What is even worse is the rate of return for contest QSO's via Logbook
of the World which is free and almost effortless if one has a computer
log which contester's usually have.

Ron WA0KDS

pd wrote:

One aspect of our hobby that I have always enjoyed is collecting QSL's. I
have a certain amount of interest in various operating awards. Currently my
goals are 6 and 2 meter WAS & DXCC and 80 and 160 meter DXCC. Overall, my
rate of return on QSL's sent is good for DX stations, but it is dismal for US
stations. I always include an SASE and a personal note, and generally engage
in the type of QSO the other person seems to be looking for, such as a quick
exhange of reports on AU or MS or an opening or a more lengthy QSO when
conditions are appropriate. In the past I have even included contact cards
already filled out with the QSO information so the repcient only had to sign
it and return it in the enclosed SASE.

I would like to hear others' opinions as to the reasons for not returning a
QSL and on how to improve the rate of return.

"Ron" wrote in message ...
What is even worse is the rate of return for contest QSO's via Logbook of the
World which is free and almost effortless if one has a computer log which
contester's usually have.

My experience is just the opposite. I have just over 30,000 QSO's uploaded to
LoTW. My overall hit rate is 13%, but if I examine contest weekend dates only,
my hit rate is 24%. If I narrow the seach to just domestic contest weekends
(SS, NAQP, state QSO parties), the hit rate is 41%. That tells me that
contesters are far more involved in LoTW than is typical of the overall ham
community.

73, de Hans, K0HB

Yes QSLing for domestic contests is better than DX but 41 % is still
pretty poor considering the electronic log issue.



KØHB wrote:
"Ron" wrote in message ...

What is even worse is the rate of return for contest QSO's via Logbook of the
World which is free and almost effortless if one has a computer log which
contester's usually have.


My experience is just the opposite. I have just over 30,000 QSO's uploaded to
LoTW. My overall hit rate is 13%, but if I examine contest weekend dates only,
my hit rate is 24%. If I narrow the seach to just domestic contest weekends
(SS, NAQP, state QSO parties), the hit rate is 41%. That tells me that
contesters are far more involved in LoTW than is typical of the overall ham
community.

73, de Hans, K0HB

"Ron" wrote

Yes QSLing for domestic contests is better than DX but 41 % is still pretty
poor considering the electronic log issue.

I don't think it's poor at all, given that I experienced 1% "paper" QSL rate
before LoTW.

73, de Hans, K0HB

Some of us simply don't want to use electronic logs!!!

Ron wrote:

Yes QSLing for domestic contests is better than DX but 41 % is still
pretty poor considering the electronic log issue.



KØHB wrote:

"Ron" wrote in message
...

What is even worse is the rate of return for contest QSO's via
Logbook of the World which is free and almost effortless if one has a
computer log which contester's usually have.



My experience is just the opposite. I have just over 30,000 QSO's
uploaded to LoTW. My overall hit rate is 13%, but if I examine
contest weekend dates only, my hit rate is 24%. If I narrow the seach
to just domestic contest weekends (SS, NAQP, state QSO parties), the
hit rate is 41%. That tells me that contesters are far more involved
in LoTW than is typical of the overall ham community.

73, de Hans, K0HB

Ham op wrote:

Some of us simply don't want to use electronic logs!!!

How is this anything to brag about?

"Zoran Brlecic" wrote

How is this anything to brag about?

It didn't sound to be a "brag" but simply a statement of preference.

73, de Hans, K0HB

Zoran Brlecic wrote:
Ham op wrote:

Some of us simply don't want to use electronic logs!!!


How is this anything to brag about?

Not a BRAG at all! Just a simple statement of fact.