ARRL Approves Field Checking of Identity and License Documents by Authorized ARRL DXCC Card Checkers outside of the USA
Newington,
CT – ARRL is making the verification process for overseas participants
in Logbook of The World easier. Effective March 24, 2016, ARRL
authorized DXCC
Card Checkers outside of the US will be able to verify identity and
license documents in person on behalf of ARRL and the Logbook of The
World program.
"People outside the US
who want to sign-up for LoTW, and who do not want to send documents to
ARRL,
may visit an ARRL DXCC Card Checker and present the documents to the
Card Checker,” ARRL Field Services and Radiosport Manager Dave Patton,
NN1N, said. "The Card Checker
will check the documents and, if accepted, inform ARRL’s LoTW staff
that he/she has met with the individual and will confirm that the
applicant’s identity and license have been verified.”
Once
documents have been approved by a DXCC Card Checker, the applicant will
then apply for a LoTW digital certificate following the
instructions for getting started.
Not
every DXCC entity has a DXCC Card Checker, and overseas DXCC Card
Checkers are not required to participate in this verification process.
Amateurs living outside
the US should contact a DXCC Card Checker in advance, to see if they
are willing to check identity and license documents. A list of DXCC Card
Checkers may be found
here.
This option for field checking of documents only applies to those
outside the US who are obtaining their first LoTW digital certificate,
or a replacement for a single, expired certificate.
Questions on this process may be directed to ARRL staff at
LoTW-help@arrl.org.
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