I'm happy to report that Logbook of the World opened for business a few minutes ago. See http://www.arrl.org/lotw/ Step by step instructions are found on the Getting Started section. http://www.arrl.org/lotw/getstart.html If you used the Beta system, it's important to remember that the sequence of events is different because the full security protocol is in effect. In the Beta test, you received your password and digital certificate via email shortly after submitting the request. In the final production system, after you upload your certificate request you will receive an acknowledgement, and your request will be sent to the Logbook administrator in the DXCC branch for approval. Once approved, a unique password will be printed on a postcard and mailed to your FCC database address. With that password, you can receive your digital certificate via Web or email, install it on your computer, and begin signing logs and submitting them to the system as before. We expect the first of the postcards to be processed and mailed later this week, and after that QSOs can start flowing into the system. Of course there will be ongoing work as the system ramps up. If you have any questions or suggestions, please direct them to Dave Patton nn1n@arrl.org (yes, that's NN1N, not NT1N, as of last Friday). Rick Lindquist is finishing up an announcement for the Web news crawl. 73, Mark K1RO