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QSL Card QSL Card A means of providing written confirmation A means of providing written confirmation of the receipt of a transmission of the receipt of a transmission Scope of Presentation Scope of Presentation Reasons to QSL Reasons to

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QSL Card QSL Card

A means of providing written confirmation A means of providing written confirmation

  • f the receipt of a transmission
  • f the receipt of a transmission

Scope of Presentation Scope of Presentation

Reasons to QSL Reasons to QSL Log Keeping and Accuracy Log Keeping and Accuracy The Card The Card How to Fill It Out How to Fill It Out

RST & UTC RST & UTC

How To Send Your Card How To Send Your Card Other Ways to QSL Other Ways to QSL Tracking Tracking QSLs QSLs Sent & Received Sent & Received Where To Buy Cards Where To Buy Cards How To Make Your Own How To Make Your Own

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Reasons to QSL Reasons to QSL

Display cards in your shack Display cards in your shack Collect cards for awards Collect cards for awards

WAS WAS DXCC DXCC

Provide confirmation to operators Provide confirmation to operators requesting a card from you. requesting a card from you.

Log Keeping & Accuracy Log Keeping & Accuracy

Logs are no longer required by FCC, but Logs are no longer required by FCC, but they are a must if you want to QSL they are a must if you want to QSL

Logs must contain all the necessary info to Logs must contain all the necessary info to complete a card complete a card Logs must be accurate Logs must be accurate – – Date, UTC, etc. Date, UTC, etc.

You may receive a request for a QSL You may receive a request for a QSL years after the QSO took place!!! years after the QSO took place!!!

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Basic Elements of a QSL Card Basic Elements of a QSL Card

QSO With: ( QSO With: (Callsign Callsign of the station worked)

  • f the station worked)

Date: (UTC) Date: (UTC) Time: (UTC) Time: (UTC) Frequency or Band: Frequency or Band: Signal Report: RS(T) Signal Report: RS(T) Mode: SSB Mode: SSB-

  • CW

CW-

  • RTTY should state 2

RTTY should state 2-

  • Way

Way To or Via: ( To or Via: (Callsign Callsign of QSL manager)

  • f QSL manager)

QSL QSL Pse Pse / / Tnx Tnx

Other Needed Information Other Needed Information

Your Name, Address and Call Your Name, Address and Call County County Grid Square Grid Square – – (mine is EN65cr) (mine is EN65cr) CQ Zone CQ Zone – – (4) (4) ITU Zone ITU Zone – – (8) (8)

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Optional Information Optional Information

Information about your QTH Information about your QTH Rig and Antenna used Rig and Antenna used Power used Power used Remarks Remarks Club affiliations Club affiliations Etc, etc, etc Etc, etc, etc

Filling Out Your Card Filling Out Your Card

The RS(T) Reporting System The RS(T) Reporting System UTC Conversion Chart UTC Conversion Chart … …or

  • r

Set your computer time to UTC and forget it! Set your computer time to UTC and forget it!

Example of completed QSL card Example of completed QSL card

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The R The R-

  • S

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  • T System

T System UTC UTC

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Example of Completed Card Example of Completed Card How To Send Your QSL Card How To Send Your QSL Card

Follow instructions of station Follow instructions of station Direct Direct – – Follow info on Follow info on QRZ.com QRZ.com

Some stations use a QSL manager. If so, Some stations use a QSL manager. If so, send to QSL manager send to QSL manager’ ’s address. s address.

ARRL Bureau ARRL Bureau – – If station uses a QSL If station uses a QSL manager, send manager, send via via the manager the manager’ ’s s callsign callsign. .

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Direct QSL Within the USA Direct QSL Within the USA

See See QRZ.com QRZ.com for the address for the address Unless the other station requests your Unless the other station requests your QSL, it is common courtesy to send a QSL, it is common courtesy to send a SASE with your QSL. SASE with your QSL. In other words, if you really want his QSL In other words, if you really want his QSL make it as easy as possible for him to make it as easy as possible for him to reply. reply.

Direct QSL to Foreign Country Direct QSL to Foreign Country

Follow information on Follow information on QRZ.com QRZ.com Send self addressed envelope Send self addressed envelope Include IRC or money for return postage Include IRC or money for return postage IRCs IRCs can be purchased at the post office can be purchased at the post office g.s g.s. = US Dollars, 2gs=2 US dollars . = US Dollars, 2gs=2 US dollars

Corrupt postal workers may take your money! Corrupt postal workers may take your money! Use opaque envelopes, no visible Use opaque envelopes, no visible callsigns callsigns

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ARRL QSL Bureau ARRL QSL Bureau

Incoming Incoming QSLs QSLs

Keep SASEs on file at ARRL Bureau Keep SASEs on file at ARRL Bureau Don Don’ ’t need to be a member of ARRL t need to be a member of ARRL ARRL Web: ARRL Web: http://www.arrl.org/incoming http://www.arrl.org/incoming-

  • qsl

qsl-

  • service

service

Outgoing Outgoing QSLs QSLs

Need to be member of ARRL Need to be member of ARRL Send package of Send package of QSLs QSLs to ARRL and they distribute to ARRL and they distribute them to participating countries them to participating countries Cost varies depending on amount of cards sent Cost varies depending on amount of cards sent ARRL Web: ARRL Web: http://www.arrl.org/outgoing http://www.arrl.org/outgoing-

  • qsl

qsl-

  • service

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Other Ways to QSL Other Ways to QSL

Logbook of the World (LOTW) Logbook of the World (LOTW)

QSO fee for awards QSO fee for awards

eQSL eQSL

Not recognized for some awards Not recognized for some awards

Some Some DXpeditions DXpeditions use email or web app use email or web app

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Tracking Your Tracking Your QSLs QSLs

Logging programs Logging programs Card files Card files Books Books Spreadsheet Spreadsheet

QSO Tracking Spreadsheet QSO Tracking Spreadsheet

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Commercially Printed Cards Commercially Printed Cards

Do a GOOGLE search of Do a GOOGLE search of “ “QSL Cards QSL Cards” ” Big variation in quality and price Big variation in quality and price I use I use “ “UX5UO print UX5UO print” ” – – Ukraine Ukraine My card My card -

  • $76 / 1000 cards (inc. shipping)

$76 / 1000 cards (inc. shipping)

Commercially Printed Card Commercially Printed Card

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Homebrew QSL Cards Homebrew QSL Cards

Do it yourself card template Do it yourself card template Mich Mich-

  • A

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  • Con ARC website

Con ARC website

Links Page, Do Links Page, Do-

  • It

It-

  • Yourself QSL Card

Yourself QSL Card Requires Microsoft Word 97 or later Requires Microsoft Word 97 or later Download card Download card Modify it with your personal information Modify it with your personal information Save the file to your computer Save the file to your computer Print on 110# card stock Print on 110# card stock

Do Do-

  • It

It-

  • Yourself QSL Card

Yourself QSL Card

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Homebrew Novice Special Card Homebrew Novice Special Card Back of Novice Special Card Back of Novice Special Card

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Homebrew USS Piper Card Homebrew USS Piper Card Back of USS Piper Card Back of USS Piper Card

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Homebrew Fox Card Homebrew Fox Card That That’ ’s it s it … … Happy Happy QSLing QSLing !!! !!!