[South Florida DX Association] DOs and DONTs of QSLing:

[Bill Marx]

>From The Contest Sheet:

Having just answered 1300+ E51MMM cards, George K5KG offers the
following DOs and DONTs of QSLing:

DO use envelopes with peel and stick flaps. They speed up sealing of
envelopes.

DO put your call sign in bold, large print on the same side as the
QSO information.

DO enclose enough postage or an IRC to cover the cost of return
postage. If this isn't possible, send the card anyway with a
self-addressed envelope.  

DO not enclose small address labels instead of envelopes.

DO avoid extraneous enclosures. Personal notes, canceled stamps, etc.
should be avoided unless critical.

DO NOT use envelopes without glue. They have to be taped shut, and
that is a real pain!

DO NOT seal envelopes so tightly that they can't be quickly opened
with a letter opener.

DO NOT mix cards to or from different call signs. They really slow
down the processing of cards.

DO NOT fold or "hide" IRCs or Green Stamps so intricately that they
are hard to unfold when opening.

As a personal evaluation of your QSLing technique, the editor
suggests that you make up a test QSL and envelope, seal it up, then
open it and fill out a response. Then ask yourself if you would like
to do that 5000 times! More guidelines are available on the
CQ-Contest email reflector archives <http://www.contesting.com> by
reviewing the thread "DOs and DONTs of QSLing"