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[edit] Merge proposal

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The result was merge both articles. I moved the content of Talk:QSL card to this talk page. -- Cyfal (talk) 19:59, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

The article "QSL" was formerly moved to "QSL card" and changed into a disambiguation page, but currently both articles, "QSL" and "QSL card" have a wide overlap. I suggest we merge the text of the current "QSL card" into "QSL" and change "QSL card" in a redirect to "QSL". --Cyfal (talk) 00:08, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

I agree with the merge proposal. Please do it. Sv1xv (talk) 09:23, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
Ok, I will wait a few days and then tackle it. --Cyfal (talk) 14:31, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
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I did some text rearrangement, so now there are definite sections about history, amateur radio and commercial broadcasting and no overlaps. A section about utility station QSL cards is still required. Sv1xv (talk) 04:24, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] QSL cards

question: does the sending station send the QSL card, the receiving station, or both? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gabereal (talk • contribs) 03:29, March 29, 2005

Both. --Anthony Ivanoff 15:22, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
Those hams collecting QSLs for an award (such as Worked All States) should send a QSL card and a return envelope (with postage!) to a new contact, and the new contact would reply with their QSL card. I don't QSL 100%, but I reply 100% to those who request a card, whether they include postage or not. It costs me about $0.85 to get a QSL card back ( .01 for my card, .37 for postage each way, and .05 for each envelope) in the US. Johngriswold 17:29, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
An odd question -- An amateur radio contact (QSO) by definition is bi-directional. In practice, either party may send a card to the other and ask for a return card ("please QSL"). Often one person needs the card more than the other because one is working toward an award or one is a "rare DX" station. If the QSL is from an SWL - a person who is only listening, he/she can send a card to whichever station is heard -- this applies to shortwave broadcast reports as well as amateur radio. NB: It would be good if this article explained the QSL procedures, QSL bureaux, etc. a little more.--Albany45 01:58, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

W8JYZ

[edit] Old QSL cards

For those interested in Old QSL Cards, I have written a Webpage called "QSL Cards from the Past". The legacy of "Old Time" Ham Radio Operators can be found in the QSL cards they left behind. I have a collection of Old (US) Ham Radio QSL Cards dating from the early 1920s that now totals over 20,000 cards and can be viewed at www.w8jyz.com


W8JYZ 00:09, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

W8JYZ's "QSL Cards from the Past" now totals over 15,000 cards!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.210.247.136 (talk • contribs) 15:53, August 11, 2007