Have been following this thread with interest. I have designed a 6Q design for direct printing on rear of a car however I use a 4 color card for the front - see QRZ.com - as for quality and cost of printing I doubt anyone can touch the price from Gennady UX5UO http://www.ux5uoqsl.com/ Check the reviews on eHam http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1136 . Full color is abt US$70 for 1,000 and US$120 for 2K - post paid by registered mail
If anyone wants my files for the rear print template, drop me an email Paul VE3SY > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Parry > Sent: December 19, 2006 10:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Dxbase] Printing QSL Info Directly on the Card > > > Being able to print directly onto the QSL card is a huge > advantage in QSLing. I get QSL cards often and don't like to > let them pile up. Thanks to Joe, whether I get one SASE or > 200 from the bureau, I can get those cards sent out within a > couple of days. This is particularly good for those of us > that have arthritis and have a hard time writing, or peeling > those.....labels and sticking them on the QSLs. Anything to > make the process of setting up the printing of the > information on the QSL cards would be very helpful! The > current process is entirely too complicated for dummies like > me. Fortunately, there are some really good guys around to help. > > My biggest problem at this point is the company that I use to > print my QSL cards has gotten sloppy and doesn't always cut > my cards exactly the same and doesn't always get the printed > information in exactly the same place. When I print just one > QSO on a card it is fine but when it is multiple QSOs the > print goes outside the boxes sometimes. Very irritating. > > I am trying to think of a good solution to this. I know that > some have gone to printing multiple QSLs on the blank back of > the card, but I want my information all on the same side as > the card. I think I may just have the company leave the > headers (Call, Date, Time, etc) on the card but remove the > lines that enclose that information. I talked to a local > printer and showed him the problem but he said that he could > not match their prices. > > If you don't print directly on your cards, you should. This > part of DXBase is outstanding. I spent several years printing > labels prior to making the switch. The labels are expensive, > and the process is time consuming and it hurts my hands a > lot. My printer, a HP2175 "All in One" is not an expensive > printer but I can print about 30 cards (I use light > cardstock) before reloading another set of blank cards...or > you can print one card at a time using the little envelope > slot that most printers have. Remember, DXBase lets you print > one selected card at a time or do it in batches. > > I also print all my envelopes (both outgoing and SASE) using > MS Word (Tools...Letters and Mailings....Envelopes and > Mailings) using the same slot in the printer that I print the > individual QSL cards. You don't have to hand write anything > and hopefully the postman can read it!! > > Oh, by the way. Keep your log backed up. I keep my log in two > places, fortunately, because I lost my log (about 50,000 Qs) > last week. I have the computers in my house networked and I > can share information from DXBase on two computers. I just > drag the W5VX.mdb file to the backup computer once or twice a > week. However you do it, do it! > > Merry Christmas and Happy New Year > > Bill, W5VX > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:dxbase- > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kim Elmore > >Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:07 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Printing QSL Info Directly on the Card > > > >Thanks to Bill, Joe and Jim for their timely responses. > > > >I like the idea of scanning in a card as a BMP and them > using that as a > >starting template. I haven't much played with the label-making > >capabilities within DXBase, yet, even though I've been a > user for, oh, > >about <mumble>2003. Having kids, job responsibility expansion, wife > >with dynamic career, building a new QTH... All the usual excuses. > > > >I'll begin my tinkering and see what happens. > > > >My printer is a Canon iP4000 and it handles all manner of card stock > >(some pretty heavy) without trouble. It should handle my QSLs with > >aplomb. > > > >Thanks again! > > > >Kim Elmore, N5OP > > > >At 10:04 AM 12/18/2006, Joseph Glockner wrote: > >>Kim, > >> > >>The one thing that I do when I make a QSL card file, is to SCAN the > >>QSL card - and then bring that photo file (BMP) into the Label > >>Designer Module (to use as the "template") -- this minimizes the > >>amount of trial or error/experimenting that I have to do.. > >> > >>73 Joe wa6axe > >> > >> > >>Kim Elmore wrote: > >> > >>>First off, apologies because, in all likelihood, this has been > >>>answered numerous times before. I've been on the list a long time, > >>>but recently changed things around and lost my local archive. That > >>>said, my question is as in the header: would any of you > point me to > >>>how I can design a "label" or form that essentially prints > directly > >>>onto my QSL card, instead of onto a label that I stick on the QSL > >>>card? Since every card format is a little different, I expect to > >>>experiment to get it as I want it. Cheers and Good Yule! > >>>Kim Elmore > >>>______________________________________________________________ > >>>Dxbase mailing list > >>>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > >>>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >>>Post: mailto:[email protected] > >>> > > > >______________________________________________________________ > >Dxbase mailing list > >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >Post: mailto:[email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] >
