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emailing QSLs ?

Jan 25th, 23:49

KF5VPK

Joined: Jan 16th, 01:39
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Total Posts: 0 		I was reading the Technician class exam book and noticed snail mailing of QSL cards is still on going.

If the person I am sending the QSL to has the capability, couldn't I sometimes email a pdf or png file of the QSL card ? After checking with them first, to see if their email account can handle the file size.

Thanks,
Jim ( no license yet)
Jan 26th, 00:42

W1VT

Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00
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Total Posts: 0 		Hi Jim,

Snail mailing of QSLs is still done, as some awards, most notably DXCC, does not accept cards printed on your computer, as they are too easily forged.

http://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/Index.cfm
This web site is set up for the exchange of electronic QSLs.

Zack Lau W1VT
ARRL Senior Lab Engineer
Jan 26th, 18:04

KF5VPK

Joined: Jan 16th, 01:39
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Total Posts: 0 		I can understand that. But I would hope there was some way to verify such eQSLs so they could be accepted. Months vs minutes wait time.
Jan 26th, 21:57

W1VT

Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00
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There is actually a big disadvantage to the immediate confirmation of contacts--it encourages big stations to get bigger so they can brag that they were the very first stations to work a DX-pedition--and can prove it!

In particular, the invention of the leaderboard, which shows that a big station has worked a DX-pedition on every band/mode combination, is a bit disconcerting to average stations struggling to work that very same operation just once, on any band and any mode.

Zack Lau W1VT
ARRL Senior Lab Engineer
Jan 27th, 17:55

KF5VPK

Joined: Jan 16th, 01:39
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Total Posts: 0 		Ah, I was unaware of such silliness as a leaderboard for had radio contests. I play a few online games, and they have the same thing there. I find leaderboards boring.

I can see bragging about getting something done, but not at the expense of someone else accomplishing the same thing.

Jim

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