[Elecraft] QSLs

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

When I was first licensed in the 1950's, the cost of printing QSLs was a
significant expense, as was the cost of International Reply Coupons if I
didn't want to wait for the buro. I could buy a gallon of gas for 25 cents
and a decent meal for $1.00. And, while it was far cheaper even in adjusted
dollars than today, the cost of College was very significant.

As always, I respond to a request for a QSL in whatever form the other
station wants. Being located in Oregon I do not get a lot of requests, so
it's not a significant burden.

73, Ron AC7AC

 

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-------- Original message --------From: Jim Brown
<jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> Date: 7/25/16  1:49 PM  (GMT-06:00) To:
elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] QSLs On Mon,7/25/2016 11:34 AM,
stan levandowski wrote:
> On my QRZ page it says "No LoTW, no eQSL and no Buro." 

That may be your preference, but it causes everyone who wants a 
confirmation from you to spend money with the postal system. When we 
were kids, it cost a penny or two to send a QSL. Now, including the cost 
of printing a card, it costs someone who wants your card more than $1 
round trip (.49 each way) in the US, more than $2 between US and Canada, 
average $3.50 to/from other countries.

LOTW and eQSL are FREE and easy to use if you're using almost any of the 
popular logging software. Putting our logs on LOTW is the considerate 
thing to do. It's the RIGHT thing to do. It's the modern equivalent of 
what we said in the '50s -- "the last courtesy of a QSO is a QSL." Now, 
the last courtesy of a QSO is an upload to LOTW.

73, Jim K9YC