[Fourlanders] W4NH QSL's

Wed Jun 9 14:39:16 PDT 2010

I see no problem with getting some QSL cards printed.  We have the money in
the treasury.  I personally use W4MPY (www.w4mpy.com <http://www.w4mpy.com/>
) for my cards.  They aren't fancy but they are inexpensive.  500 cards
using one of his standard 2 color designs can be had for around $60.  If you
want to go really cheap one color cards can be had for around $40.  Now if
you want to go 2 sided printing or if someone wants to do some artwork for a
custom card that can be a bit pricier.  Check out the designs on his website
and let me know what style card you want to use and what information needs
to be on it.  I will contact him after I get back from my trip and get them
ordered.

73

Jim, W4KXY

It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart
you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.

Richard P. Feynman

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From: rfacres at gmail.com [mailto:rfacres at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Brian
McCarthy
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 1:52 PM
To: wa4kxy at bellsouth.net
Cc: Fourlanders
Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] W4NH QSL's

The volume is not that large. Maybe as many as 20-30 for a June or September
contest. More if there is a huge band opening. The ugly truth is that I had
not been able to get myself to work on QSL's for the last year and a half
with my unemployment and related issues. I sent out about 80 pieces with
about 110 total cards.

Now that we have been at the same primary location for so many years, not as
many want the cards. The trouble is in the exceptions. Would you believe
that there are 6m and 2m county hunters out there?!? They want the specific
county we were operating from indicated. Unlucky for us, there is a county
line smack through the middle of the campsite.

Most people seem to want an individual card for each band. There have been
many times where I have sent 3-4 cards in one transaction (one card for each
band). I had one or two in this last batch that wanted cards from both Soco
Bald and "Sanford Shed" (W4ZST's).

At the moment, everything from year 2000 onward is in one database file. I
have to watch out for the July and January cards versus the June September
cards as one should say Soco Bald and the other should be Dahlonega. If we
operate other small contests, I will need to indicate the correct location
on those cards.

Since the volume is not large, I have been making the cards from 8 1/2 x 11
card stock paper. The design is simple, but easy to read. All the
information is on one side. By making the cards, I can customize them for
the odd requests. I have a few cards that say Hayward county and a few that
say Swain. I still have a few cards that say Glassy Knob and Wine Spring
Bald, but nobody has asked for those in a few years. I use a paper cutter to
keep the slices square and clean.

To add the QSO information, I use 30-up Avery label sheets and QSL'ing
software, BV7 by DF3CB. The individual QSO information can be searched
easily and tracked reasonably. I would not want to chase DXCC using BV7, but
it is very well suited to answering piles of cards quickly.

To get the data into BV7, I use the ADIF export function from Writelog.
These can be imported directly into the BV7 database.

I don't really see how this could be easily divided up to multiple people.
One thing that would help, a stack of printed Soco Bald and Dahlonega cards.
The Soco Bald cards should have the two counties as check boxes for the
county hunters. Something like 250 or 500 of each should set the starter
supply up nicely.

Anyhow, this is probably much more information than you expected in this
email. Watch for my next one where I rant on LoTW and copy ARRL Section and
Division representatives...

Brian
NX9O

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 11:42 PM, Jim Worsham <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net> wrote:

I have no idea who that was but I have a question.  How many W4NH QSL cards
are you processing in a year?  I imagine after a contest it could be
substantial.  I mention this because this is a group effort and if you need
help processing those cards in a timely fashion don't be shy about asking.

73
Jim, W4KXY

It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart
you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.
Richard P. Feynman

-----Original Message-----
From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Brian McCarthy
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 10:37 PM
To: Fourlanders
Subject: [Fourlanders] W4NH QSL's

I made an effort to get all the W4NH QSL'ing of SASE'd cards answered. I
finished this weekend and the envelopes were dropped off at the P.O. today.
I was watching to see if there was a card from a local that had been
complaining about not getting a card. I did not really see any cards from
Forsyth or North Fulton. Does anyone recall who it was that complained on
the air (6m?) about not getting a card?

Thanks,
Brian
NX9O

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