Six Meter ops - Please QSL
 

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Caveat Lector wrote:
Well I jumped on six meters a few years ago
Worked all 50 states except KY
I am sure most card collectors understand your situation. One solution
I tried was to get generic contact cards (W4MPY has them) and fill them
out for the contact and then send them with an SASE requesting that they
be signed and returned. The results were marginally better, but still
not what I had hoped. I wonder what percentage of us are still logging
each contact.



Sent SASE's to all states and over 120 Grid square contacts

Only 60% of the Grid Squares have come back - Sent 18 Months Ago

Of the states -- all came back except WY and RI

In todays mail my SASE to WY came back -- 3 and half years after I sent it !
Oh well at least I got it

For RI after a year -- sent another SASE -- no return. After another year --
made up a QSL card for the guy along with an SASE -- no return. Only a few
thousand Hams in RI and I am on the west coast. Could be years B4 I catch
another.

So if you work six meters it is important to QSL, the award managers want
the cards as proof.

Working all states on six is achievable -- but not easy - could take several
years.

I gave up on 100 grid squares VUCC just such a poor QSL return

Grouse and complain

CL looking for KY on 6



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Six Meter ops - Please QSL
 

(R. Scott) wrote in
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http://www.arrl.org/lotw/

That isn't the best either, 2000+ contacts and I have 400 QSL cards
for it.

Yeah, my return rate isn't very good either, but it's there, it's
free and it works.

If you keep your logs on a PC, it's silly not to use it.

On the other hand, the boxes full of QSL cards are fun to browse
through when I'm feeling nostalgic for the good old days when we had
sunspots :-)

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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |

Six Meter ops - Please QSL
 

Caveat Lector wrote:
This assumes the other guy is with LOTW -- I suspect few Techs are on this
program.

I supect (and being a tech perhaps my suspisions on such a subject
should indeed carry weight) you are right

My return of LOTW for 6M contacts is minimal. But pretty good for HF.

But a worth while program Logbook of the World
http://www.arrl.org/lotw/#about

first time I have recalled seeing a link with any real mention of the
....program?

CL

"Bert Hyman" wrote in message
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(Caveat Lector) wrote in
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"Topaz305RK" wrote in message
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I agree with your observations.

After checking my log and return on 6 meter QSL's I have found
that 6 meter ops are the worst return rate I have. I do better on
DX either direct, to a manager or via the buro.
...

I suspect the low rate of return may be because there are many
Technician class operators on the band and as such do not have QSL
cards like the HF ops. But gee one can make their own with a
computer and an ink jet printer http://www.qsl.net/wa7s/

Heck; do it online for free:

http://www.arrl.org/lotw/

--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |

Six Meter ops - Please QSL
 

N1KI wrote:
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.. I wonder what percentage of us are still logging
each contact.

not I in general make me think prehaps I beeter mention in my qrz bio
if you expect a QSL card you should tell me during the contact

althought there are a couple of folks I refuse to QSL because I had
unpleasent dealing with outside of the imdeiate contact