[UK-CONTEST] QSL policy

[Dave Sergeant]

On 2 Feb 2010 at 15:09, Steve GW4BKG wrote:

> Before I send off a QSL either bureau or direct I always check the
> station's entry in qrz.com to note any comments made concerning QSLing.
> I have to say that a) the vast majority of stations have an entry - in
> my post 2006 log only .5% of stations do not feature

Those 99.5% of calls have an entry solely because they appear in the 
various printed callbooks (based on information issued by the licensing 
authorities). The number of amateurs who actively participate in 
qrz.com and have gone to the trouble to set up an account and add their 
own details is MUCH MUCH lower than that, probably down to 5% or so of 
all amateurs and 20% of those who actively operate on hf. I think the 
value of qrz.com has been overplayed in some areas.

I do have a minimal entry on qrz.com which I have ensured is correct 
but that is about it. I view it as being an online logbook, normally 
searched directly from my logging program, and little else and have no 
wish to tell my life story there.

As for QSLs, I used to reply 100% to bureau cards but have lost 
interest in doing so, so those received just get filed among all the 
others in shoe boxes. I guess when I kick the bucket they will just go 
into the recycling....

73 Dave G3YMC

http://www.davesergeant.com