I don't use eCards for anything except my own personal enjoyment. All QSLs,
regardless of source or method of arrival, are valuable to me.
The fact that some radio club in Connecticut or some defunct radio magazine
doesn't give me "credit" for them does not diminish their value to me.
Following that line of thought would mean that there are only 7 more possible
QSL cards which would be of any value to me, as that is the number of slots
still open on my DXCC list. Any other QSL beyond those 7 is useless?
Sorry to burst your bubble. I have perhaps 10,000 W/K/JA/DL/VE/ZS/EA QSLs of
various styles (direct, bureau, LoTW, QRZ, eCard, etc.). The next one I get
will be just as valuable the first one I got, and I'll likely solicit more of
them frequently.
De Hans, K0HB
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From: Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw@verizon.net>
Sent: Friday, March 7, 2025 8:46 PM
To: Hans Brakob <kzerohb@gmail.com>; Peter Sundberg <sm2cew@telia.com>; Edward
Sawyer <edwards@advanced-conversion.com>; cq-contest@contesting.com
<cq-contest@contesting.com>; Joe <nss@mwt.net>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] E mail QSLs
I thought that the cards had to be signed or stamped or in some way indicated
that a human being had reviewed and approved the card prior to it being sent.
That's the problem with eCards of any sort. Especially moreso today than ever,
any middle school or younger can use a free, powerful graphics editor and
change the details on the card to make it out to any call, on any band or mode,
at any time. It's the signature or stamp of the operator or the QSL manager
that makes it valid, as that can't easily be changed.
You want to use your eCard for certain awards, like the ARRL sponsored ones?
Print it out and get the op or the manager to sign it, after confirming the
details in the log, of course.
73
On Friday, March 7, 2025 at 06:23:31 PM EST, Joe <nss@mwt.net> wrote:
When I first got Licensed (1975) these E mailed QSL's wouldn't be worth
the ink they could be printed with.
I remember a QSL card MUST have the cancelled postmark on it! if it was
mailed in an envelope you had to keep the envelope. So the checker could
see the postmark.
But at the same time while I remember that. Then what about the cards
that came via the Buro?
no Postmarks on them.
Huh?
Joe WB9SBD
On 3/7/2025 1:22 PM, Hans Brakob wrote:
> ________________________________
> Nothing new in that.
>
> LOTW, eQSL, QRZ, and others have provided similar services for decades.
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
> “Just a Boy and his Radio”™
>
>
>
>> So people seem to upload their entire PC log and let the AI tool do
>> the work for them.. via email.. sigh...
>> 73
>> Peter SM2CEW
>
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