Some folks would complain if they were hanged with a new (free) rope.
73, de Hans, K0HB
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On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 11:19 AM, null <Ktfrog007@aol.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I should have qualified my "runs so poorly" statement, or left it out
> entirely as it was peripheral to my point.
>
> The uploading log-jam problem was fixed a while back and there is new TQSL
> software which is slick as can be and doesn't leave .tq8 files cluttering
> my computer.
>
> However, there are other problems and I've encountered many of them. The
> ARRL recognizes this and has set up a subcommittee to deal with 'the
> "technical debt" owed because Logbook's success has outrun its original
> design.'
> Go to the LoTW home page and look at the news items along the left side,
> particularly those from
>
> Jan 30, 2014
> Apr 28, 2013
> Apr 17, 2013
>
> Also look at W4TV's reply (below). He states it better than I can.
>
> Thanks for all the LoTW confirmations.
>
> 73,
> Ken, AB1J
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2014-02-11 3:56:27 P.M. Coordinated Universal Tim,
> w5gn@mxg.com writes:
> I was going to post a reply, but decided to keep it private; I'm surprised
> at
> your claim of "run so poorly". I just renewed my certificate and it was
> a completely user friendly experience, and I find the TQSL single program
> interface from which you can do everything is far better than prior tools.
> I uploaded 3000 Qs and within a day they had been posted to my account.
> What did you find wrong?
> 73
> Barry EI/W5GN
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2014-02-11 3:50:18 P.M. Coordinated Universal Tim,
> lists@subich.com writes:
>> Its too bad there isn't as much reflector traffic praising LotW now
>> as there has been (in the past) complaining about it.
> It's easy to hide a problem by spending $$$ to move it to faster
> hardware. To date nothing significant has been done to resolve what
> the LotW Advisory Committee calls LotW's "substantial technical debt."
> A second developer has not been hired to focus specifically on fixing
> basic issues with the LotW code and implementing new awards (e.g. WAZ).
> Now staff wants a *second* system (why don't they fix the disk system
> and use the old hardware?) as a test platform, etc. and the current
> IT Manager is wasting time on things like the ARRL Centennial QSO
> Party ... and disabling features that don't work correctly.
> LotW will get praise when it is fixed ... putting a bigger engine in
> front of a transmission that is inefficient doesn't fix the problems
> in the transmission even though the car goes faster for a while.
> 73,
> ... Joe, W4TV
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