[Boatanchors] Old-Timey QSL card for boatanchor era

[Jim Wilhite]

Eugene, that is up to your personal preference.  In my 
Novice days I put the frequency of the crystal I was using, 
never mind the other person may be transmitting 10 KC away.

I really believe the listing of the exact frequency came 
about more when the digital displays arrived.  Truthfully 
the band, mode and strength of the signal is what is 
important, plus the date of course.

Jim/W5JO



> Hi all,
>
> I am designing my very first QSL card. My interests are in 
> antique and
> vintage (boatanchor) equipment so I am trying to make my 
> QSL card look
> antique or vintage.  Many of the old QSL cards only 
> indicated the band
> that the QSO took place (ie 20 meters). I was thinking of 
> doing that on
> my card.
>
> Question to the group is...When you receive a QSL card, do 
> you prefer to
> see the frequency of the QSO (ie 14.080) or is it quite ok 
> to just say
> 20 meters? Does the answer to this question depend at all 
> on if the QSO
> was during a contest?
>
> Thanks,
> Eugene