wrote:


Dave, in all actuality many (most) hams no longer qsl for actual over
the air contacts let alone (most gladly send you a QSL card). Sadly
the cost of not only the cards but postage required to mail the cards
has relegated this activity as a dying exercise. Sad to say!

JMHO

Speak for yourself. I will print out and mail a card to anyone who
sends me a report. SWLs are asked to participate in the pskreporter
project.

I doubt I'll get more than 2 or 3 requests a year.

On Mar 2, 8:49*am, dave wrote:
wrote:

Dave, in all actuality many (most) hams no longer qsl for actual over
the air contacts let alone (most gladly send you a QSL card). Sadly
the cost of not only the cards but postage required to mail the cards
has relegated this activity as a dying exercise. *Sad to say!

JMHO

Speak for yourself. *I will print out and mail a card to anyone who
sends me a report. *SWLs are asked to participate in the pskreporter
project.

I doubt I'll get more than 2 or 3 requests a year.

I occasionally get cards from SWLers and I always answer them.

On Mar 2, 11:11*am, Steve wrote:
On Mar 2, 8:49*am, dave wrote:

wrote:

Dave, in all actuality many (most) hams no longer qsl for actual over
the air contacts let alone (most gladly send you a QSL card). Sadly
the cost of not only the cards but postage required to mail the cards
has relegated this activity as a dying exercise. *Sad to say!

JMHO

Speak for yourself. *I will print out and mail a card to anyone who
sends me a report. *SWLs are asked to participate in the pskreporter
project.

I doubt I'll get more than 2 or 3 requests a year.

I occasionally get cards from SWLers and I always answer them.

I gladly send QSLs to SWLers - that's how I first got into the hobby
and I am happy to encourage anyone who monitors me on HF to send me a
report - I actually will QSL anyone - ham or SWL - no postage
necessary - maybe I don't make that many contacts or maybe I just
reckon that's a part of the hobby that should be kept alive.

NB1R - James

wrote:
On Mar 1, 9:39 am, dave wrote:
Doc Faustus wrote:
snip
Most hams will gladly send you a QSL card. The QRZ database has all
their addresses.

Dave, in all actuality many (most) hams no longer qsl for actual over
the air contacts let alone (most gladly send you a QSL card). Sadly
the cost of not only the cards but postage required to mail the cards
has relegated this activity as a dying exercise. Sad to say!

JMHO

I've never been into QSL card collecting, but when I was a kid my best
friend was.

I'll send a QSL card with one of my astronomy photos on it to anyone who
gets me a reception report.

If I know it's a kid I'll probably try to do something extra.

On Mar 2, 8:05*am, "Mark S. Holden" wrote:
wrote:
On Mar 1, 9:39 am, dave wrote:
Doc Faustus wrote:
snip
Most hams will gladly send you a QSL card. *The QRZ database has all
their addresses.

Dave, in all actuality many (most) hams no longer qsl for actual over
the air contacts let alone (most gladly send you a QSL card). Sadly
the cost of not only the cards but postage required to mail the cards
has relegated this activity as a dying exercise. *Sad to say!

JMHO

I've never been into QSL card collecting, but when I was a kid my best
friend was.

I'll send a QSL card with one of my astronomy photos on it to anyone who
gets me a reception report.

If I know it's a kid I'll probably try to do something extra.

You go, Mark - two of the best hobbies ever conceived, and few that
can spark the imagination in the same way.

Bruce

On Mar 1, 6:39*am, dave wrote:
Doc Faustus wrote:
Does anyone know of a good directory or list of email addresses/
physical addresses where reception reports can be sent? Some stations
make it easy to find, but others (i.e. NHK) don't seem to publish an
address where QSLs can be sent.

Most hams will gladly send you a QSL card. *The QRZ database has all
their addresses.

FWIW, I have submitted QSL requests, with return postage included, to
two hams I heard the other night during contest calls (Slovakia &
Argentina). I will report back any positive results as they come in.

Bruce Jensen

On Feb 28, 10:30*pm, Doc Faustus wrote:
Does anyone know of a good directory or list of email addresses/
physical addresses where reception reports can be sent? Some stations
make it easy to find, but others (i.e. NHK) don't seem to publish an
address where QSLs can be sent.

Hey, Doc - if NHK is what you want, try this online form...

http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/englis...act/index.html

If you just ask them, they'll probably tell you exactly how to get a
QSL.

Bruce

On Feb 28, 10:30*pm, Doc Faustus wrote:
Does anyone know of a good directory or list of email addresses/
physical addresses where reception reports can be sent? Some stations
make it easy to find, but others (i.e. NHK) don't seem to publish an
address where QSLs can be sent.

One interesting thing I did just discover - and I would not have
expected it - is that V. Russia, on it's "contact" webpage, provides a
mailing label that anyone in the world can use to send them letters
FREE. It's an odd label, it seems to route business mail through the
Netherlands, but I have no reason right now to doubt its usefulness.

Here is a link or two:

http://english.ruvr.ru/contacts.html

and the address label they provide:

ftp://ftp.vor.ru/Video/DutchSpecial_env200807.pdf

Bruce Jensen

On Feb 28, 10:30*pm, Doc Faustus wrote:
Does anyone know of a good directory or list of email addresses/
physical addresses where reception reports can be sent? Some stations
make it easy to find, but others (i.e. NHK) don't seem to publish an
address where QSLs can be sent.

Doc! NHK sent me a response to my query about QSL submittal. They
say that reception reports can be submitted at their normal contact
page:

https://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/engli...act/index.html

and that they will respond with a QSL card. I already sent them one
by snailmail, but you may wish to try the e-mail route.

Bruce Jensen

On Feb 28, 10:30*pm, Doc Faustus wrote:
Does anyone know of a good directory or list of email addresses/
physical addresses where reception reports can be sent? Some stations
make it easy to find, but others (i.e. NHK) don't seem to publish an
address where QSLs can be sent.

Hey, Doc! NHK has told me that you can submit a reception report
he

https://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/engli...act/index.html

Just include the usual items, and they'll send you a QSL by mail, so I
am told. they make it easy...

Bruce Jensen