Interesting info on QSLs. I started operating in Ireland this year as EI4IMB and I found hard getting information and what is happening in Ireland, although I am also an IRTS member. Unluckily with the current scenario, clubs are closed so I am struggling more to exchange ideas and projects with other fellow hams.
Hi Donald, Yes exactly, as you may have seen from my other videos, I am only licensed since August 2020 and have been video logging my experiences since before then. I hope it helps people interested in the hobby get some insight as to what’s it’s like from the start. I also studied on my own although with some help from information on the Facebook exam group.
Have to admit, I'm slow through the bureau!, i am on eQSL, my HF digital contacts were confirmed automatically, no problem QSLing direct for any VHF/UHF or microwave contact or if some needs QSL quickly. Looking at setting up LOTW at the moment.
Hi Joe, What I do at present is: - Always QSL on LoTW & QRZ.com online logbooks. - I use Log4OM program on Windows which does both of the above automatically (as well as eQSL if you may be interested). - I will send card via bureau or direct to anyone who requests same via email or in the QSO. - I am collecting a card from my first contact in each country, my first contact on each band, first in each mode, and first from each type of QSO I have (eg: first /M, first /P, first SOTA Chase {You!} & First SOTA Activation) I then keep 2 extra logbooks (EI5IMB/RPTR} for repeater QSOs and {EI5IMB/VoIP} for Digital Voice Modes not using RF (eg: Non-RF DMR, Zello, Echolink). These are on QRZ.com only and for my own reference and tracking of QSOs as time goes by.
I’m a new ham. And confirmations are a puzzle. I have 77 contacts and a whopping 22 confirmations. That’s less than a third. What’s up?? So for me to qualify for, say, some award for a hundred contacts I’ll actually need over three-hundred??
@@elmoreglidingclub3030 Hi there, Well the main award people usually go for is the “DXCC”, which is when you have 100 unique country contacts “confirmed”. The generally accepted awarding body for this is the ARRL, and to qualify you need your contacts confirmed via Logbook of the world (LoTW). If you have physical QSL cards to confirm a country contact, you can submit them to the ARRL for addition to your electronically confirmed LoTW ones. I know that’s a lot of info, but believe me that’s the short version! 😂
Interesting info on QSLs. I started operating in Ireland this year as EI4IMB and I found hard getting information and what is happening in Ireland, although I am also an IRTS member. Unluckily with the current scenario, clubs are closed so I am struggling more to exchange ideas and projects with other fellow hams.
Hi Donald,
Yes exactly, as you may have seen from my other videos, I am only licensed since August 2020 and have been video logging my experiences since before then. I hope it helps people interested in the hobby get some insight as to what’s it’s like from the start.
I also studied on my own although with some help from information on the Facebook exam group.
Have to admit, I'm slow through the bureau!, i am on eQSL, my HF digital contacts were confirmed automatically, no problem QSLing direct for any VHF/UHF or microwave contact or if some needs QSL quickly. Looking at setting up LOTW at the moment.
Hi Joe,
What I do at present is:
- Always QSL on LoTW & QRZ.com online logbooks.
- I use Log4OM program on Windows which does both of the above automatically (as well as eQSL if you may be interested).
- I will send card via bureau or direct to anyone who requests same via email or in the QSO.
- I am collecting a card from my first contact in each country, my first contact on each band, first in each mode, and first from each type of QSO I have (eg: first /M, first /P, first SOTA Chase {You!} & First SOTA Activation)
I then keep 2 extra logbooks (EI5IMB/RPTR} for repeater QSOs and {EI5IMB/VoIP} for Digital Voice Modes not using RF (eg: Non-RF DMR, Zello, Echolink).
These are on QRZ.com only and for my own reference and tracking of QSOs as time goes by.
I’m a new ham. And confirmations are a puzzle. I have 77 contacts and a whopping 22 confirmations. That’s less than a third. What’s up?? So for me to qualify for, say, some award for a hundred contacts I’ll actually need over three-hundred??
@@elmoreglidingclub3030 Hi there,
Well the main award people usually go for is the “DXCC”, which is when you have 100 unique country contacts “confirmed”.
The generally accepted awarding body for this is the ARRL, and to qualify you need your contacts confirmed via Logbook of the world (LoTW). If you have physical QSL cards to confirm a country contact, you can submit them to the ARRL for addition to your electronically confirmed LoTW ones.
I know that’s a lot of info, but believe me that’s the short version! 😂