LogReport | 2012 CQ WPX CW

Good morning from inside the shackadelic #hamr fun zone while the running floor heater keeps man and equipment warm on this foggy Shell Beach morning. I must add that my RG213 feedline forces the sliding door to remain open on the first floor terrace. It is one of those situations to bare with patience because drilling into the condominium is not on the menu.

Post Game
One benefit of RadioSport is the post log report after an arduous weekend of butt in the chair time. It may not seem worth the effort in the middle of the game or even, especially, at the end of the game. One is tired. The lower back aches. Muscles are stiff. The world generally sounds like Morse code. Yet, there are a few important steps to follow after an event for example,

1. Create Cabrillo log.
2. Export adif file. 
3. Upload score at 3830 Score Submittal.
4. Upload adif at LoTW.
5. Upload adif at eQSL.
6. Upload adif at ClubLog.
7. Import adif into personal computer log.
8. Review log report.

DXLab DXKeeper Log Report produced sensational results as a testimony to Cycle 24 conditions and an all out 2012 CQ WPX CW event. We enjoyed a rarefied opening into Zone 21 (T6X), a bumper harvest of EU entities on 15m, and additional filled bands slots on 40m because of activity out of Asia.

Bureau Extinction
I downloaded 581 LoTW credits this morning with my first cup of DxCoffee after reading the stunning report at DX World news. I applaud those who are making the effort at byzantine credentialing. At face value, in a few more years, I believe LoTW will bankrupt bureau QSLing if international membership continues climbing. The need will simply disappear since LoTW is far more efficient and timely.

Or, if the bureaus adapt and improve their services for example, offering an expediting service when DXpeditions submit cards or levels of service determined by payment. They may survive #hamr future as niche operations fulfilling the demand for traditional cards as prestige mementos.

In sum
I have a chore ahead of me because I add propagation numbers, names, counties, and grids while confirming my LoTW credentials. My current download is a good number and I wonder when the W3 bureau will dispatch my traditional QSL cards?

Contest on.