1. QSLING DEEP EAST TEXAS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, INC.

2. QSLING “confirming ham radio contacts”
QSLING IS EXCHANGING WRITTEN (QSL CARDS) OR ELECTRONIC CONFIRMATION OF CONTACTS WITH
OTHER HAMS.

3. WHY QSL?
MANY HAMS ENJOY EXCHANGING AND COLLECTING QSL CARDS TO REMEMBER THEIR CONTACTS WITH OTHER HAMS.
MANY HAMS ENJOY CHASING AND COLLECTING AWARDS FOR SPECIAL CONTACTS OR EVENTS.
MANY HAMS ENJOY DISPLAYING THEIR QSL CARD COLLECTIONS.

4. Types of qsl CONFIRMATION
QSL CARD METHODS: (HARD COPY/LOTW NEEDED FOR SOME AWARDS)
DIRECT– CARDS ARE MAILED DIRECTLY TO OTHER HAM— DX “SASE”
BUREAU– ARRL MEMBERS SEND BATCH OF CARDS THROUGH “BURO”
QSL MANAGER– MANY DX STATIONS USES STATESIDE MANAGERS
QSL FORWARDING SERVICE– A SERVICE HANDLES YOUR QSLS-- FEE
LOTW— ARRL LOGBOOK OF THE WORLD, ELECTRONIC CONFIRMATIONS WITH VERIFICATION OF ORIGINATING HAM. (NEEDED FOR SOME AWARDS)
eQSL– ELECTRONIC CONFIRMATION, SOMETIMES AUTOMATIC FROM
LOGGING PROGRAMS
QRZ Log– ELECTRONIC CONFIRMATIONS, VIA QRZ WEB SITE

5. MAJOR AWARDS: DXCC– DX CENTURY CLUB, CONFIRMED 100 COUNTRIES
BAND & MODE ENDORSEMENTS, 5 BAND DXCC
WAS– WORKED ALL STATES, CONFIRMED ALL 50 STATES
5 BAND WAS-- 80, 40, 20, 15, & 10 METERS
VUCC– VHF/UHF CENTURY CLUB-- CONFIRMED 100 GRID SQUARES ON VHF/UHF
WAZ– WORKED ALL ZONES, CONFIRMED ALL 40 CQ ZONES
WAC– WORKED ALL CONTINENTS, CONFIRMED ALL 6 CONTINENTS
CQ WPX AWARD– WORKED 300 OR MORE CALLSIGN PREFIXES
CQ US-CA WORKED ALL COUNTIES AWARD– WORKED ALL 3077 US COUNTIES

6. AWARD FACTS & INFORMATION
ARRL AND CQ AWARDS REQUIRE QSL CARDS OR LOTW CONFIRMATION– SUBMITTED TO ARRL OR CQ MAGAZINE FOR REVIEW
eQSL & QRZ LOGS DON’T COUNT FOR ARRL AND CQ MAGAZINE AWARDS
MANY AWARDS HAVE SUPPORT GROUPS OR WEB SITES WITH INFO
DXCC– ARRL
WAS– ARRL
OLD MISS
CQ COUNTIES AWARD, CQ MAGAZINE
COUNTY HUNTERS

8. ARRL QSL BUREAU AND LOTW SERVICES
ARRL BUREAU:
OUTGOING BURO– BULK CARD FORWARDING SERVICE FOR US HAMS, IT COSTS SOME, BUT CHEAPER THAN MAILING INDIVIDUAL CARDS
INCOMING BURO– FOREIGN DX CARD RECEPTION SERVICE, MANY DX STATIONS USE. US HAMS MUST HAVE ENVELOPES, ADDRESS LABELS & STAMPS ON FILE AT THEIR RESPECTIVE BUREAU.
US HAMS MUST BE ARRL MEMBERS
ARRL LOTW:
ELECTRONIC VERIFIED CONFIRMATION SERVICE
MUST HAVE VERIFICATION CERTIFICATE ON FILE AT ARRL

14. SUMMARY SOME HAMS ENJOY COLLECTING QSL CARDS
SOME HAMS ENJOY CHASING AWARDS
EITHER CARDS OR LOTW VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR SOME AWARDS
QSL CARDS OFTEN TELL A STORY ABOUT THE HAM OR THE LOCAL AREA. SOME HAVE COLOR PICTURES OF THE AREA.
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUAL AWARDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. See
SEE ADDITIONAL DX QSL CARDS ON DISPLAY