[Dx4win] Printers

[Wayne King]

Well I have 3500 cards I need to get rid of before I start to think about 
card stock. So I was hoping someone had used pre-printed cards with their 
printer. Looks like most are going with card stock. I wish I would of 
thought of that before I ordered cards.

Wayne N2WK
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Plemmons" <plemmons1 at cox.net>
To: "Mel" <ve2dc at videotron.ca>
Cc: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>; <n2wk at rochester.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Printers


> Mel:
>
> Are you asking about printing the entire QSL card from blank stock, or 
> printing data into pre-printed boxes on the front or back of a pre-printed 
> QSL card?
>
> I can do it easily fill in the boxes on my HP Officejet Pro K550 printer. 
> The paper tray easily adjusts to hold and feed the pre-printed QSL cards. 
> Very nice because you have full control of the font(s) used, their size, 
> color, etc.  The printer seems to have no trouble feeding the QSL size 
> cards.
>
> However, you need to have a program that will let you format to the 
> location of the boxes to print on the card, and also import the QSL data 
> to fill in the boxes.   These two things may take time.
>
> Jerry, K6JRY
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mel" <ve2dc at videotron.ca>
> To: "Wayne King" <n2wk at rochester.rr.com>
> Cc: "DX4WIN" <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Printers
>
>
>> Interesting question. I tried with by Brother ink-jet, but I had to
>> fabricate cardboard spacers to make the tray small enough for individial
>> QSL cards... pretty kludgy... it would be a lot easier if you are
>> printing 4 per sheet but that introduces other issues. I found that most
>> printers are NOT adjustable down to the size of QSL cards... that is
>> probably one of the main issues. Also, I have been completely unable to
>> find blank QSL stock at reasonable prices.
>>
>> I looked at the HP laser printers... and that is probably the way to go
>> (if I find card stock) but beware... the low end printers are not worth
>> it. The cost of toner carts is just too high. It pays to get a somewhat
>> more expensive model. I'm waiting for the next sale/clearance at 
>> Staples...
>>
>> Wayne King wrote:
>>> Ok all you QSL card guys and gals out there. What is the trick printer 
>>> now
>>> days (state of the art) for printing QSL card directly (NO Labels) that
>>> works with DX4WIN???? A printer you can add a stack of 50 or more cards 
>>> and
>>> print directly to them!  I know I've asked this a few years back but 
>>> never
>>> got around to it. Now is the time to make the plunge. Way to many buro 
>>> cars
>>> to do labels.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance and your a great group,
>>>
>>> 73, Wayne N2WK
>>>
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