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LoTW still down? Any update from Kristin McIntyre?

 

At lunch on Friday I happen to mention that I was having problems with my Mac logging program uploading to LoTW. I just thought it was a problem with my Mac program but Dick said that LoTW had been hacked and it had been down for a week. He was planing on going to the FARS meeting where Kristin McIntyre was going to be the speaker. He was going to see if she had anything to say about the situation.?

Did she say anything about when the site might be back up?

Joy
N6GO
 

Given she's an ukity-muk and on the super double extra secret Shadow Board, and sworn to silence... I doubt she has anything to share about the situation at ARRL.


On May 26, 2024 9:47:47 AM PDT, Joy Rabins <doghouse3@...> wrote:
At lunch on Friday I happen to mention that I was having problems with my Mac logging program uploading to LoTW. I just thought it was a problem with my Mac program but Dick said that LoTW had been hacked and it had been down for a week. He was planing on going to the FARS meeting where Kristin McIntyre was going to be the speaker. He was going to see if she had anything to say about the situation.?

Did she say anything about when the site might be back up?

Joy
N6GO

 

It's been down for a lot longer than a week.?? ARRL? suffered a cyber attack a few weeks ago that affected multiple systems. ? ?

I have opinions about all of this but they won't be helpful.


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Connie W6EFI
 

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Joy, I didn't go to the FAHR's meeting.? We ended up going to see Hitchcock instead.? Sorry, Dick

On 5/26/2024 9:47 AM, Joy Rabins wrote:

At lunch on Friday I happen to mention that I was having problems with my Mac logging program uploading to LoTW. I just thought it was a problem with my Mac program but Dick said that LoTW had been hacked and it had been down for a week. He was planing on going to the FARS meeting where Kristin McIntyre was going to be the speaker. He was going to see if she had anything to say about the situation.?

Did she say anything about when the site might be back up?

Joy
N6GO

 

Dave, did you end up zooming into the meeting? Just wondering if you heard anything.?

Joy
N6GO
 

Wow, it looks like the first report on the ARRL website was 5/16/24. I had not been on the air lately because I've been helping a friend in Auburn and then went to Hamvention. I made a couple of contacts a couple of nights ago and normally when I log them on my Mac they go directly to LoTW but I got an error message. I thought it was something on my end. I guess not.?

It's not a good look for them to be down this long especially when ham radio is supposed to excel during emergencies.

If anyone notices that's it started working would you post it here?

Thanks, Joy N6GO
 

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This website provides LOTW service status:?

However, it doesn't provide any guidance about expected restoration of service.?? I suspect that once LOTW is back on the air, there will be an enormous backlog to process.

Dick K6PBF

On 5/26/2024 2:37 PM, Joy Rabins wrote:

Wow, it looks like the first report on the ARRL website was 5/16/24. I had not been on the air lately because I've been helping a friend in Auburn and then went to Hamvention. I made a couple of contacts a couple of nights ago and normally when I log them on my Mac they go directly to LoTW but I got an error message. I thought it was something on my end. I guess not.?

It's not a good look for them to be down this long especially when ham radio is supposed to excel during emergencies.

If anyone notices that's it started working would you post it here?

Thanks, Joy N6GO

 

Someone did ask K. McIntyre about the LOTW situation at the FARS meeting, after her SWR presentation. ?She basically replied that the ARRL is working on the problem, but she currently wasn't at liberty to provide more details about the issue.
73, Ron, n6ywu

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