[CQ-Contest] Contest QSOs: To QSL or not to QSL

[Dallas Carter]

What John said...  

and to the original caller, I also use DX4WIN for QSLing.
When I go through the bureau stack, I plug in the call and
have multi QSO labels printed for every contact that has not 
been confirmed by me before for that call.  Then when I get 
future cards, I have usually already confirmed to them via
the bureau.  My record was28 QSO's on one card, which
took 7 labels.  I find this to be reasonably economical, and
an effective way to confirm those wanting cards.

73  Dallas  W3PP

K4BAI wrote:
> 
> I am, for everyone I answer QSLs for (K4BAI, W4AN, K4AAA, KM9P, 8P9Z,
> 8P9HT, 8P9HR, etc.) still responding to all QSLs received, whether or
> not they check PSE.  I think most guys want a return card and it makes
> very little difference in the bureau expense to print a label and
> include it in the box.  I agree that people should not request QSLs for
> bands/modes that they already have confirmed, but many still do this.
> Maybe they are too busy or lazy.  Sometimes, I even get QSLs for both
> QSOs when someone has made a duplicate QSO in a contest.  I answer those
> too, but I think everyone would be justified in not sending a reply for
> the duplicate QSO in those circumstances.  I assume the sender sent a
> QSL for both QSOs, thinking that one of them might be bad and hoping for
> only one reply per band/mode at least for the same contest.
> 
> We never know if the requester is working on some award with a new start
> date that would require a new QSL that would seem to be a duplicate to
> us.  Also, after one has been doing this for many years, sometimes QSLs
> are sent just in order to have a card from the same op 45 or 50 years
> later.
> 
> I never want anyone to be unhappy with me or anyone I answer cards for
> because cards weren't answered.
> 
> I get pleasure out of answering QSLs and don't have any threshold
> requirements for a QSL except that one be sent to me by some method.
> 
> 73,
> 
> John, K4BAI.


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