From stank4uk at rev.net  Sun Mar  9 14:37:14 2008
From: stank4uk at rev.net (Stan Reas)
Date: Sun Mar  9 14:58:36 2008
Subject: [Fists] VA QSO Party
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20080309191607.00bdd860@pop.rev.net>

Fellow FISTS members:

The members of the Franklin County ARC will be active during the Virginia QSO Party 
this next weekend.  1800 UTC, Saturday March 15 until 0200 UTC Monday March 17.

Most all of the QSL Bureau Staff will be on the air:

	Buddy, W4YE
	Riley, K4ORD
	Harry, KA3NZR
	Stan, K4UK
	Bill, W4BOT
	Charlie, K4BSF
	Frank, N4FEG

This QSO Party will give you a chance to qualify for the Certificates available for contacting 
the FISTS QSL Bureau Staff.  There are three available:

			    "Special Achievement"
                                    "Very Special Achievement"
                                  "Extremely Special Achievement"

See Item 7 on the FISTS QSL Bureau website <www.fistsburo.org>

If you are a "County Hunter" two of us will be running mobile in various counties/cities in the State.

For the exchange we simply send "Serial Number - County or City"  

You send "Serial Number - State or Province or DX Country"

If you send your FISTS number, we'll send ours also.

We all look forward to working some of you during the QSO Party.

73, Stan - K4UK

From np4fw at prtc.net  Fri Mar 14 17:03:05 2008
From: np4fw at prtc.net (Hector E. Perez)
Date: Fri Mar 14 17:12:27 2008
Subject: [Fists] Thanks to all
Message-ID: <000601c8861f$2e44d430$210110ac@HP54302584713>

Hi folks; I just want to thank very much to all the friends that answered my e-mail regarding my need to contact the two remaining states I needed for my WAS: Oregon and Wyoming. Just got the QSLs from the two of them. 

Thanks very much to all.

Hector FIST 2531
From ron.k3pid at sbcglobal.net  Fri Mar 14 18:34:34 2008
From: ron.k3pid at sbcglobal.net (K3PID)
Date: Fri Mar 14 18:40:04 2008
Subject: [Fists] Anybody there?
Message-ID: <001301c8862b$f69b7cc0$6701a8c0@CYCLOPS>

Haven't seen much traffic on this list lately. Everyone switched to SSB or what?

Ron H
-- 
This outgoing email was scanned by 
Norton Antivirus Corp. Edition
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From kb6nu at w8pgw.org  Fri Mar 14 20:23:12 2008
From: kb6nu at w8pgw.org (Romanchik Dan)
Date: Fri Mar 14 20:28:49 2008
Subject: [Fists] Anybody there?
In-Reply-To: <001301c8862b$f69b7cc0$6701a8c0@CYCLOPS>
References: <001301c8862b$f69b7cc0$6701a8c0@CYCLOPS>
Message-ID: <10A7B73F-DA13-434E-A320-5E1A2230945E@w8pgw.org>

PSK31..................just kidding. :)

73!

Dan KB6NU
----------------------------------------------------------
CW Geek and MI Affiliated Club Coordinator
Read my ham radio blog at http://www.kb6nu.com
LET'S GET MORE KIDS INTO HAM RADIO!



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From Makos327 at worldnet.att.net  Sun Mar 16 18:31:25 2008
From: Makos327 at worldnet.att.net (Larry Makoski W2LJ)
Date: Sun Mar 16 18:37:09 2008
Subject: [Fists] RFTB - tonight!
Message-ID: <20080316233703.D723C859BE6@mailman.qth.net>

The March Run for the Bacon is tonight; and I apologize for the short notice!  I just now realized today is the 3rd Sunday of the month!

Sunday night - March 16th from:
9 - 11 PM EDT
8 - 10 PM CDT
7 - 9 PM MDT
6 - 8 PM PDT

This is a 2 hour, fun filled, friendly QRP CW contest open to ALL radio amateurs. Membership in the Flying Pigs QRP ARCI is not required. For the scoop on the details, please go to:

http://www.gentzow.com/fpqrp/fpqrprun.php

This month, in addition to the normal certificates, there WILL BE A 1ST PLACE PRIZE !!!!
This month's top place scorer (who has not qualified for winning a prize so far in 2008) will win a set of Flying Pigs coasters!  You can quaff a few brews and prevent your beer glass/mug from damaging your table.

