[Dx4win] Good printer for direct printing on cards?

[Pete Smith]

At 09:06 AM 4/1/03 -0500, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
>At 07:08 PM 3/31/2003 -0500, Floyd Sense K8AC wrote:
>
>>You guys who are printing the QSO info directly on your QSL cards - what
>>make and model of printer is doing a good job for you?  My HP 812C Deskjet
>>isn't worth a darn - can't feed the cards properly.  Thanks.
>
>I'm concerned that the "jet" ink is more prone to smudging/fading than 
>from a traditional laser printer.  Am I being paranoid?

I think so.  Print longevity has been a big concern in photographic 
applications, but my understanding is that ink-jet photographic prints are 
now considered to be at least as long-lived as their photographic 
equivalents, particularly if not stored in the sun.


73, Pete N4ZR
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