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ARRL LOTW BARA Presentation

Niko, AA2NI2013

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ARRL ARRL Membership Supports These Activities

International representationInterface with the FCC on HAM issuesSpectrum DefenseRegulatory & AdvocacyVECTechnologyQST Magazine – Print & OnlineQSL Bureau for Incoming & Outgoing CardsLOTW

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ARRL

ARRL Membership Support

If you are not a member, please consider joining the ARRL.

We do not want to wake up one day and find our spectrum gone.

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LOTW

Show of Hands• How many members are currently using

LOTW?

• How many of you would like to learn about LOTW?

• How many do not care?

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LOTW

• What is it?• How do I get it?• How much does it cost?• What can I do with it?• How is it better than QSL card exchange?• Questions

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LOTW

What is it?

• Log Book Of The World• ARRL’s Electronic Logging System for

Secure QSL exchange• An Alternative to QSL Card Exchange

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LOTW

How Do I Get It?LOTW

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LOTWTake the Tutorial

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LOTW

After you install it you will find these two Icons on your screen

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LOTW

•Request a Certificate – Online•A Password will arrive in the mail on a card•Follow instructions to install the Certificate•You know you have succeeded when you get a gold emblem on your Certificate•Set up your Station Profile – call, grid, etc.•You are ready to upload records

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LOTW

How Much Does It Cost?

•Nothing to Install•Nothing to Upload QSO’s•Small fees to Apply for Awards, Pin and Certificate

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LOTWDXCC Fee Structure

Paper QSL

• $15 Application fee– Includes 101 QSO’s– 15 cents each over 101– Plus Mailing Fees

LOTW

• $5 Application Fee• 12 Cents per QSO Used

$14 Certificate Fee$7 DXCC Pin Fee

Plus Postage

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LOTWWhat Can I Do With It?

Make an ADIF copy of your Log

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LOTWWhat Can I Do With It?

•Convert the ADIF File to TQSL

•Upload the TQSL (TQ8) File to LOTW

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LOTWLOGON

LOGON HERE

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LOTW

Upload File

Summary totals

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LOTW

Summary totals

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LOTWAwards

Awards

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LOTWAwards

Select DXCC Award Account

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LOTWAwards

Mixed

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LOTWAll Credits

Pending Credits

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LOTWAward Presentation All Credits

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LOTWAward Presentation

Challenge Credits

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LOTWMaking An Application

Application

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LOTWApplication Screen

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DXCCApplication Screen

Online Application

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DXCCApplication Screen

Online DXCC

ApplicationInteractive

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DXCCApplication Screen

•Follow the instructions to fill in your QSO Information•Indicate that you also have an LOTW application•Generate and print the qso’s you are uploading•Sort your qsl cards in the same order as on the printed form•Bring the printed form and the qsl cards to a card checker•My LOTW file was updated in less than a week

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LOTW

??? QUESTIONS

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LOTW

THANK YOU !!!


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