Please use the Autolog; and have your entry posted at no later than March 23rd.

Hope to catch you on the bands; and good luck to all!

73 de Larry W2LJ
FP# 612

From Makos327 at worldnet.att.net  Mon Mar 17 20:13:35 2008
From: Makos327 at worldnet.att.net (Larry Makoski W2LJ)
Date: Mon Mar 17 20:20:03 2008
Subject: [Fists] NAQCC Sprint Wednesday night!
Message-ID: <20080318011923.9A9F6859BC3@mailman.qth.net>

This coming Wednesday evening will be the monthly NAQCC Sprint for March, 2008.

I will refer you to the proper URL:

http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel//sprint200803.html

There you will find all the details as to time, frequencies, this month's Special Award, which will be dedcated to those of us who use indoor antennas

This is a monthly event that caters to the CW veteran, the CW newcomer, straight key and bug fans. All are welcome to participate; but you must use QRP power levels to compete for awards.

Come join us and have a real good time!

73 de Larry W2LJ
NAQCC #035

__._,_.___

From hank.k8dd at gmail.com  Tue Mar 18 20:48:14 2008
From: hank.k8dd at gmail.com (hank.k8dd)
Date: Wed Mar 19 08:46:11 2008
Subject: [Fists] FDIM, FISTS and Dayton Hamvention
Message-ID: <972e68960803181848g4b9d9871j194b17bad0f4c981@mail.gmail.com>

The Biggest Show on Earth is coming in May!
Four Days in May (FDIM) and the Dayton Hamvention.

FDIM is in Fairborn, OH   fdim.qrparci.org
Hamvention is about 15 miles away  hamvention.org

Rooms at the QRP Hotel - Holiday Inn in Fairborn, OH -
are at   rooms.qrparci.org

Plan on coming and enjoying not only the biggest hamfest
in North America, if not the world ....
AND the QRP FDIM seminars, the buildathon, the vendor
night, the Awards Banquet ..... Four days of QRP Fun!

And bring your spouse - there is ST1TCH (that's Stitchin' in
Dayton).  Last year the ladies had a great time stitching and
shopping and shopping!
http://k8dd.com/rooms/2007st1ch_news.htm
and   http://k8dd.com/rooms/ST1TCH2008.html

72  73     Hank    K8DD


-- 
'Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their
level then beat you with experience.' -anon
-
From hmcfmf_karl at peoplepc.com  Thu Mar 20 15:57:08 2008
From: hmcfmf_karl at peoplepc.com (hmcfmf_karl@peoplepc.com)
Date: Fri Mar 21 08:31:06 2008
Subject: [Fists] KN0WCW Operation
Message-ID: <004801c88acc$f76c98f0$c6059d04@your55e5f9e3d2>

March 23 - Frank, W2IX from NY
From stank4uk at rev.net  Sat Mar 22 09:37:01 2008
From: stank4uk at rev.net (Stan Reas)
Date: Sat Mar 22 11:54:31 2008
Subject: [Fists] Virginia QSO Party
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20080322143531.00bf2ec8@pop.rev.net>

Fellow FISTS members:

I want to thank the 61 FISTS members who contacted me during the Virginia QSO Party.

I ran mobile in 12 Counties and 7 Cities during the Party and FISTS members provided me with
144 contacts.  Charlie, K8IJ worked me 13 times and Bruce, WA3GNW worked me 10 times.

Harlan, K1TT was my "designated driver" on Saturday.

Saturday's Route covered 224 miles through the following County/City locations: 
FRA,  ROA,  ROX,  SAX,  CRA,  BOT,  ALL,  RBR,  LEX,  BVX,  AMH,  LYX,  CAM,  BED,  BEX

Sunday's Route covered 189 miles through the following County/City locations:
BED,  BEX,  CAM,  LYX,  APP,  PIT,  HRY,  MVX,  FRA

I had a total of 485 QSO's with 184 different stations.  

Hector, W2LHL contacted me the most in 17 County/City locations and Paul, W8TM in 15.

