[UK-CONTEST] Contest QSLing policies

[Nigel G3TXF]

Hello Andy,

If you receive a request for a QSL for either a contest or non-contest QSO,
please send a reply. It's as simple as that!

However if the incoming card specifically says "QSL not needed" or some
such, then there's no need to reply.

The GM8 prefix is a rarity for many contesters and HF'ers, so your cards 
will be much appreciated by the recipients.

As you say, replying to QSLs should be not great chore if you use computer 
logging and labels etc.

Please adopt an open, friendly and positive approach to QSLing. Particularly
in replying to incoming cards. It will be much appreciated by the many who
actively enjoy collecting QSLs, as a key part of the hobby of Amateur Radio.

Also keep things simple. Avoid using a "QSL Manager". Handle your own QSLs. 
Don't expect someone else to do it for you. Make sure your details are 
correct in QRZ.com.

73 - Nigel G3TXF

PS: Please make sure your QSL contains all the basic information which could
make the card even more useful and interesting to the recipient : eg your
WAB Area, your Grid Locator, your County/Region etc. [It's surprising how 
many G QSLs omit this type of basic data.]



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Swiffin" <a.l.swiffin at dundee.ac.uk>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 8:19 AM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Contest QSLing policies


> Hi,
>
> We've changed QSL sub manager for the GM8 series and my previous QSL
> drought has turned into a deluge with all my current envelopes arriving
> at once plus half a dozen envelopes from 2004 that everyone swore blind
> had not been passed on....  As a result I have a 4 inch plus pile of
> cards to reply to.
>
> Now, in these days of computerised logging the chore (for some people)
> of generating card runs is much reduced - unlike the chore of
> replying.....
>
> As a policy I do not blanket QSL - particularly for contests, but it
> looks to me like some people do.  What do other people do about replying
> to these?
>
> I have quite a few cards that are from major or minor expeditions,
> Martii Laine seems to be very fastdious about QSLing and I've got cards
> from him as EA8BH, as ZA1A as OH/ZA... as .....  (I'm not sure if I
> actually have one from oh2bh :-).   Do people like that _really_ want a
> gm8oeg qsl for every incarnation that they've had (excellent card that
> it is)?   And how about other lesser known people who generate a card on
> computer but don't sign it or put 'pse qsl' on it - do they want a
> card?
>
> I don't generate cards from the computer and don't particularly intend
> to start, I'm beginning to think of introducing a policy of only
> replying to signed cards which explicitly say 'pse qsl' although there
> is a temptation to say I'll only reply to hand written cards!
>
> I'd be interested to hear what others do.
>
> 73
> Andy
> gm8oeg
>
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