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G0DJA David Ackrill has contributed to 7 posts out of 11671 total posts
(0.06%) in 7,290 days (0.00 posts per day).
20 Most recent posts:
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AG Required to Join? Dec 30, 2007 09:50 PM
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I've just worked another station who has said "no eQSL" and I now begin to see why. So, I'm following their lead, I'm going to delete my eQSL entry (before you ask, no, I never did sign up to LoTW anyway) which I signed up for before this AG system was implemented and I've railed against ever since. Like I say, one less "G" station - so who cares? But I'll make sure I let anyone I work know that I am not prepared to use eQSL in the future, and I'll discourage anyone that I talk to from using eQSL as well. I'm sure it won't make much difference to the eQSL global system, but at least I wont have to deal with the AG thing any more. G0DJA David Ackrill
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AG Required to Join? Dec 30, 2007 09:28 PM
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OK, put it this way... To send and receive QSL cards via the bureau do you have to provide evidence of the fact you are licenced? Answer = No. Do I have to prove that the people I work on air are licenced? Answer = No. Can I live without having to prove to an un-authorised body that I have a licence? Answer = Yes. Would it really bother me to remove all my eQSL history and just not bother? Answer = No. So, go ahead, please make it compulsory. I'll quit eQSL and have my lot removed. No problem at all... After all, it's not me that is looking to have this non-sense inflicted on others, is it? I have nothing against Tim, I've worked him (but never asked him to prove he has a licence, and he's never asked during a contact for me to prove I have a licence either) and it's just this stupidity of suggesting that some fool is ever going to pretend to be G0DJA and want to swap eQSL cards with people with whom I've never made contact that is just so utterly stupid, in my opinion... I know I have a licence and, to be honest, I'd just rather people stopped hassling me about the fact that I don't have AG, as if that is really something important. If they are that bothered, send me a QSL card in the post, I'll send one back, ARRL will accept it for DXCC, if that's what you really want and if eQSL don't recognise that then what is the point? Sorry, but like I say I have a licence, I'm sure you do as well, so where do eQSL get their authority to require me to prove it to them? G0DJA David Ackrill
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Duplicate profiles Dec 12, 2007 05:25 PM
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Obviously not. I've turned the automatic update off and will go back to uploading QSOs a batch at a time instead. G0DJA David Ackrill
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AG Required to Join? Dec 12, 2007 05:21 PM
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OK, tell you what Rich, just for you and no one else, if you are prepared to travel to my house at a mutually agreed date/time, I'm QTHR as in qrz.com and any recent callbook, then I'll show you my licence. However, requiring that I must provide a copy of it to use any system is where I would say that I'm just not prepared to do that. It would be the same if you asked for a copy of my driving licence, bank account or any other form of identity. I still say that sending and receiving physical QSL cards does not require that you provide a copy of your licence, so why should I have to do it on here? I guess we're going to have to agree to disagree, but my opinion still holds that, if you make it a requirement of providing a copy of my licence to use eQSL, that's when I will click the button saying that I don't wish to use it anymore... G0DJA David Ackrill
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AG Required to Join? Dec 11, 2007 04:57 PM
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That's up to them. I'm not, so if AG status became madatory, as I say I would just not use eQSL anymore. I realise one less 'G' is neither here nor there in the scheme of things, but I wonder how many of the 80% who are not AG would go through the rigmarole if it were made mandatory? G0DJA David Ackrill
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Duplicate profiles Dec 11, 2007 03:59 PM
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I have a couple of profiles which are not valid. One is for my current address, but was created in error, and the other I cannot sign into as the password is not recognised. I'd like to get rid of these extra profiles, but there doesn't appear to be a way to do this. I've also noticed that, when trying to automatically upload from a logging program, I get an error message saying that there are multiple profiles with the same identity and password. I tried saving different passwords for each identity, but it still happens. Although, confusingly, the eQSLs do seem to be uploaded... Anyone any idea if there is a solution to these issues please? Thanks - Dave (G0DJA) G0DJA David Ackrill
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AG Required to Join? Dec 11, 2007 03:54 PM
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My reason for not applying for AG status is that only the UK radio authorities are entitled to request to see my licence, so I will only provide sight of it to a properly authorised person who has shown me proof of their authority. I don't have to show it to anyone else and I don't ask anyone else to show me their licence either before I work them, after I work them or if I send or receive a QSL card, either an electronic one or a paper one. If AG became mandatory, I would just not use eQSL, simple as that. Is there a way to stop the 'You are not AG' messages being sent, or automatically reply that I'm not interested in becoming AG, please? Dave (G0DJA) G0DJA David Ackrill |
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