Here's the list of FISTS members who contacted me:

        KM1C,  W1DWA

        AA2AD,  KC2ICA,  KD2MX,  W2IFB,  W2SR,  W2WC,  W2XYZ,  W2YC,  WZ2T

        KS3S,  N3JW,  WA3GNW,  WB3DOM

        K4AXF,  K4EG,  K4FUM,  K4IA,  K4KSR,  K4ORD,  K4PBY,  K4RDU,  K4YFH,  

        KG4W,  N4GX,  N4JF,  W4IHI,  W4NBS,  W4PM,  W4YE,  WB4FDT

        K5EK,  K5XYL,  N5WLA,  NE5DL,  W5JBV,  KB6NU,  AK7D,  K7ZYV

        AD8J,  AD8P,  AE8M,  K8CW,  K8IJ,  K8VFR,  KB8KIK,  KB8OMG,  WA8REI

        K9FC,  K9JWI,  KC9DJQ,  NS9I,  W9LHG,  W9MSE,  W9WE,  WA9FET,  WA9WNE

        K0LWV,  K0TK,  VA3RKM

If any of you need a QSL confirming a County or Counties for the USA - County Award, send 
your card to me and I'll send you mine - through the QSL Bureau if you use it.

Buddy, W4YE and Riley, K4ORD and Harry, KA3NZR were quite active during the Party.  

Harry operated W4FCR instead of his call.  He and Bill, W4BOT did make 3 contacts running 
W4FCR mobile in Carroll County but a nearby lightning strike caused them to give it up and 
go to Harry's home in Franklin County and operate from there.

Frank, N4FEG was active on the Phone bands.  And Terry, W4TLM also made a few contacts.

As always, it was a lot of fun running mobile here in the "Old Dominion"

73, Stan - K4UK

From nancy at tir.com  Wed Mar 26 23:19:59 2008
From: nancy at tir.com (nancy@tir.com)
Date: Wed Mar 26 23:26:45 2008
Subject: [Fists] FISTS member in Belize
Message-ID: <410-22008342741959875@tir.com>

FISTS member Eddy Reynolds is operating almost around the clock as V31MR in Placencia Belize this week - RTTY and CW.

73
Nancy WZ8C
From np4fw at prtc.net  Fri Mar 28 08:44:33 2008
From: np4fw at prtc.net (Hector E. Perez)
Date: Fri Mar 28 09:02:04 2008
Subject: [Fists] A Simple note on QSLing
Message-ID: <000601c890d9$dbca7280$210110ac@HP54302584713>

I wonder or rather ask is, where my QSL FIST Cards are?  



Searching my log of around near 800 plus or minus contacts with FIST members, ever since I joined this wonderful club, I found, that I am missing almost over 100 QSL cards that were never answered.

  

I always send a qsl card to every single new contact with FISTs member I make. I even send my cards via direct sometimes to speed up the process.  

 

For our convenience, FIST Club has the advantage of having a QSL Buro whose service is simply, exceptional; and all it takes, is to send self addressed envelopes to the buro together with our QSL cards but at the end, I wait for a QSL Card in return.  

 

So; where are my QSL Cards?  Please QSL.



Hector NP4FW FIST 2531

 

  
From stank4uk at rev.net  Fri Mar 28 17:06:13 2008
From: stank4uk at rev.net (Stan Reas)
Date: Fri Mar 28 19:16:29 2008
Subject: [Fists] G3ZQS WARC Band Challenge
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20080328215831.00bbfc20@pop.rev.net>

Fellow FISTS Members:

There is quite a bit of activity on the WARC bands and even 12 Meters seems to be opening up 
occasionally.

The G3ZQS WARC Band Challenge is a good way to have fun and work members world-wide.  
I would like to see more members send in their score.

To assist in seeing that happen, if you will send me a log of your WARC band QSO's I will be happy 
to prepare the submittal to Robert, M0BPT so that your call will be included in the Activity Table of 
his monthly "Brasspounder" report.

For the log all that is needed is: QRG   Date   Time   Call   FISTS #   Grid

You can include contacts with non-members in your log.  

If you didn't get the Grid Square from the station you contacted, you can go to QRZ.COM and click on
 "Detailed info".  Or, I'll determine the grid square for you based on the call of the station you worked. 

