A trio of ARRL announcements: LOTW back online, grant applications due, NTS performance evaluation
Here are a trio of recent announcements from the ARRL:
LOTW back online
On July 1, the ARRL returned Logbook of The World (LoTW) to service! Β They noted that during a brief LOTW opening 6600 logs were uploaded, but not processed until they were sure that the system was Β functioning properly.
They also ask that you not call ARRL Headquarters to report issues you are having with LoTW. Instead, Β contact support at LoTW-help@arrl.org.
They conclude the announcement with, βWe appreciate your patience as we worked through the challenges keeping LoTW from returning to service. We know the importance of LoTW to our members, and to the tens of thousands of LoTW users who are not ARRL members.β
Personally, I think that they did a pretty good job with getting LOTW back online. It was definitely a difficult task.
ARRL Foundation Club Grant Program July 25
The ARRL Foundation Club Grant Programβfunded by Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC)βis an opportunity for clubs to apply for grants up to $25,000 to fund projects in areas that will motivate and develop active radio amateurs, with an emphasis given to projects that are of a βtransformationalβ nature.
The application period is NOW OPEN and runs through Friday July 26, 2024 at 4:00PM Eastern Time. Clubs across the country are encouraged to apply, even if your club is not an ARRL Affiliated Club or not a 501(c)(3) organizationβall are welcome to apply. Grant recipients will be required to share progress reports and updates with ARRL.
It seems like the ARRL should have made this announcement a lot sooner to give clubs a better shot at meeting the deadline, but perhaps those clubs who have been working on big projects have been working on their proposals all along. Β Weβll see.
ARRL developing performance analysis program for NTS
Amateur Radio Daily reports that:
The National Traffic System (NTS) will soon be evaluated with new tools to help improve system performance. The ARRL is developing a web-based Performance Analysis Tool (PAT) to ultimately improve speed and accuracy of the traffic system. Additional training materials will also be developed to improve NTS performance. Once the new tools are complete, the ARRL will hold a test exercise to measure their effectiveness.
Source: July 2024 ARRL NTS Letter
I donβt know about this one. Maybe I just havenβt kept up with whatβs happening with NTS lately, though.