Yup, covered that in the 3rd paragraph.  But I guess I should have put it
in the subject line.

Seven Three,

Michael - K5WRN
http://www.qrz.com/db/K5WRN

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:04 AM, Travis Burgess <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> One problem, ARRL does not recognize eQSL contacts.
>
> Travis
> K5HTB
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 07:28:51 -0600
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [BVARC] eQSL + Contesting = Instant Gratification
> From: [email protected]
>
>
> I just wanted to throw this out there for those who may neither use eQSL
> or have not tried contesting.
>
> This week, being the week that followed the ARRL 10 meter contest, I have
> received nearly one eQSL per day since the contest ended.
>
> It's like an early Christmas as the cards start coming in.  eQSL makes the
> QSL'ing process easy and convenient.  It is true that eQSL does not count
> toward ARRL awards though. Hopefully, this will change in the future as
> more and more new amateurs come into the hobby with no fear of the internet
> age, and are used to handling most of their life in "The Cloud".
>
> But my point, for those who love instant gratification, you can't go wrong
> being an eQSL member and spending a couple of hours putting new contacts
> into the log during a casual contest.  Don't think of an amateur radio
> contest as something you can only enter if you plan to compete to win.
> Think of it more like an opportunity to do some non-stop operating while
> stations around the world are freely throwing out contacts.  And they
> REALLY REALLY want you in their log, because they ARE playing to win.  But
> you win just by grabbing some countries that you may not have yet.  And
> shortly after the contest ends, some new goodies arrive in your email box.
> Nice.
>
> If you find that you have a feeling of intimidation listening to all that
> contest jargon being thrown around, just throw some questions out here on
> the reflector.  Those of us with the answers are happy to help you out. The
> purpose of the reflector is to disseminate useful information and spread
> the knowledge of love for our hobby.  Truly, it's not just for ... Whoa, I
> almost said woodchuck.. That was close.
>
> Seven Three,
>
> Michael - K5WRN
> http://www.qrz.com/db/K5WRN
>
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