Here's a sample of my log from my most recent contacts in the WARC Band Challenge:

 QRG      Date       Time     Call              FISTS #       Grid     Points
10.111   3/24/08     0004    XE2S              7985          DL49      2
10.119   3/24/08     0036    KI0F               3992          EN34      2
10.119   3/24/08     0053    WA0WNV     12023          EN37      2
10.120   3/24/08     0104    W7GVE        12077          DM25      2
10.118   3/26/08     2323    K5RHZ             NM          EM12      1
10.104   3/27/08     2251    SY8JZ              NM          KN20      1
18.070   3/27/08     2300    KH6MB            NM          BL11       1
18.075   3/27/08     2314    W8UM             NM          EN82       1
10.108   3/27/08     2357    EA5CEC          NM          IM99        1
10.107   3/27/08     0009    VP5 / W5CW   NM           FL41       1
10.115   3/28/08     0012    W9RIG         10361          EN43       2
10.118   3/28/08     2100    K0TC           10722          EN35       2
10.118   3/28/08     2147    G4LHI            2219           IO92       2

You get 2 points for each QSO with a FISTS member and 1 point 
for each QSO with a non-member - designated "NM"

The score multiplier is the number of "unique" Grid Squares of FISTS members 
you worked.  In the log above there are seven multipliers: 

	DL49,  EN34,  EN37,  DM25,  EN43,  EN35,  IO92

The Score for the period from 3/24/08 to 3/28/08 is:

	Total Points  X  Unique Grids  =   Score
	       20                   7                   140

So, send me your log of contacts on the WARC bands and I'll take it from there.

The rules of the G3ZQS WARC Band Challenge are on Page 14 of the Reference 
Issue 1 2008 of The Keynote.

If you've not tried the WARC bands, come join us and send me your log of contacts

73, Stan - K4UK

P.S. Your log can be in Excel, or Word or Text file format attached to an Email to me:

	 <k4uk@rev.net>

Or, mail a copy of your WARC contact log to:
	
	1020 Long Island Drive
	Moneta, VA  24121






 

From n1ea at arrl.net  Fri Mar 28 22:53:32 2008
From: n1ea at arrl.net (David Ring)
Date: Sat Mar 29 10:14:22 2008
Subject: [Fists] A Simple note on QSLing
In-Reply-To: <000601c890d9$dbca7280$210110ac@HP54302584713>
References: <000601c890d9$dbca7280$210110ac@HP54302584713>
Message-ID: <b7e6a3ef0803282053j71b40b57rdb71d673947635af@mail.gmail.com>

Boy, your rate of return is fabulous!  I get less than a 50% rate of return.

700 out of 800 is pretty well unheard of!  That?s 87.5% return!  Amazing!

Congratulations!

73

David N1EA
\

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 9:44 AM, Hector E. Perez <np4fw@prtc.net> wrote:
> Sending CC's may delay your post. If you feel that your post needs to go to more than one destination please send them separately.
>
>
>
>  I wonder or rather ask is, where my QSL FIST Cards are?
>
>
>
>  Searching my log of around near 800 plus or minus contacts with FIST members, ever since I joined this wonderful club, I found, that I am missing almost over 100 QSL cards that were never answered.
>
>
>
>  I always send a qsl card to every single new contact with FISTs member I make. I even send my cards via direct sometimes to speed up the process.
>
>
>
>  For our convenience, FIST Club has the advantage of having a QSL Buro whose service is simply, exceptional; and all it takes, is to send self addressed envelopes to the buro together with our QSL cards but at the end, I wait for a QSL Card in return.
>
>
>
>  So; where are my QSL Cards?  Please QSL.
>
>
>
>  Hector NP4FW FIST 2531
>
>
>
>
>  _______________________________________________
>  Fists mailing list
>  Fists@mailman.qth.net
>  http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/fists
>
From kb6nu at w8pgw.org  Sat Mar 29 15:00:41 2008
From: kb6nu at w8pgw.org (Romanchik Dan)
Date: Sat Mar 29 15:07:42 2008
Subject: [Fists] A Simple note on QSLing
In-Reply-To: <b7e6a3ef0803282053j71b40b57rdb71d673947635af@mail.gmail.com>
References: <000601c890d9$dbca7280$210110ac@HP54302584713>
	<b7e6a3ef0803282053j71b40b57rdb71d673947635af@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <57BBC291-165D-4685-BED7-CB170F3F1795@w8pgw.org>

I was thinking the same thing. Even when I send SASEs I don't get 100%.

