Category Archives: LotW

11K QSOs in LotW

I hit 11,000 QSOs entered into LotW today after spending the time to update to the latest versions of HRD, WSJT-X, and JTAlert. HRD still doesn’t deal with the way the ARRL chose to acknowledge FT4 QSOs (using a submode … Continue reading

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First FT4 QSO

I finally bit the bullet and installed WSJT-X version 2.1.0-rc5  I figured why let everyone else have all the fun!  (I can admit that debugging new software can be a huge time investment). Anyway, installation went fine, but you must … Continue reading

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10,000 QSOs in the Log

How appropriate, on the first day of winter, for a non-fan of cold weather, snow & ice, that I should reach QSO #10,000 in my logbook?  My small contribution to the one billion QSOs entered into LotW as of 12/19. … Continue reading

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ONE BILLION QSOs in LotW

I’ve been a little obsessed making year-end QSOs for the International Grid Chase, and watching LotW count up to ONE BILLION QSOs. It happened at 23:32:06 UTC on December 19, 2018 (6:32:06 PM EST). Fantastic job ARRL and IT staff … Continue reading

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Only one million to go in LotW

At approximately 10:15 AM EST (15:15 UTC), the QSO count in Logbook of the World rolled over to 999 million, only 1 million QSOs to go before it hits a BILLION. LotW has been going up about 3 million QSOs … Continue reading

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One Billion LotW Closing in

On Dec 1, LotW was sitting at 993,013,173 QSOs in the database.  Today, 8 days later, it is now at 996,282,776 Qs.  So in 8 days it has gone up a bit more than 3 million.  If that trend holds, … Continue reading

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LotW Rapidly Approaching a BILLION QSOs

As of today, LotW is sitting at 993,013,173 QSOs in the database.  A bit more than two days ago it was at 991,853,472 QSO.  In other words, adding about a million QSOs every 2-3 days.  At that rate, we might … Continue reading

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Shack PC Up and Running

After the fire last Sunday, I did some testing, and found a good hunk of my 10-year old PC was gone.  The cost to repair was going to be significant, and I’d be left with the guts of an old … Continue reading

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QSO #9,000 in LotW

Silly, I suppose, but I note almost every accomplishment.  I’m happy to say that today I worked Ron, K4AKK, from Savannah, TN on 15-Meter FT-8.  He found his way into my LotW database as Contact #9,000 (since I started back … Continue reading

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Happy 6000+ LotW confirmations!

Back on Jan 19, I was sitting at 5,000 LotW confirmations.  Today, with the addition of a couple of confirmations from QSOs with Iceland back in 2014, I bumped up to 6,001 confirmed in LotW. Thanks to Odinn Thor (I … Continue reading

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