[CQ-Contest] Re: QSL collecting

[zl1aih at ihug.co.nz]

Hi all,
I must support both Kirk K4RO and Rin JG1VGX for sending QSL cards - OK 
I know that many of us don't need or even care about QSL cards, but what 
contesters need to remember is that if you get a QSL card from a contest 
QSO, please reply with your card - it just might be an introduction to a 
prospective contester, and we surely need new entrants - without interested 
and keen candidates, the activity will die.

At a club meeting, when giving a talk about contesting (particularly about the 
elecraft K2 and QRP), I was asked "How about the calls from non-contesters 
who just want to participate, maybe work a bit of rare DX, or just get their 
feet wet?"
I responded, 'Contesters depend entirely on non-contesters/casual 
contesters for most of their points - if they had to rely on regular contesters 
for QSOs, most contest activity would dry up within 24 hours.'
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We need casual participants - let's encourage them.  
73, Ken ZL1AIH