73!

Dan KB6NU
----------------------------------------------------------
CW Geek and MI Affiliated Club Coordinator
Read my ham radio blog at http://www.kb6nu.com
LET'S GET MORE KIDS INTO HAM RADIO!



On Mar 28, 2008, at Mar 28, 11:53 PM, David Ring wrote:
> Boy, your rate of return is fabulous!  I get less than a 50% rate  
> of return.
>
> 700 out of 800 is pretty well unheard of!  That?s 87.5% return!   
> Amazing!
>
> Congratulations!
>
> 73
>
> David N1EA
> \
>
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 9:44 AM, Hector E. Perez <np4fw@prtc.net>  
> wrote:
>>
>>  I wonder or rather ask is, where my QSL FIST Cards are?
>>
>>  Searching my log of around near 800 plus or minus contacts with  
>> FIST members, ever since I joined this wonderful club, I found,  
>> that I am missing almost over 100 QSL cards that were never answered.
>>
>>  I always send a qsl card to every single new contact with FISTs  
>> member I make. I even send my cards via direct sometimes to speed  
>> up the process.
>>
>>  For our convenience, FIST Club has the advantage of having a QSL  
>> Buro whose service is simply, exceptional; and all it takes, is to  
>> send self addressed envelopes to the buro together with our QSL  
>> cards but at the end, I wait for a QSL Card in return.
>>
>>  So; where are my QSL Cards?  Please QSL.
>>
>>  Hector NP4FW FIST 2531
From stank4uk at rev.net  Sat Mar 29 20:27:22 2008
From: stank4uk at rev.net (Stan Reas)
Date: Sat Mar 29 20:52:08 2008
Subject: [Fists] KA4IFF - Silent Key
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20080330010029.00bfc9a8@pop.rev.net>

Fellow FISTS Members:

Telephone call today from John Frost telling me his mother, Esther Frost became a Silent Key

I also talked with Elmer, her husband and he said she was 91 years old and had a great life.

Esther was FISTS # 11 - which was the first number issued to anyone on this side of the Atlantic.

George, G3ZQS had stayed with Esther and Elmer often when visiting America.  During one of his 
trips he presented Esther with her # 11.

I always enjoyed hearing Esther reply to someone who asked her to repeat her FISTS number.  She 
would send "FISTS 11 - that is ELEVEN"

Esther and Elmer travelled around the country for many years in their big motor home.  Generally leaving 
Florida in April and not returning until November.  One year they drove the motor home to Alaska and when 
they were in Fairbanks, Elmer said lets go on up to Prudoe Bay and so they did. 

Most every year they stopped by our place on their way home and visited us.  In March for the past ten years 
we would stop by and visit them in Lakeland, FL.

Esther was a WAVE during WW2 and copied code in five letter groups and gave her copy to the fellow who 
would translate the message.  Elmer always said he got a kick out of seeing Esther writing down her copy 
of incoming CW in five letter groups even though it was sent in plain text.

Esther was a First Class operator sending smooth CW and a real joy to chat with on the air and in person.

If you'd like to send a card to Elmer, his address is:

	Elmer Frost
	1954 Bruce St		
	Lakeland, FL  33801-2438

I will sorely miss her !

73, Stan - K4UK


From nw7us.heliophile at gmail.com  Sat Mar 29 18:37:25 2008
From: nw7us.heliophile at gmail.com (Tomas Hood)
Date: Sun Mar 30 09:24:55 2008
Subject: [Fists] A Simple note on QSLing
In-Reply-To: <57BBC291-165D-4685-BED7-CB170F3F1795@w8pgw.org>
References: <000601c890d9$dbca7280$210110ac@HP54302584713>
	<b7e6a3ef0803282053j71b40b57rdb71d673947635af@mail.gmail.com>
	<57BBC291-165D-4685-BED7-CB170F3F1795@w8pgw.org>
Message-ID: <a80c89080803291637q2373d2ebh1565b9bee3d3d6c5@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

> I was thinking the same thing. Even when I send SASEs I don't get 100%.

