[Dx4win] Printing on QSL's Directly

[David & Elly McAulay]

Hi All

it was aid earlier

" Beware that ink jet printers use water soluble ink that runs if it gets wet
and fades in a relatively short time, like less than a few years, faster if
exposed to light. Laser printers fuses the ink particles into the media with
intense heat and it remains permanent."


Do what i did to test your ink to see if it runs in the wet or fades over
time.

I printed a few out, stuck one in the window facing the sun at noon, pinned
one to a tree to see what the weather does to it
over time. Remember that when you send out your qsl to the station who
wants it,  mentioned to me a few years ago
he might live in a very wet and damp area and the ink might run in time.

Or like a few i have and have seen pinned to a wall in bright sunsine, go
to use it for a award
and find the ink has faded that much you can no longer read it.

(Glad my P5 card was printed with a lazer)


73 David VK3EW



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