[Dx4win] Printers

[Jerry Plemmons]

So use labels from Staples until you use up your stock on hand.   There is a 
cost to buy labels, but then "print your own" QSL cards on virgin stock 
sucks up a LOT of expensive printer ink.  "Where's the trade off?" would be 
my question.

My HP Officejet Pro K550's paper tray holds about 90 of my cards.

Jerry, K6JRY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mel" <ve2dc at videotron.ca>
To: "Wayne King" <n2wk at rochester.rr.com>
Cc: "Jerry Plemmons" <plemmons1 at cox.net>; <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Printers


>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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