[Dx-qsl] SWL data is correct, but

[Tom Wylie]

Personally I can see little value in SWL QSLing any more.   The vast 
majority of SWL Cards I get for example are like an SWL Card from 
Germany for a QSO between me and a German Station   or a SWL card from 
France giving details of a QSObetween me and a French station.    It 
seems a strange thing to me that many former eastern bloc hams as well 
as a QSL card, send you a SWL card for the same QSO.   What is that all 
about.

I'm afraid I am considering giving up SWL QSLing entirely.    Nowadays 
it seems a pointless exercose.


Tom

GM4FDM



Kenji Rikitake JJ1BDX wrote:
> I'm pretty sad to say this,  but recently I see many fabricated SWL
> reports presumably generated from DX cluster spots, especially those
> with large amount of QSO time differences.  So I tend not to respond
> for those reports.  
>
> It is interesting that reports from JA SWLs are always pretty accurate
> and they are presumably NOT affected by the clusters, so I still respond
> to those SWL cards.
>
> I second Nenad's thoughts, though I also doubt whether SWL for hams
> could survive unless more tighter rules of QSLing is imposed.  
>
> Note that I'm nothing against traditional SWLing, because in 1982 I was
> fortunate enough to have SWL-AJD #1 for the 30m band (as JA1-21339).
>
> 73
> // Kenji Rikitake, JJ1BDX(/3)
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