How do I request a QSL card?

Sending or requesting a QSL Card: QSL direct via the Post Office (Post Mail), via your QSL Bureau or by the now popular OQRS (On-line Qsl Request System)*.

Do radio stations still send QSL cards?

Most international broadcast stations today use regular monitors to assess how well they are being heard and no longer rely upon listener letters. However, most broadcasters still respond to listener reception reports with QSL cards or letters.

What does PSE mean on a QSL card?

PSE QSL = Please QSL — TNX QSL = Thanks for the QSL (Select the correct choice depending on if you have already received a QSL from the station you are sending the card to or if you are waiting a card in return.)

How does the QSL bureau work?

The concept of the QSL bureau enables cards to be sent in bulk at all stages of the journey from sender to recipient. The sender sends a bundle of QSL cards to the national bureau. Here they are sorted along with cards from many other stations in that country.

What does QSL mean?

I confirm receipt of your transmission
The term “QSL” comes from the international Q code and means “I confirm receipt of your transmission”. A QSL card is therefore a written confirmation. The sending of QSL cards dates back to the 1920s when AM radio broadcasts were still a novelty and stations wanted to know how far away they were being received.

What does QRZ stand for?

Who is calling me
Amateur Radio “Q” signals

Sign	Meaning
QRZ	Who is calling me? You are being called by ___.
QSA	What is the strength of my signals? The strength of your signals is ___ (1-Scarcely perceptible, 2-Weak, 3-Fairly Good, 4-Good, 5-Very Good.)
QSB	Are my signals fading? Your signals are fading.

What is a QSL in ham radio?

A QSL card is a specially designed postcard that hams exchange in the mail whenever they make contact with one another for the first time. Hams exchange cards in friendship and to prove that they actually made radio contact.

What is the size of a QSL card?

140mm x 90mm
The international standard size for a single page QSL card is 140mm x 90mm (5.5” x 3.5”) with a maximum weight of three grams. Once sent, cards are often used to confirm details for amateur radio awards, competitions, etc.

What is a QSL route?

It means how to send someone a card — direct mail, through the bureau, via some other ham, or via some other callsign belonging to the same person (e.g. 5T5PA will receive cards sent “via” PA5X, his callsign in the Netherlands).

How do you use eQSL?

Step1

Step 1 – Register.
Step 2 – Design eQSL.
Step 3 – Verify Identity.
Step 4 – QSO.
Step 5 – Upload Log to OutBox.
Step 6 – Automatic Transfer.
Step 7 – Details of Transfer.
Step 8 – Retrieve from InBox.

Are QSL cards valuable?

Old QSL cards don’t have much value unless it’s something unusual such as a prewar card or one from a famous station, as Curt mentions. You never saw anyone trying to sell them until eBay came along, now at any given time there are many QSL cards on auction with the majority of them going with no bid.

What does QRZ mean in ham?

The ham radio brevity code QRZ means, “who is calling me?” if you’re not sure or didn’t catch their complete callsign.

How do you fill out a QSL card?

Filling out the QSL Card •Call sign of the other station you worked •Time and date (Use UTC for both and be sure to properly convert from local time and date, if that is how you keep your log. Spell out the month to avoid confusion.)

What does a QSL card mean in Telegraph?

What is a QSL Card? QSL” is a telegrapher’s shorthand for: “I acknowledge receipt of your message or transmission.” A QSL card is a written confirmation or acknowledgment of a contact.

Can a RSGB member receive a QSL card?

There are various QSL sub-managers who look after specific callsign ranges – you will need to check to see who looks after you. If you are not a member of the RSGB, but would like to receive QSLs via the RSGB Bureau you can, but there is a charge for doing so. RSGB members receive the service free of charge.

Which is the best way to send QSL?

QSL Direct •99% return rates •Most expensive way to QSL •You pay postage both ways –IRC –Foreign postage –Green stamps (cash) Use foreign postage on SASE for best return rate. Dos & Don’ts Do:

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