[Dx-qsl] qsl returned (funny - red faced)

[Scott Townley]

I always write my dates in ISO format
YYYY-MMM-DD
like
2003-Mar-09
no ambiguity, and they sort correctly in a computer!


At 18:38 2003-03-08, Lee Noonan wrote:
>I have found generally, that most of My received cards have the month
>written in and I always do likewise, although I do Have DD MM YY on My
>Cards.. As We in VK write in the Queen's English (British) that is... 9th
>March 2003.... as the date HAS to Start with the DAY.... 9th  MONTH then
>YEAR....  if Not why not YY MM DD.... ??
>Just My opinion.... Usually US  QSLs  Do Not have the month Written...
>always Numbers!! and always confusing to the computer....
>73
>Lee VK2LEE
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Francisco Costa" <fcosta@mail.telepac.pt>
>To: <ku9cqslmanager@ku9c.com>; <dx-qsl@mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 12:00 PM
>Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] qsl returned (funny - red faced)
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Steven Wheatley KU9C <ku9cqslmanager@ku9c.com>
> > To: <dx-qsl@mailman.qth.net>; Gary Stone <n5pht@yahoo.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 4:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] qsl returned (funny - red faced)
>
>  Gary, I find this often...many European envelopes I get  do not have the
>country
>  It's the same thing with many direct US requests I get.
>  That's why I always check the envelope before put it
>  in the mailbox. In fact the last one I received was last friday... However
>more strange than that is a card without callsign! Yes, you got it right. I
>just got a card via buro without  callsign on it  It's one of those generic
>Italian QSL cards, and obviously
>  the operator forgot to fill the area reserved for call info
>  (hand write or stamp, usually).
>  Normally this was simple to track after checking the date/time. But not
>this case. The QSO was done during ARRL 10m test and I loogged several
>italian stations on same minute... I guess I'll never be able to reply to
>this one.
>   Speaking of wrong info on cards, it's very usually to see reversed
>day/month on US  card (obviously because different standards).
>  It was much simple if stations used month word abreviation (Jan, Feb,etc)
>or roman number (I, IV, etc.). Just an opinion
>
>  Have a nice sunday
>  73 F.Costa, CT1EAT
>  www.qsl.net/ct1eat
>
>
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Scott Townley NX7U
Gilbert, AZ  DM43di