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Promoting eQSLs to ham organizations » MY OPEN LETTER TO ARRL Nov 6, 2010 05:26 PM (Total replies: 6)

Furthermore...;-) 33 years ago, when I was a Novice I worked a station in Georgia. Sam was 13 years old & his QSL was written in crayon. It had all the correct information & I was glad to recieve it & sent him my shiny "professional looking card" .

Len, out in California sent a card written in red ink on an index card. Again, it had all the correct information & I was glad to recieve it.

Would the ARRL consider these acceptable? And, if so, since I've never worked Alaska or Mongolia, by their thinking shouldn't I be breaking out the card stock & my calligraphy set & "working them"?

In this Old Coots opinion esqsls are just as valid as paper ones & should be (and eventually will be) accepted.

WD4NYL Mark Wells

Promoting eQSLs to ham organizations » MY OPEN LETTER TO ARRL Nov 6, 2010 03:24 AM (Total replies: 6)

The ARRL should wake up, join the 21st Century and accept esqls for thier awards. Their concern about innacurate or forged qsls borders on paranoia. I've gotten paper QSL's with the wrong information on them plenty of times, including the wrong callsign. From the ARRL bureau I recieved a nice QSL from Austria, thanking me for my contact. Too bad I've never worked Austria. But, it was a nice card, and at least they had my callsign right.

I don't worry too much about whether the ARRL will accept my eqsls. After all I haven't accepted the ARRL for 25 years.

WD4NYL Mark Wells