[Dx-qsl] LOTW vs paper QSL's

[RAY FRIESS]

Well ...to quote my late grandfather ...   "To each his own as Mrs. Murphy said as she kissed the cow goodnight"   HI HI
 

 
> From: w2irt at verizon.net
> To: dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:41:27 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] LOTW vs paper QSL's
> 
> The only paper cards I want to receive are for all-time New Ones and new
> bandfills on 160m. I couldn't give a right royal rat's rump about collecting
> paper QSLs for their own sake. I have about 50# of unwanted and unsolicited
> cards from Germany, France, Italy, Spain and other common entities. I'm a
> DXer and contester, my contacts last 5 seconds or less; few if any are
> especially memorable, although I'm very very grateful for each one I make.
> I'm all for LoTW taking over from paper for the most part. eQSL has its
> place too since it's accepted for the CQ WAZ award (arguably one of the
> hardest awards to earn in the field of DXing, surpassed only by HR#1 and the
> DeSoto Cup).
> 
> I'm happy to supply a card if a DX station happens to work me for his first
> US or NJ station, or for my (extremely-common) county, etc but other than
> that, it's a waste of my time, money and energy. Ironically, I'm a bureau
> volunteer, I sort a letter and my wife does a primary first-pass sort, but
> for my own tastes, paper QSLing is largely unnecessary.
> 
> ------
> 
> - pjd
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of RAY FRIESS
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:57 AM
> To: kenshep at one.net; dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] LOTW vs paper QSL's
> 
> 
> If one only interested in record keeping for awards, my opinion is that LOTW
> is fine.
> However, I reflect back on my beginning days as a Novice some 40 years ago.
> One of the sources of pride
> as a young Novice and General was getting those pasteboards in the mail box
> and then putting them up on
> the wall where fellow hams could see them when they visited, and being able
> to sit back in the shack chair
> while listening to a qso, gazing over the wall of cards and remembering the
> excitement of snagging some of
> those contacts hanging on the wall.
> 
> So ... call me sentimental fool ... HI HI.
> 
> Ray wa7itz
> 
> > From: kenshep at one.net
> > To: DX-QSL at mailman.qth.net
> > Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:52:45 -0400
> > Subject: [Dx-qsl] LOTW vs paper QSL's
> >
> > I'm sorry gentlemen, I didn't mean to start a firestorm of evaluating one
> form versus the other. This was merely an opinion of a non-LOTW participant
> who sees a trend. There were many points on both sides of the aisle, and
> although I am not condemning LOTW at all, I suppose in my own fashion, I
> like to see that final acknowledgement of a QSO in my hand, glossy or plain
> (I have both hanging on the wall).
> >
> > Having done the manual exercises for 5BDXCC and most of the other awards,
> I certainly can see the benefit to being automated, but I see the downside
> of everything being automated, with little or no human contact and based
> upon a $5 fee.
> > I will continue to do paper, and will, over the next few months, go to
> LOTW myself, just do to stay "in the loop". I suppose it is nice to have all
> of your band/mode info readily available without digging through boxes, but
> I kinda like stirring up that dust.
> >
> > Once again, IMHO
> > 73 to all and thanks for your MANY MANY emails
> > Ken
> > WA8JOC
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