wrote

One more newbie question. I worked several contacts with the CA QSO party
last night. With the multiples of contacts being made, is it considered bad
form to send a QSL card? Because I'm new, I'm sending out SASE to get some
"starter" cards. With some individuals making hundreds of contacts, I would
imagine QSL requests could be quite an undertaking. Thanks for your input.

It is never bad form to send QSL's, and especially because you're
thoughtful and making it easy by including SASE. Most contest
stations are pretty good QSL'ers because they know a lot of their
contacts during contests are from casual operators looking to get QSL
cards for awards, etc. They want to keep those casual operators happy
and coming back in future contests.

73, de Hans, K0HB

On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 02:29:08 GMT, wrote:

One more newbie question. I worked several contacts with the CA QSO party
last night. With the multiples of contacts being made, is it considered bad
form to send a QSL card? Because I'm new, I'm sending out SASE to get some
"starter" cards. With some individuals making hundreds of contacts, I would
imagine QSL requests could be quite an undertaking. Thanks for your input.


Sending an SASE is the best route to go if your QSL'ing direct. Going
through the QSL Bureau is handy for DX'ing, but it doesn't hurt to
always check to see if the DX station has a stateside manager where
you can send an SASE to. Sending SASE's to QSL Managers also helps to
grab those DXCC entities you're needing.

Stacey/AA7YA

On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 02:29:08 GMT, wrote:

One more newbie question. I worked several contacts with the CA QSO party
last night. With the multiples of contacts being made, is it considered bad
form to send a QSL card? Because I'm new, I'm sending out SASE to get some
"starter" cards. With some individuals making hundreds of contacts, I would
imagine QSL requests could be quite an undertaking. Thanks for your input.


Sending an SASE is the best route to go if your QSL'ing direct. Going
through the QSL Bureau is handy for DX'ing, but it doesn't hurt to
always check to see if the DX station has a stateside manager where
you can send an SASE to. Sending SASE's to QSL Managers also helps to
grab those DXCC entities you're needing.

Stacey/AA7YA

[This followup was posted to rec.radio.amateur.dx and a copy was sent to
the cited author.]

In article ,
says...
One more newbie question. I worked several contacts with the CA QSO party
last night. With the multiples of contacts being made, is it considered bad
form to send a QSL card? Because I'm new, I'm sending out SASE to get some
"starter" cards. With some individuals making hundreds of contacts, I would
imagine QSL requests could be quite an undertaking. Thanks for your input.

If you work someone in a contest in the US and you'd like a QSL card,
send one of yours with an SASE. You'll be surprised at the number of
folks who will be happy to send you one! The SASE is important, though,
because as you mentioned the volume of contacts during a contest can be
rather large, and the cost can mount up even if they're just sent
through the mail as postcards.

--

-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email:
Web: http://home.earthlink.net/~kb6ojs_steve

[This followup was posted to rec.radio.amateur.dx and a copy was sent to
the cited author.]

In article ,
says...
One more newbie question. I worked several contacts with the CA QSO party
last night. With the multiples of contacts being made, is it considered bad
form to send a QSL card? Because I'm new, I'm sending out SASE to get some
"starter" cards. With some individuals making hundreds of contacts, I would
imagine QSL requests could be quite an undertaking. Thanks for your input.

If you work someone in a contest in the US and you'd like a QSL card,
send one of yours with an SASE. You'll be surprised at the number of
folks who will be happy to send you one! The SASE is important, though,
because as you mentioned the volume of contacts during a contest can be
rather large, and the cost can mount up even if they're just sent
through the mail as postcards.

--

-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email:
Web: http://home.earthlink.net/~kb6ojs_steve

In article , says...
Don't worry about your QSLs. Most OM will send theirs if they receive yours,
most, not all... even after a recall.

Sometimes, even if a QSL card isn't requested, it pays to send one off
anyway. I had a great QSO with a young man (age 13, I think) in
Temecula through a repeater here in Orange County (CA) while I was
driving home from work. Just on a whim, I shot off a QSL card to him
with thanks for the chat and some words of encouragement. Turned out my
card was the first QSL he'd ever received! His reply card now holds a
special place in my QSL collection.

--

-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email:
Web: http://home.earthlink.net/~kb6ojs_steve

In article , says...
Don't worry about your QSLs. Most OM will send theirs if they receive yours,
most, not all... even after a recall.

Sometimes, even if a QSL card isn't requested, it pays to send one off
anyway. I had a great QSO with a young man (age 13, I think) in
Temecula through a repeater here in Orange County (CA) while I was
driving home from work. Just on a whim, I shot off a QSL card to him
with thanks for the chat and some words of encouragement. Turned out my
card was the first QSL he'd ever received! His reply card now holds a
special place in my QSL collection.

--

-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
Email:
Web: http://home.earthlink.net/~kb6ojs_steve