[50mhz] Re: QSL's

[Jon Pearl - W4ABC]

Some of my most prized possessions are my QSL cards.  Each one is unique; 
from the handwriting and the ink that the other ham used to 'pen' his 
remarks, to their texture and smell.  Old cards are akin to the music you 
listened to in your youth.  They take you back to another time and place. 
They make you smile.

I've got cards that are bi-fold and tri-fold, to one's that contain pictures 
of trains, planes and spaceships.  Some cards are sprinkled with glue and 
sparkles.  Many of my favorites contain glossy picture's of long lost 
friends who I'll never have the opportunity to QSO with, again.

Like anything else that we place great value on in our lives, those things 
that others share with us that 'they' prize, will be thought of, all the 
more dearly.

While exchanging 'paper' via the Internet does have a tangible purpose, 
there shouldn't be too much head-scratching as to why the act gets little 
respect.  Any commentary containing the words "I QSL via electronic means - 
only" seems non sequitur.  For many eQSL'ing has all the odor of being 
ahhhhh 'thrifty' rather than being more efficient.


For many - QSL'ing via the mail, has for a long time, gone beyond the simple 
check box in the log book.



Fraternally,


Jon Pearl - W4ABC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TR, WB6TMY" <tr at radions.net>
To: <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: [50mhz] Re: QSL's


I don't reply to printed posted paper - it's in the waste can before it is 
opened.

I have joined the 21st century and I ONLY QSL via eQSL.cc and LOTW.