The message below was posted this morning to the ARRL-LOTW Yahoo! discussion group. Through the initiative of Dave Bernstein AA6YQ, ARRL has obtained ownership of this group and will use it as our official online support forum.

We will want to announce this change more broadly in ARRL News and Events, but intend to delay that announcement somewhat while we ensure that the transition has occurred smoothly and that the group is ready for an influx of new users. In other words, this change is not a secret and you should feel free to discuss it with members, but we will delay a broader announcement.

On behalf of the LoTW Study Committee, I want to thank the Board for its continuing support of our efforts on Logbook. I especially want to thank VP Roderick for suggesting general language about online support for in the LoTW Board Policy--ARRL's new ownership of ARRL-LOTW fits perfectly with this more general statement.

73,

Greg, K0GW

2014 LoTW Study Committee Chair

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Over the past two years, the TQSL development team and ARRL personnel have increasingly used this Yahoo group to engage directly with the LoTW user community. The group's founder, Kevin KG0KG, has transferred its ownership to the ARRL, effective August 10.

All current members will continue as members. To minimize spam, new members will initially will be "moderated", meaning their posts will not be distributed without moderator approval; after a new member sends an acceptable post, he or she will be "unmoderated". Dave AA6YQ has volunteered to serve as moderator.

Criticism of LoTW, problem reports, and suggested improvements not only remain acceptable, they are encouraged. We ask only that discourse be LoTW-related and civil, free of both personal attacks and foul language. New hams should feel comfortable posting questions here.

The ARRL thanks Kevin KG0KG for recognizing the need for this group more than a decade ago, and creating such a useful forum.
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