I just did 6800 QSOs worth, directly on cards, 4 to a sheet, with DX4WIN 6.03; from an economic standpoint it is certainly worth the initial effort.
73, Pete N4ZR At 05:27 PM 6/3/2005, Radivoj KAR wrote: >Hi Gerben, > >Thanks for the info. My label position is different and it takes too much >cut-and-try to set it a the right place of the QSL card ! I have given up >and will stick the labels :) ! > >Best 73, >Radi F6GNZ > -----Original Message----- >From: Gerben A.Menting [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 7:43 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [Dx4win] BV7: Direct printing on QSL cards > >Radi/Rog, > >I'm printing directly from DX4WIN to my qsl cards using a Epson Stylus C84. >My setting for the paper size is still on A4. Details of the 'Print QSL >label' window are: > >Label width: 70 mm >Label height: 32 mm >Horz.pitch: 0.00 >Vert.pitch: 0.00 >Spacing left: 70 mm >Spacing top: 132 mm >Horz.shift: 0.00 >Vert.shift: 0.00 >Nr across: 1 >Nr down: 1 >Paper size: A4 >Portrait: not selected > >Printer properties: >Landscape >Paper size: A4 > >I'm using qsl cards that have about one quarter of the surface reserved for >printing the qso data (right top corner). Next I put the cards in portrait >position in the printer with the 'printable area' in the left-top corner. > >Perhaps you can use the same approach for the settings in BV7. > >It works very fine here. Using alternative ink cartridges of just about >12.50 Euro. I bought this Epson printer just because they are cheap and work >fine with alternative cartridges. > >Regards, > >Gerben - PG5M >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.dx.to > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of Radivoj KAR >Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 18:25 >To: 'Roger Borowski' >Cc: DX4WIN Reflector (E-mail) >Subject: RE: [Dx4win] BV7: Direct printing on QSL cards > > >Hi Rog, >I questioned the author of BV software: he suggested to use inkjet Epson >printer which can be set for the required paper size :)! >But, for printing several thousands of DX-ped QSL cards it is a bit slow and >expensive solution! As sticking labels in such situation is also too time >consuming, I guess the only solution is to chose the smallest "standard" >paper size (like DL envelope), stick a QSL in the middle and on right side >of the envelope, and measure margins as it was on the envelope one wish to >print. This will allow using our fast and high-capacity ink cartridge >Laserjet printer. This is the way I figured-out that may solve the issue. >Have a try.... >73, >Radi F6GNZ > -----Original Message----- >From: Roger Borowski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 8:25 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Dx4win] BV7: Direct printing on QSL cards > >I'm also using a HP 4000, Radi. If you hear of any solutions, please share >them with me. I have not found any but gave up rather easily. Thanks & 73, >Rog-K9RB >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Radivoj KAR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "DX4WIN Reflector (E-mail)" <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 1:36 PM >Subject: [Dx4win] BV7: Direct printing on QSL cards > > >Trying to print directly to reserved space on 140x90 cm QSL cards using >DF3CB BV7 software. >My HP Laserjet 4000 printer doesn't support this paper size so using any >other standard format changes all my prepared "label" position and margin >parameters. >Has anybody solved this problem and how? >73, >Radi F6GNZ > > > >_______________________________________________ >Dx4win mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > >_______________________________________________ >Dx4win mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > >_______________________________________________ >Dx4win mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
