[Dxbase] PRINTING ON QSL CARDS??
Ron Stordahl N5IN
ronn5in-dxbase2 at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 13 10:25:44 EST 2010
I have used a number of different HP laser printers over the years. It worked
successfully with an HP 1200. Currently using an HP 2420dn which is a bit of
overkill, it's a pricey duplex printer that I bought used. As to paper weight,
I really don't know... Its whatever 'The QSL Man W4MPY' prints on. My cards
have one side completely blank which I use to print the Q's on.
The secret to making good multi q cards is that you have to make sure that each
Q has identical routing information as the label just uses the routing info
(i.e. mgr, mgr-buro, direct, etc) for the last Q in the list to print on the
card. For that reason I do a test run using the label 5160-1qNew.lbl on plain
paper and study the labels to make sure all those for the same call have
identical, and correct routing! There are usually errors which I have to
correct.
Those errors to correct bring up a new issue...DXBASE2007 doesn't let you
correct label errors without a lot of rigamorole! When I want to overwrite a
label it won't let me. It says it's a duplicate, yes I know that, but it won't
let me say do it anyway after warning me. I have to go into the database and
remove the label entirely just to make a little change. This is annoying and
if Neal is reading this could you fix this!
Ron, N5IN
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From: alex <w2ox at verizon.net>
To: Ron Stordahl N5IN <ronn5in-dxbase2 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Sun, December 12, 2010 11:00:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] PRINTING ON QSL CARDS??
GREAT: THANKS FER INFO--ONE QUESTION--WHAT PAPER WEIGHT ES PRINTER DO U USE?
ALEX
----- Original Message -----
>From: Ron Stordahl N5IN
>To: ve3gsi at bell.net ; alex ; dxbase at mailman.qth.net
>Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 8:32 PM
>Subject: Re: [Dxbase] PRINTING ON QSL CARDS??
>
>
>Eric, VE3GSI
>
>A number of years ago I designed a dxbase 'card' label and instructions to
>use it are here:
>
>c:\program files\scientific solutions\dxbase
>2007\labels\CardBack_9Q_ReadMe.htm
>
>Find that file and double click it. It will open a browser and explain in
>great detail how to use it to print directly on the back of a QSL card, up to
>9 Q's per card. Since I designed this I have never used a stickon label for
>QSLing again.
>
>I do use a single Q design: 5160-1qNew.lbl, but only as a proof print on
>regular paper to be sure that I have the QSL routing details correct for
>every label before I actually run CardBack_9Q_Black_centered.crv. There is
>also a ....edge.crv version, which you might need instead depending upon how
>you printer handles qsl card size cards. I had planned a color version, thus
>the 'black' in the current file name, but never got to doing it.
>
>There is also a version to put up to 20 Q's on a card, but I have not found
>it necessary to use that.
>
>
>Neil...I bet you didn't know this was in there! I provided this to Jack some
>years ago and he included the html help file as well, which was nice.
>
>Ron, N5IN
>
>
>
>
________________________________
From: Eric - VE3GSI <ve3gsi at sympatico.ca>
>To: alex <w2ox at verizon.net>; dxbase at mailman.qth.net
>Sent: Sun, December 12, 2010 2:19:38 PM
>Subject: Re: [Dxbase] PRINTING ON QSL CARDS??
>
>Hello Alex,
>
>I print my entire QSL card and QSO information using DXBASE, in fact I just
>printed out about 200 cards to send off this week. If I remember correctly
>Joe (wa6axe) did have a tutorial on his website on setting up cards. I did
>not check to see if the article or his website is still there. There are
>options to print just QSO information on exsiting cards if you wish, sorry I
>am no help to you that way, though I suspect it is like printing a card
>without any image or text. The DXBase help file does have good information
>if you dig into it. There is no doubt DXB has a powerful card and label
>printer.
>
>I believe a good way to get started is play with the existing card designs
>provided with DXB and modify those cards to the design you want. I started
>with the original Ducky card and now have 5 templates that I use for all my
>cards and they all more or less started from the Ducky card, though most of
>them don't look like the ducky card now. You will find the DXB card
design
>program is an object editor and NOT an image editor, so you end up moving
>little boxes (objects) around the screen and place them where you like on
>your card.
>
>The only other suggestion I can give you is make sure you define a 3.5 x 5.5
>card and your printer in the project options BEFORE you start. I call the
>custom design for my printer 'QSL Card' and it now shows up in the paper
>print selections under projects and printer options. The card stock I use is
>110 lb, 12p, coated one side and cut to size that I buy from a local print
>shop. As for ink, my printer is an Epson and uses tanks not cartridges which
>seem to work fine for me in the cost department.
>
>Last, a hint, you can practice with your designs on ordinary paper and save
>card stock.
>
>I can provide my templates to you (in a direct email) if you wish.
>
>Have fun and Merry Christmas,
>Eric - VE3GSI
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: alex
>Sent: December-11-10 11:32 PM
>To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [Dxbase] PRINTING ON QSL CARDS??
>
>THIS IS SORT OF RELATED TO DXBse but feel free to crticize me fer
>asking--i just thinlk the readers of this reflector are really smart- and
>maybe i could get some intelligent answers!!
>
>i use 3.5 " x 5.5" cards printed on what feels like 30-5o lb paper
>it would really be a great help to print directly on cards as opposed to
>labels. i could maybe print s hort blurb or px as well.
>
>thanks fer any help--u can answer here or directly to me at
>w2ox at verizon.net--i will post a summary here for those who also mighgt be
>interested
>
>MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKA, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND THE BEST OF THE NEW YEAR
>TO ALL FROM ALEX & ALICE AIMETTE
>
>
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