Re[2]: [Dx-qsl] Short Wave Listener Cards

Tue Jul 2 01:40:01 2002

Excellent resume, Tony!
Best 73!

Thanks for message, [email protected]
In your message you wrote:

Aac>        Tom

Aac>        There are no valid reasons to QSL SWL Reports.
Aac>        There are no valid reasons to QSL contact QSLs.
Aac>        But acquisitiveness, that is, collecting things, is a human trait.
Aac>        The great majority of operators, who are probably not subscribers to 
Aac>        this reflector, who collect QSL cards do not collect for awards, but
Aac>        collect the cards because they like them.
Aac>        Once it was cigarette cards.
Aac>        Once it was postage stamps.
Aac>        Today it is telephone cards. A bit more modern.

Aac>        Amateur Radio is a hobby.
Aac>        With the internet, we don't need it.
Aac>        If you want a point in a contest, I will give you one.
Aac>        If you want to go to North Korea, I will give you a QSO.
Aac>        What are we trying to prove?

Aac>        Amateur Radio is a hobby that brings people together.
Aac>        QSL cards are part of it.
Aac>        I like QSLs - so give me one.
Aac>        SWL's get the same enjoyment.
Aac>        They are one of us.
Aac>        Do we need a reason to be nice to people?
Aac>        We are all a little bit mad, after all.

Aac>        Tony G4UZN
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