” stations are the highly skilled operators. They need to be good listeners and know how to time their transmissions. They also have to really understand propogation. In Sweeps SSB I only

I think Ria's assessment is absolutely accurate. CQ pretty much hit the "easy" button for themselves because a small number of self-selected volunteers decided life is too short to

CQ seems to have gone bonkers. Another very strange rules change is that so called 'Classic' participants (low power, no assistance) are limited to 24 hours, and if they go more than 24 hours only the

Everyone has his or her own purpose for being in the contest. The Illinois Marathon takes place in my city every year in April. I like to stand along the route and cheer the participants with some

The Armenian judges gave this a 9.8 on the Olympic Troll-O-Meter, but they were over-ruled by the umpires in instant replay, who award it a 1.4. The Armenian judges lodged a formal protest! It was

There is a common theme with statements and opinions in this thread: special snowflakedom. The point of a contest is not winning or being on the top. Contests are about doing your best with what you

Essentially, from a little pistols point of view, this lumps all SO in like categories. For the most part, as I see it, doubling the numbers in the same category(s). A narrative I do not wish to see

Like most things in America today….we are “watering down” those who are using a purist approach. A reflection of the state of our country. I think we just have to accept a lower standard.

CQ WPX committee is saying two things: 1. that lots of people who claim to be unassisted actually use assistance. This is not based on anything scientific AFAIK. It’s based purely on hearsay and a

There is no push for this in ARRL Contests that I am aware of. Is CQ essentially stating that there is widespread use of clusters and discords and internet methods of getting spots

I don't think so and I hope not! 73, Zack W9SZ Virus-free. www.avast.com