Are You Still QSL’ing? Gone are the days when mailing a card cost 3 cents…

QSL’ing today … is expensive ! Paper QSL Card + Envelope Paper QSL Card + Envelope Outgoing Postage Outgoing Postage –$0.96 to the U.S.A. –$1.60 International Return Envelope + Return Postage Return Envelope + Return Postage –“Green Stamps” ($US2 + ) –IRC’s (1 or $3.50/ea) –U.S. Return Postage (72-cent U.S. stamp)

Alternatives … QSL Bureaus QSL Bureaus –Slow »Like, sometimes really slow –Not always reliable –Not everyone uses them –Some countries don’t have them QSL Service QSL Service –e.g., WF5E

A Modern Approach to Confirmations... Start by keeping an electronic log…

Electronic Logging …

Electronic QSL Cards …

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Using eQSL … Upload your Log in ADIF Format Upload your Log in ADIF Format –You can also enter QSO’s manually (not practical) If your contact is an eQSL user, eQSL card left in his Inbox If your contact is an eQSL user, eQSL card left in his Inbox You can your eQSL to non-users You can your eQSL to non-users –if you know their address ARRL does not accept eQSL’s for their awards ARRL does not accept eQSL’s for their awards –DXCC, WAS, etc. eQSL have their own awards eQSL have their own awards –eDX100, eWAS, etc. –“Authenticity Guaranteed” required for awards

ARRL’s Logbook of the World …

Using Logbook of The World … Upload your Log in ADIF Format Upload your Log in ADIF Format –use secure “digital signature” LoTW attempts to match your QSO’s with other LotW users LoTW attempts to match your QSO’s with other LotW users –each match counts as a verified QSL –no QSL card option LoTW QSL’s count for DXCC and WAS LoTW QSL’s count for DXCC and WAS –can be combined with paper QSL’s –LoTW keeps detailed awards statistics

Going Electronic… Why Do It ? You might discover some confirmed contacts you didn’t know about You might discover some confirmed contacts you didn’t know about You might make someone else happy who needs your QSL You might make someone else happy who needs your QSL You will raise your Amateur Radio contact statistics to a whole new level You will raise your Amateur Radio contact statistics to a whole new level It’s fun ! It’s fun !