[Dx4win] Printers

[Mel]

I have a few thousand pre-printed cards to use up also. I do print them 
with my Brother... but the tray only holds about 25 cards at a time... a 
real pain if you are printing 1500 like the last batch I did. Frankly, I 
prefer LotW ;-)

Wayne King wrote:
> 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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