Hi, Harold.
Unless I missed, the charts on DXCC processed-QSO
volume do not specify how many were LoTW confirmations, how many were
field-checked and how many were cards sent to HQ. Since the amount of work
by staff varies greatly among these three modes, I don't see how absolute
volume is a useful metric. QSLs must be examined by expert
eyes, field-checked entries need only be keyed in, and LoTW credits should
involve practically no staff time other than confirmation of payment for
credits used the mailing of certificates or endorsement stickers. Unless
the data excludes LoTW-confirmed contacts, this appears to mix apples and
oranges as far as workload. I see that actual applications are down
for each of the last two years.
As for the impact of the new PJ countries, I got more
than a few grumbles about the delay in crediting them to DXCC totals.
We knew in advance when it would happen; did it take over four months for the
initial operations to submit docs and apply for
certificates? Also, would it be correct to assume that most
of those seeking credit did so through LoTW matches rather than with QSL
cards?
Thanks for the acknowledgement of my involvement with an
interim user-keyed-in VUCC format, but Mike Keane wrote the routine
that enabled my simple CSV files to be read automatically into LoTW.
As I detailed in an earlier private e-mail, there is still at least one bug
in that process - or in LoTW logic - in this regard. Until you start
processing a volume of card-based or hybrid applications, we
can't tell for certain whether it's in Mike's conversion routine (I think
not) or in LoTW hybrid-app logic (I suspect so). In any case, I'm happy to
discuss the issue but have heard from no one since I raised the issue a couple
of weeks ago. I hope this sort of thing gets some priority, since
resolving it means we can openly promote member-keyed input for card-based apps
that much sooner, further reducing the need for staff intervention.
See you this weekend.
73,
Marty N6VI
----- Original Message -----
To: arrl-odv@arrl.org ;
Ford, Steve, WB8IMY ;
Glass, Katie, KB1ULQ ;
Hare, Ed W1RFI ;
Inderbitzen,
Bob, NQ1R ;
Jahnke, Deb, K1DAJ ;
Johnson, Debra,
K1DMJ ;
Kramer, Harold,
WJ1B ;
Patton, David
NN1N ;
Pitts, Allen
W1AGP ;
Somma,
Maria, AB1FM
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 1:01 PM
Subject: [arrl-odv:19951] DX Report
Revised
A few eagle eyed reads caught a typo or two in the
original, so here is a revised version with the corrections.
73,
Harold
Harold Kramer, WJ1B
Chief Operating Officer
ARRL -the national association for Amateur
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