[Dx-qsl] LOTW vs QSL CARD

Mon Jun 26 05:02:09 EDT 2006

Hi,
 I don't know if this has been discussed before, I do like collecting
qsl cards my self and I enjoy changing the design of my qsl card from
time to time, plus confirming qso's made years back with the bureau qsl
cards is a great pleasure for me. That is why I don't have a qsl manager
yet, because I still feel that I have the time to do my qsl work and I'm
having fun doing this. 
Now I'm getting requests to add my log to what called Log Book of The
World or LOTW, regardless what is my personal opinion about eqsl thing.
Is this new way of qsling going to kill the normal qsl card which in the
past considered a part of our great hobby? or in my case; will I get
less cards if i submitted my log to the LOTW? If this is true; this
means lot of other awards that many of us track will be effected
specially the awards which need a qsl card on hand such as JCC, German
DOK and US County....etc. For example assuming i worked some one in a
US county which I need and he got my confirmation in the LOTW will he
bother answering my bureau request to enable me to get his county
confirmed?
Bottom line I feel as a resident of a semi-rare DX country and not a
dxpedition, this system will not give me any benefits and in the other
hand i will be spending more on direct request. 
What do you think?
de 9k2hn
Hamad