As a person guilty of not returning a QSL card, I will confess what
has happened. In my case, I did not have any QSL cards available to
reply with.  My intentions had been to have some printed, but then
life happened... and I near forgot.

I'm trying to get some new cards made, now.  The issue is that I have
to create TWO sets of cards.  One for the old QTH, and now a new QTH.
That is a bit costly... unless I just send out a very low-quality
card.  I don't like to do that, but perhaps that would be better than
not sending at all.

I confess this so that it might shed light on why some cards never
come when you've sent a request...

Tomas David Hood

Amateur Radio Operator, NW7US
Contributing editor:
 CQ Magazine, CQ VHF, Popular Communications
http://hfradio.org
From gerryc.1 at gmail.com  Sun Mar 30 12:22:53 2008
From: gerryc.1 at gmail.com (GerryC)
Date: Mon Mar 31 10:17:00 2008
Subject: [Fists] A Simple note on QSLing
References: <000601c890d9$dbca7280$210110ac@HP54302584713><b7e6a3ef0803282053j71b40b57rdb71d673947635af@mail.gmail.com><57BBC291-165D-4685-BED7-CB170F3F1795@w8pgw.org>
	<a80c89080803291637q2373d2ebh1565b9bee3d3d6c5@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <010501c8928b$41ee39e0$2f01a8c0@myhome.westell.com>

> ....  My intentions had been to have some printed, ...

> ....  The issue is that I have
> to create TWO sets of cards.  ...

This might be a good time to use XMLog to print cards for you.
(On card stock from Staple's.)

Download XMLog for free at www.xmlog.com

Export your present log to an ADIF file, and import that to XMLog

It comes with several QSL layouts you can modify for yourself, or you can create your own
from scratch.  It'll print QSL-specific information (including the other guy's address
which it looks up on QRZ.COM or whatever) automatically from the log to the cards--  no
transcribing necessary.

I'm an old hand with it, so let me know if you need help getting started.  If you just
want a simple layout, sketch it and I'd be happy to do it for you and send you a
LAYOUTS.MDB file with
that in it.  (Probably two layouts--  one for each address.)

73 de W3GERry

From n1ea at arrl.net  Sun Mar 30 12:34:36 2008
From: n1ea at arrl.net (David Ring)
Date: Mon Mar 31 10:17:01 2008
Subject: [Fists] A Simple note on QSLing
In-Reply-To: <a80c89080803291637q2373d2ebh1565b9bee3d3d6c5@mail.gmail.com>
References: <000601c890d9$dbca7280$210110ac@HP54302584713>
	<b7e6a3ef0803282053j71b40b57rdb71d673947635af@mail.gmail.com>
	<57BBC291-165D-4685-BED7-CB170F3F1795@w8pgw.org>
	<a80c89080803291637q2373d2ebh1565b9bee3d3d6c5@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <b7e6a3ef0803301034j47718f2dn838296c84fea7380@mail.gmail.com>

I have such a solution to people just moved, or moving or afraid they will move.

1.)  If they are going to move locally, and there is little doubt that
they ** will always ** go past the post office in XYZ town, get a Post
Office Box there and change their address to that.  Of course that
won*t help if you change towns or change counties.  At least you won*t
have to change your address.

2.) If you are in between jobs, or unstablity is in your life, then
print up a nice QSL about you and your activities, clubs, interests,
and maybe some other history.  Then get a clear matt finish sticker
(they are sold) with your name and mailing address on it - and put it
on the bottom - or when you design your QSL card, leave a space for it
at the bottom left (or right) of the card.

3.  A big giant size call sign card with report on one side.  Use the
other for address and your label for return address - or an ink stamp.
 The QTH info is now on the mailing side.  Change addresses, no
problem!  Also a picture of you and your call works!

