[Ham-Mac] Printing QSL Cards

[Dick Kriss]

On 1/3/08 7:56 AM, "Richard Cincotta" <ki4fw at hotmail.com> wrote:

> (c) 8.5 x 11-inch sheets of ³standard matte coated postcards² (which break up
> into four 5.5 x 4.25-inch cards).  These can be bought at STAPLES and similar
> office supply stores.

Rich KI4FW,

I enjoyed your FB posting and only have one comment. The 4.25-inch size is
non standard and will not fit in a standard envelope or QSL file. The
problem is the card (when the paper is cut in half) is 4.25 inches and
should be about  3.5 inches.  There is nothing wrong with the 5.5 inch cut.
I was doing it your way until a QSL Manager complained about my nonstandard
size.  I adjusted the format and now have to make three cuts per page rather
than two. I still get 4 cards per page.  I carry mine to Office Depot and
they provide the card stock, printing (both sides) and cutting for about
3-cents a card.  Try it, you may like the new size better.

73 Dick AA5VU
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