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 > > _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list > [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >
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