73

David N1EA







On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 7:37 PM, Tomas Hood <nw7us.heliophile@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sending CC's may delay your post. If you feel that your post needs to go to more than one destination please send them separately.
>
>
>
>  Hi,
>
>  > I was thinking the same thing. Even when I send SASEs I don't get 100%.
>
>  As a person guilty of not returning a QSL card, I will confess what
>  has happened. In my case, I did not have any QSL cards available to
>  reply with.  My intentions had been to have some printed, but then
>  life happened... and I near forgot.
>
>  I'm trying to get some new cards made, now.  The issue is that I have
>  to create TWO sets of cards.  One for the old QTH, and now a new QTH.
>  That is a bit costly... unless I just send out a very low-quality
>  card.  I don't like to do that, but perhaps that would be better than
>  not sending at all.
>
>  I confess this so that it might shed light on why some cards never
>  come when you've sent a request...
>
>  Tomas David Hood
>
>  Amateur Radio Operator, NW7US
>  Contributing editor:
>   CQ Magazine, CQ VHF, Popular Communications
>  http://hfradio.org
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From nw7us.heliophile at gmail.com  Sun Mar 30 12:52:33 2008
From: nw7us.heliophile at gmail.com (Tomas Hood)
Date: Mon Mar 31 10:17:02 2008
Subject: [Fists] A Simple note on QSLing
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I remember reading something about some groups not accepting as
'valid' a card that is not 'printed' with QTH information.  I did not
read in detail, but it seemed that because the stamp could be forged
by anyone, the card would not be considered 'valid'.  Would this
really be an issue?

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 11:34 AM, David Ring <n1ea@arrl.net> wrote:

> 2.) If you are in between jobs, or unstablity is in your life, then
> print up a nice QSL about you and your activities, clubs, interests,
> and maybe some other history.  Then get a clear matt finish sticker
> (they are sold) with your name and mailing address on it - and put it
> on the bottom - or when you design your QSL card, leave a space for it
> at the bottom left (or right) of the card.
>
> 3.  A big giant size call sign card with report on one side.  Use the
> other for address and your label for return address - or an ink stamp.
>  The QTH info is now on the mailing side.  Change addresses, no
> problem!  Also a picture of you and your call works!

Tomas David Hood

Amateur Radio Operator, NW7US
Contributing editor:
 CQ Magazine, CQ VHF, Popular Communications
http://hfradio.org / http://nw7us.spaces.live.com/
From n1ea at arrl.net  Sun Mar 30 17:41:26 2008
From: n1ea at arrl.net (David Ring)
Date: Mon Mar 31 10:17:02 2008
Subject: [Fists] A Simple note on QSLing
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	<57BBC291-165D-4685-BED7-CB170F3F1795@w8pgw.org>
	<a80c89080803291637q2373d2ebh1565b9bee3d3d6c5@mail.gmail.com>
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I have a QSL from a French ham who was in Ivory Coast - his Ivory
Coast information was stamped on his card with an ink stamp.  It was
accepted for DXCC.  Maybe everyone else had the similar stamp!

The stamp was green with the call sign TU2 on it and the TU QTH.

Go figure!

73
DR

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Tomas Hood <nw7us.heliophile@gmail.com> wrote:
> I remember reading something about some groups not accepting as
>  'valid' a card that is not 'printed' with QTH information.  I did not
>  read in detail, but it seemed that because the stamp could be forged
>  by anyone, the card would not be considered 'valid'.  Would this
>  really be an issue?
>
>
>  On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 11:34 AM, David Ring <n1ea@arrl.net> wrote:
>
>  > 2.) If you are in between jobs, or unstablity is in your life, then
>  > print up a nice QSL about you and your activities, clubs, interests,
>  > and maybe some other history.  Then get a clear matt finish sticker
>  > (they are sold) with your name and mailing address on it - and put it
>  > on the bottom - or when you design your QSL card, leave a space for it
>  > at the bottom left (or right) of the card.
>  >
>  > 3.  A big giant size call sign card with report on one side.  Use the
>  > other for address and your label for return address - or an ink stamp.
>  >  The QTH info is now on the mailing side.  Change addresses, no
>  > problem!  Also a picture of you and your call works!
>
>
> Tomas David Hood
>
>  Amateur Radio Operator, NW7US
>  Contributing editor:
>   CQ Magazine, CQ VHF, Popular Communications
>  http://hfradio.org / http://nw7us.spaces.live.com/
>
From ke9vee at gmail.com  Mon Mar 31 10:31:35 2008
From: ke9vee at gmail.com (Jeff, KE9V)
Date: Mon Mar 31 10:38:53 2008
Subject: [Fists] A Simple note on QSLing
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On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 1:22 PM, GerryC <gerryc.1@gmail.com> wrote:
>  This might be a good time to use XMLog to print cards for you.
>  (On card stock from Staple's.)

