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#LoTW seems to be down currently.

#hamradio #amateurradio

@K3LOE I log to a self-hosted Wavelog instance, that then sends my QSL to LoTW, QRZ.com, ClubLog, and others, so I don't have to manually do it all:

https://www.wavelog.org/

#HamRadio #AmateurRadio #hamr #Wavelog #QRZ #QSL #LoTW #ClubLog #HamLogging #Logging

A very well written article on #Moxon #multiband #HF #antenna by S21FIA

https://s21fia.online/building-my-multiband-moxon-antenna

#lotw #cw #hamradio #amateurradio #eznec #mmana-gal #hf

For this week's #hamchallenge : My primary logging software is #Wavelog. The webserver and backend database both run on virtualized machines in a #HighAvailability #Proxmox #cluster (same one that hosts this instance!). Those are backed up daily to another machine on site via PBS, then those backups are synced to a remote server running in a house in another city.

In addition, my log is also synced to both #QRZ and #LOTW every 6 hours or so, but I didn't think it qualifies as a true backup, since there is some data which those logs don't record.

#HC14S @hamchallenge #hamradio #amatuerradio

@colin I do use Wavelog as my logging software. Ther I just configured my #LotW certificates and then forget about it. My logs get uploaded automatically and confirmed QSOs get downloaded automatically as well. Same goes for other services like #eqsl, #ClubLog and #qrz.

@BenDoubleU I'm a big proponent of #encryption, but needing to maintain cryptographic keys just to submit a #hamradio log is a bit absurd, especially when you consider the lack of security around the rest of #LOTW.
I've been through the pain of requesting new keys after #tqsl decided that my exported keys weren't valid on my new machine for some reason.
Now I keep my keys on my #Wavelog server and everything gets logged to there, then automatically synced to LOTW and #QRZ. Wavelog also does a great job tracking award progress, too, although QRZ has become my authoritative "source of truth" for awards.

I just updated the Awards page on my blog with the new stats!

https://k8vsy.radio/awards.html

#LoTW #QRZ #hamradio

@k3fnb I log to my #Cloudlog instance which then I have configured to log to #QRZ #LoTW and #Clublog

@MW1CFN yeah, I prefer physical cards but I think some people automate sending these?

I put them on my blog, https://k8vsy.radio/digital_cards.html

That way I can still catalog them, but I ask people to still upload the contacts to #LoTW or #QRZ

@chrisfarnham hi!

Some of my favorite features of Cloudlog:

* ability to do Live logging in CloudLog (I use this when at my main station)
* so many fields to track info on a QSO/QSL, like if I received a physical QSL card, etc
* ability to see custom maps/tables for different parameters (like WAS or countries) based on confirmations
* analytics/stats on QSOs per year, mode, band, contests, etc

these are just a few of my top fav features of #CloudLog 😃

#HamRadio #AmateurRadio #LoTW #QRZ

So, I did it lol

I made a graph of my logging platforms/programs and the path my QSOs & QSLs take lol

it isn't the best quality but, hopefully it conveys what is happening lol

#AmateurRadio #HamRadio #Cloudlog #Clublog #LoTW #QRZ #HAMRS #JTDX #QSO #QSL #POTA

@K4HCK @croyle same, I don't really even log in to #QRZ much anymore, I still use it for logging/confirming contacts, but I interface with it and #LOTW via #cloudlog these days

but to your point, the site of #eQSL is really dated lol

What's the protocol for logging Nets on LOTW or QRZ. I started operating few months ago and I see that no station is adding logs for regular Nets or ragchews. Only when there is a new station on a random QSO, logs are created in my region.
#amateurradio #LOTW #qrz #hamradio