[Elecraft] OT: QSL cards

[Mark Schreiner]

That sounds like a nice way to do it.  I do a similar method.  I buy 110 
pound 8-1/2 x 11" white card stock (Hammermill Item#18634-0) from 
Staples, 250 sheets with room to print 4 cars per sheet.  I slice these 
down to slightly larger than 3-1/2 x 5" using a slicer/dicer (watch your 
fingers!).  I print the report form on Avery self adhesive shipping 
labels that are 3-1/2 x 5" (Avery product number 5168) which come on 
8-1/2 x 11" sheets.  Carefully applying the label to the back of the 
card and I'm good to go.  This helps build up the weight of the card to 
be just about right as the 110 pound card stock is just a little bit 
light weight. 

I do all the layout in MS-Word.  I can quickly change the front design 
depending on if I'm mobile, portable, operating a specific event, or 
whatever.  The report form pretty much stays the same and I don't have 
to work very hard to get the layout just right for the double sided 
printing. 

If anyone is interested in my layouts I'd be happy to email them the 
MS-Word documents I've created and you can easily change them for 
yourself.  Sorry, you'll have to supply your own copy of MS-Word and the 
different clip art. 

Standard disclaimers apply, that is I have no personal interest in 
Microsoft, Avery, Hammermill or Staples, just using them as details on 
what I do here so you can duplicate or modify accordingly.

73,

Mark, NK8Q


Randy Rathbun NV0U wrote:
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> My preference is to head to the local office supply store and buy 4x6 
> blank index cards. They usually have sales on the things. Last time I 
> bought them they were a pack of 500 for $4.
>
> I do all my stuff in InDesign and print them as I need them. Plus, I 
> can change the look of them whenever I want - which seems to be quite 
> often because I keep forgetting to put some bit of information on them 
> when I do them the first time.
>
> The cards do survive the mail with no problems so far at the postcard 
> rate. I figure with the ink I use, I am running about 5 cents a card 
> or so for a two sided card (picture on the front, QSO details on the 
> back) and about 3 cents a card for the single sided (mostly white - 
> all text).
>
>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I'm in the market for new QSL cards. My first choice of vendor never 
>> returns e-mails, so I'm looking for another one. Anyone have a 
>> recommendation for a QSL printer that can handle custom artwork in 
>> Illustrator format?
>>
>> I haven't had new cards printed since 1977, which was about the time 
>> I turned my attention to designing little radios.
>>
>> I think I owe a few of you cards, too :)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
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>> http://www.elecraft.com
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> Randy Rathbun NV0U
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