[DX-CHAT] BS7H INTO NE USA

[John Maikisch]

THE BS7H WAS STRONG HERE THIS AFTERNOON INTO NE USA, BUT WAS CALLING EU. I WAS 
VERY TEMPTED TO CALL HIM ANYWAY BUT LET IT GO. EVEN SO PROBABLY WOULD  NOT HAVE 
BROKEN THROUGH EU PILE. WISH HE HAD LISTENED FOR NA AT THAT TIME. STILL, IT 
GIVES ME HOPE THAT IT  MIGHT JUST BE POSSIBLE TO GET HIM AFTER ALL. 

JOHN - K2AZ


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[DX-CHAT] BS7H STRONG HERE

[John Maikisch]

 


  THE BS7H WAS STRONG HERE THIS AFTERNOON INTO NE USA, BUT WAS CALLING EU. I 
WAS VERY TEMPTED TO CALL HIM ANYWAY BUT LET IT GO. EVEN SO, PROBABLY WOULD  NOT 
HAVE BROKEN THROUGH EU PILE BUT WISH HE HAD LISTENED FOR NA AT THAT TIME. 
STILL, IT GIVES ME HOPE THAT IT  MIGHT JUST BE POSSIBLE TO GET HIM AFTER ALL. 

  JOHN - K2AZ


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[DX-CHAT] [dx-chat] QSL METHODS

[John Maikisch]

I was just sending out some DX QSL 
cards and did some quick calculations on percent return for my effort. Now these 
are my numbers and my opinion and certainly may not reflect the ham 
community in general.

The terms I use are:

PRICE = what it costs me to get a card
USAGE = my uninformed guess at how many 
DXhams use this method
TIME = how long it takes me to get a 
confirmation
CONVENIENCE = how easy it is for me to use this 
method
% QSO's CONFIRMED = how many of my total 
DX QSO's have been confirmed by this method

By the way, I QSL 100% all DX 
QSO's. All by the Bureau and also LOTW. Direct only for those I deem important 
for some reason and I include SASE, postage and contribution when 
appropriate.

The numbers are:

LOTW - price= cheapest, usage = not many, time = 
fastest method, convenience = OK but could be better, % QSO's confirmed  
10%

BUREAU - price = reasonable, usage = most, time = 
years, convenience = easiest to use, % QSO's confirmed ~ 33%

DIRECT - price = very expensive (but if you need 
the card?), usage = most DX will respond to a direct request, time = weeks 
to months but never years, convenience = a lot of work, % QSO's confirmed = I 
get return on 99% of cards I send out direct

Maybe this is not worth the 
bandwidthIused but as N2ERN says I am just wasting a few electrons 
not some trees.

I know that a lot of DX stations do not like LOTW 
for some reasons but it sure can makes my life easier.


73, John - K2AZ