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I've been using eQSL since the early 2000s, regardless of what my account says (Currently says I've only been a member since 2018, though I'm fairly certain I had an eQSL account since 2003 or 2004... I donated way back when, as well) In that time I've asked for support, both here on the forums and via email, multiple times.. Never have I got a single reply to any of my queries for support.

1) Since signing up, features have slowly disappeared over the years. When I first signed up, I was able to upload a photo for use as a background on my eQSL cards. That feature was removed... but the photo I had uploaded was allowed to stay on my eQSL card...at least until last year when it disappeared with no explanation. Where'd my photo go? When was that forced out, and why was I not notified that feature would be removed?

2) I've had multiple QTHs, and wanted to be able to link up software like NetLogger to eQSL. Unfortunately, there seems to be no way to do that if you have more than one QTH. NetLogger's authors said to ask eQSL support. I did that. At least twice. No replies or response from either eQSL or its users... in fact, after posting the request to the forums, my post never appeared. Odd, that...

3) Now, it seems, I cannot access my inbox unless I click one of two links. One link implies I'm destitute or just plain cheap. The other is a demand for money. Don't the ads all over the pages of eQSL pay for most of the costs?

4) If I submit and pay your demanded $1.50/mo for a Bronze "Membership", which features which have been removed over the years will come back? I mean, besides the inbox, of course... Will a method for logging in to eQSL and choosing my current (correct) QTH become available? Will the photo which was removed from my no-longer-existing eQSL design be restored? Will I be able to confirm QSOs for others to get their awards?

5) If I don't submit and pay the $1.50/mo, will QSOs uploaded to eQSL by others be confirmed automatically as if I performed the action, or will the stations I worked be out-of-luck for awards? It seems keeping people from being able to confirm QSOs also limits your income, since confirmed QSOs are required for awards, and awards are a paid service. Are you willing to rob Peter to pay Paul, or are you just going to auto-confirm any QSOs uploaded by others?

There are other electronic QSL services out there.. QRZ pays for theirs with awards costs and ads... I use eQSL and QRZ for electronic confirmation.. or at least I did up until today.
I won't be clicking either of those links on the inbox page... and I guess I won't be uploading to the outbox for the time being.. No sense earning eQSL income if I can't access necessary features for the cost of seeing ads all over the eQSL page.

Someone let me know what's what, here, please, because this kind of without-warning change to the service has left a rather acrid taste in my mouth.

73 de AI8W, Chris

AI8W CHRISTOPHER G PETTY