One of my most treasured cards was handwritten on a personal photo. It
was from a fellow FISTS and we enjoyed a wonderful QSO. A few days
later a few photos arrived in the mail -- one of them marked up to
make it "official".

I've got boxes of store-bought, fancy printed QSL cards growing mold
in the storage warehouse.

This one sits on my desk...

http://ke9v.net/img/k7mos_qsl.jpg

Simple works!

Vy 73 de Jeff, KE9V
FISTS #6641
From k8dd at arrl.net  Mon Mar 31 10:50:55 2008
From: k8dd at arrl.net (hank k8dd)
Date: Mon Mar 31 10:58:15 2008
Subject: [Fists] A Simple note on QSLing
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	<57BBC291-165D-4685-BED7-CB170F3F1795@w8pgw.org>
	<a80c89080803291637q2373d2ebh1565b9bee3d3d6c5@mail.gmail.com>
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	<f78608890803310846u509688d4tec341694bfce4e1a@mail.gmail.com>
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Lots of good ideas on QSL cards .....
If you don't need a whole lot of cards ...... not enough to buy a couple hundred
or thousand, you can make a nice card with MS Publisher (or any publishing
program) or MS Word (or most any word processor) and print 4 to the page in
 landscape mode.  When you have 4 to print, print a page and fill them out by
hand.  Or fill them out on the screen and print them and sign the cards and
cut them apart and put them in the mail!
Another good program to print cards is BV Label Management, which is a free
 download - http://www.df3cb.com/bv/    The documentation isn't the greatest,
but if you have time to mess with it, you can make a real nice card or a
generic card.  And you can change the address whenever you need to.
 And if you end up making a two sided QSL card please please make sure
that you put your call on both sides!  Makes it easier for those of us who get
to answer thousands of cards a year for DX operations!

73    Hank    K8DD



On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 1:34 PM, David Ring <n1ea@arrl.net> wrote:
> Sending CC's may delay your post. If you feel that your post needs to go to more than one destination please send them separately.
>
>
>
> I have such a solution to people just moved, or moving or afraid they will move.
>
> 1.)  If they are going to move locally, and there is little doubt that
> they ** will always ** go past the post office in XYZ town, get a Post
> Office Box there and change their address to that.  Of course that
> won*t help if you change towns or change counties.  At least you won*t
> have to change your address.
>
> 2.) If you are in between jobs, or unstablity is in your life, then
> print up a nice QSL about you and your activities, clubs, interests,
> and maybe some other history.  Then get a clear matt finish sticker
> (they are sold) with your name and mailing address on it - and put it
> on the bottom - or when you design your QSL card, leave a space for it
> at the bottom left (or right) of the card.
>
> 3.  A big giant size call sign card with report on one side.  Use the
> other for address and your label for return address - or an ink stamp.
>  The QTH info is now on the mailing side.  Change addresses, no
> problem!  Also a picture of you and your call works!
>
> 73
>
> David N1EA
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 7:37 PM, Tomas Hood <nw7us.heliophile@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Sending CC's may delay your post. If you feel that your post needs to go to more than one destination please send them separately.
> >
> >
> >
> >  Hi,
> >
> >  > I was thinking the same thing. Even when I send SASEs I don't get 100%.
> >
> >  As a person guilty of not returning a QSL card, I will confess what
> >  has happened. In my case, I did not have any QSL cards available to
> >  reply with.  My intentions had been to have some printed, but then
> >  life happened... and I near forgot.
> >
> >  I'm trying to get some new cards made, now.  The issue is that I have
> >  to create TWO sets of cards.  One for the old QTH, and now a new QTH.
> >  That is a bit costly... unless I just send out a very low-quality
> >  card.  I don't like to do that, but perhaps that would be better than
> >  not sending at all.
> >
> >  I confess this so that it might shed light on why some cards never
> >  come when you've sent a request...
> >
> >  Tomas David Hood
> >
> >  Amateur Radio Operator, NW7US
> >  Contributing editor:
> >   CQ Magazine, CQ VHF, Popular Communications
> >  http://hfradio.org
> >  _______________________________________________
> >  Fists mailing list
> >  Fists@mailman.qth.net
> >  http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/fists
> >
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