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MM0MSS Mark Simpson has contributed to 6 posts out of 11650 total posts
(0.05%) in 7,139 days (0.00 posts per day).
20 Most recent posts:
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AG Required to Join? Jul 28, 2006 05:06 PM
(Total replies: 41)
We seem to have gone full circle with this one Rich. Your comment says it better than I could..... eQSL can't control the cards people send but it can control the award certificates it issues. If AG was made compulsory, then eQSL could control the cards people send. I think at the end of the day we will have to agree to dis-agree! Enough of me moaning. I don't mean to be negative; and I apologise for taking eQSL to task over this one... (it is only because I feel passionate about eQSL that I have).... Nothing personal you understand. I do appreciate all the hard work that you guys put into eQSL. All the best, Mark, MM0MSS MM0MSS Mark Simpson
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AG Required to Join? Jul 28, 2006 11:21 AM
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Hi Rich, Thanks once again for your speedy and informative reply. I can see your logic.... But under the current system, P5ABC can register with eQSL and upload his log of pirate contacts. All the eQSL users who collect eQSL cards (ie, the main purpose of eQSL) will now have a pirated eQSL card in their collection. This is as bad for those collectors as it is for me having it count for my eAward. So going back to my original point; if you intend to persevere with AG then make it compulsory. Without meaning to sound flippent or dis-respectful please allow me to para-phrase you.... "Could you value eQSL cards that had no checks and balances? I don't think I could".... Regards, Mark, MM0MSS MM0MSS Mark Simpson
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AG Required to Join? Jul 28, 2006 10:10 AM
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Hi Rich, Thanks for the informative reply. I think the thing I am struggling to understand is what benefit does AG add to the 99.9% of honest law-abiding radio hams? If AG status was to be scrapped, what detrimental effect would it have on individual eQSL users? It's not as if there is a cash prize waiting for us. We all work toward our own individual eAwards... I can only see benefits from scrapping AG: (1) More people are likely to sign-up for eQSL if it is simple to do. (2) Many DXpeditioners have uploaded their logs to eQSL as a courtesy. I have written to a lot of these asking them to upgrade to AG. The vast majority of them won't - they are put off by the red tape - they've done there bit as far as they are concerned - which I agree with. (3) The vast majority (if not all) current eQSL users will benefit from additional DXCC (in your case an extra 35 !). (4) Working new DXCC on the radio is difficult to start with; working new DXCC who are on eQSL even more so. We don't need the extra hurdle of AG status as well. You mention that the primary reason for the existence of eQSL is the free exchange of electronic QSL cards. I agree 100% with this, and do not dispute it. Everyone is happy to receive the electronic confirmations, and may be print out a hard copy of the QSL cards. No one worries about AG for this purpose (and rightly so). Afterall, we are "matching" the record received with one that is in our own logbook - so we know it is legitimate. So why not the same with the awards? I can't see the difference between collecting eQSLcards and collecting eAwards. Am I missing the point? Regards & 73 Mark, MM0MSS MM0MSS Mark Simpson
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AG Required to Join? Jul 27, 2006 07:19 PM
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I agree 100% with VK2GWK Henk.... I find W3ZJ Rich's response strange to say the least - it seems that non-AG is ok for proving contacts and exchanging cards, but not for eQSL awards. Here's my take on the situation.... I really enjoy using eQSL, and collecting DXCC entities imparticular. My friends and I have a bit of friendly rivalry going to see who can climb highest in the eQSL DXCC table. I have at this moment in time 126 DXCC "AG". The frustrating thing is though that in my outbox I have in excess of 40 (yes 40 !) more DXCC available to me. These DXCC are eQSL members who are not AG. I have spent a considerable time contacting these people via a polite email, trying to encourage them to become AG. Most of the time I do not get a response. When I do it is usually "no" because they can't be bothered. Often they don't know what AG is; and sometimes they have forgotten they registered with eQSL in the first place! The fundamental problem is that AG should have been enforced from day 1... but wasn't. What we are left with is a half-hearted system. I am with all the other users who say scrap AG. What is the worst thing that can happen? An unscrupulous person could cheat - sure - but who would they be cheating? I could set myself up as P5MSS but what would I gain? I'd only be cheating myself. The other thing to remember is that one of the main ways of becoming AG is to upload an image of your licence. What security does this offer? If these unscrupulous people are around, I am sure they could create a fake licence without too much effort using Paintshop or whatever. If the intention is to persevere with AG, at least make it compulsory after say a trial period of 3 months. I know the tone of this posting is negative, I apologise for this; but I really do like eQSL, and find it frustrating as it is at the moment. 73 Mark Simpson, MM0MSS MM0MSS Mark Simpson
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Is the LOTW connection working? Jul 14, 2006 10:15 AM
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A fellow radio ham has asked me to help him gain AG status.... We are trying to use the LOTW verification method as he is already a member of LOTW. The LOTW connection does not appear to be working. We have tried to over several days but with no luck. I know that this link is problematic, and also that it is out of the direct control of eQSL.cc, but is it actually working at all? I see from the list of new AG members none of them have used the LOTW verifcation method.... Mark, MM0MSS MM0MSS Mark Simpson
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Qso Party Nov 23, 2005 07:29 PM
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Yes I agree.... Any chance of another ? MM0MSS Mark Simpson |
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