[CQ-Contest] R: QSL Practices + 1 Question

[IK2DZN - Claudio Astorri]

Hi Bill,


you have explained the other thing around.


Computer guys with label printing know log facts really very well.

They know in a second if you are confirmed or not and on which band.

Be sure that if they send you a QSL card it's because your vanity call, your
rare State or your uncommon county is not confirmed in their log.


The more you do not answer to them, the more QSL cards you will receive by
them.
So answer the first time and they'll leave you in peace.

In fact they will make this check anytime they work you, particularly after
contests.


In "normal QSOs" the QSL agreement is taken at the end of the QSO by the 2
parts and can be easily reported in the log.

So in "normal QSOs" you have the chance of saying "Please no QSL" even if
your ham-spirit gets high doubts. In contests you have not this chance
available.


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Now, a question to those who think that they are honest because they are
saying they do not reply to QSLs (confessing is just the first step guys...
then you have to change things...)

If you are in a rare county or State and make tons of QSOs each year (you
have good time, don't you?...) why don't you hire a QSL MANAGER?

This would save you even more time for contesting and would be at least an
honest behaviour in the ham community.

I do not think that QSL managers are there for rare DXCC entities only. They
are active when the QSL traffic is big. Isn't this the case?!?


Thanks.




Claudio Astorri, IK2DZN




-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] Per conto di Bill Turner
Inviato: domenica 8 gennaio 2006 1.53
A: Sherman Banks
Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
Oggetto: Re: [CQ-Contest] QSL Practices

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

At 10:01 AM 1/7/2006, Sherman Banks wrote:
>Computer logging and printing labels have
>taken a lot of the work out of QSLing.


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And that is part of the problem. Some stations just crank out QSLs by 
the gross whether they need a confirmation or not. Many times I have 
received a QSL for a contact which I have already QSLed. Same band, 
same mode, everything the same except the date and time. Those guys 
are not even looking at their log, just pressing the print button and 
sending 'em out. Very annoying.

Bill, W6WRT 

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