Just had my 9G5AG card approved by my card checker. We'll see if the ARRL's double check agrees with him.
Do let us know Larry.
Marvin VE3VEE
Well, it appears the 9G5AG card went through. I used the relatively new on-line DXCC process and it seems to have changed for the better.
But, there's a little story to it. It appears to me I have experienced a real improvement in DXCC card processing.
I applied electronically (in effect, promising to the League what cards I would show to my checker using
https://p1k.arrl.org/onlinedxcc/) around May 1st. I then had the cards physically checked on May 5th. Astonishingly to me, I got the confirmation mailing (with the endorsement stickers) today(May 16th). The League said it processed it on May 10th.
The application has not even appeared on the Applications Received site, at least not as of yesterday. It still doesn't today. My prior LOTW one did and, in fact, is still there (even though it, too, was already processed). I know it's the LOTW one because it is dated in April and agrees with the submission data from the LOTW site.
When I did the on-line card submission last year, it seemed to go through the same flow as if I had done it entirely manually. The submission appeared on the "Applications Received" site and took about a month to grind through.
What seems to have happened this time (and it's a great improvement if this is as it seems -- and I think it is), they now check my electronic submission, make sure they are approved operations and so on, and then (I presume) declare processing done quickly when the letter from my checker actually reaches Newington.
So, it looks good. My records on LOTW are certainly updated to match what added "slots" I was claiming with the card submission. And it cross-checks by mode, by band, etc.
Despite my minor misgivings, it really does look like an improved process. I now, even more, recommend you use
https://p1k.arrl.org/onlinedxcc/ for your card submissions if you can. I don't know if this is an "every time" thing or a "just when there's a little slack" thing. But, it certainly was speedy.