[KCDXC] great article!

[Kevin Schavee]

I did.

I just responded on the part that stuck out most to me.
Actually a really good newsletter.
I hope you didn't take my remarks personal. They weren't intended that way.
Your just one of many that feel this way anymore.
I just feel very strongly about QSLing as and I guess more and more
become against it or]
rather EQSL or LOTW instead of.

I don't seriously contest anymore 80's but I like to dabble in it. The
whole contest and
nothing will pings dxalarms for new ones except for 160m.
So I need 160m QSO's so I'd give out some points while tuning for new ones.
I've only been involved with 160 for two seasons you see.
The QSL rate from contest stations was so poor I just won't do it now.
A sign of the times I guess. I don't like it but what are you going to do if
your a card hunter.

Just glad I did most while VIA BURO was still popular and was a time
of real cards.

I'm going to keep pushing for real QSL's as long as I can. Till I or
that aspect of it dies.

but
really 73
Kevin


On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Rob Underwood <runderwood6 at kc.rr.com> wrote:
> Guess Kevin is one of those people that just read the first and last page
> and think they know the whole story...
>
> Kevin, try reading the whole story next time?
>
> 73 Rob - K0RU
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Schavee [mailto:n0cwrham at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 5:25 PM
> To: kcdxc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [KCDXC] great article!
>
> Okay, those of you who know me well enough
> realize I am a really big fan of snail mail QSLs.
>  Postage, cost of cards, envelopes, etc.,
> The whole process is only a fraction of the cost and
> effort I've put toward my antennas and HF stations over the years and just
> as
> it used to be years and years ago  I still consider it a big part of
> the hobby today.
>
> A series of 0 and 1's on someone else's hard drive means nothing to me.
> Worse than getting socks for Christmas; On that -- How about this
> Christmas we tell our
> grand kids they are getting a picture of there gift  on your computer,
> but not actually the gift, you know,
>  because the real thing cost more.and well you know actually shopping
> took some time.
>  You can come look at it any time though, little Billie, it"s right
> here on my screen.  Seeeee!
>
> Getting things in the mail was good then, still good.
> Actually I find most QSL's are more interesting than the 599 cul exchange
> that
> is usually made.  Today there more interesting and fancier than ever.
> Places like UX5UO have really cheap per 1000 rates for full color cards.
> What? We can afford a couple FT-1000's,  towers, yagi's,vacations and
> trips abroad,
> but not afford QSL'ing?
> I no QSLeee!! anymore well, just sounds  selfish and lazy to me.
> It's too haarrrdddd and takes toooo much time.....
> With today's software filling out a card is point and click, print,
> stick to a card.
> Stick it in someones SASE or off to buro. You bet! -- If no SASE, no
> bucks, no IRC;s  ------ BURO!
>
>  I usually do my QSL'ing while I'm tuning the bands or at least
> listening to something on HF.
>
> The harder they were to work the longer the CARD is stuck to my wall.
> Some of my favorite cards, Father Moran, 9N1MM, VS6BX, some of my old
> ham buds who SK and  of course BS7H, .... many more with special meanings to
> me.
> I even think the P5RS7 is cool . I couldn't believe it when Mike told
> me he had pitched his 7O cards because they didn't "count".
> Just me I guess,  maybe, but the cards mean more to me than just "counters".
> I had all my 7O cards.
> I thought Bill's stamp collection was pretty neat. Wouldn't be
> the same if he'd just got pictures of them off the Internet. He
> received them, collected them.
>
>
> I'm a QSL collector.
> Please keep real QSLing alive
> QSL via buro ok!
>
> My opinion. I'm entitled
>
> I sent you all early Christmas presents.
> Photos on my hard drive.
>
> 73
> Kevin
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Lee Ward <lee at crcltd.com> wrote:
>> I found this quite by accident.
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.k9ya.org/telegraph/2008/K9YA_2008_05.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>> I have a similar story to tell, but it can’t top the one in this e-mag by
>> Rob,  KØRU.
>>
>>
>>
>> Lee, KØLW
>>
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