[Dx4win] Good printer for direct printing on cards?

2003-04-01 Thread Lars SM4WGB
Hello I have a Canon BJC 4300 since four years(I think). Not until last month did I try printing directly on cards. It worked better than expected. I use Custom1. It was after the Russian contest and I had 380 contacts and did not like to sit down writing all of them by hand. It was my first

[Dx4win] Good printer for direct printing on cards?

2003-04-01 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
At 07:08 PM 3/31/2003 -0500, Floyd Sense K8AC wrote: You guys who are printing the QSO info directly on your QSL cards - what make and model of printer is doing a good job for you? My HP 812C Deskjet isn't worth a darn - can't feed the cards properly. Thanks. I'm concerned that the jet ink is

[Dx4win] Good printer for direct printing on cards?

2003-04-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Roger Borowski)
Not at all, Jim. Ink jet print is water soluble and will instantly smear or smudge if subjected to a droplet of water. It also fades quite rapidly. Laser printers fuse the toner to the media under a high heat, which sets the print and makes it impervious to moisture and fading. Laser printers have

[Dx4win] Good printer for direct printing on cards?

2003-04-01 Thread Larry Gauthier
Jim, I went through a lot of trouble to design a card on which 1/2 of the back is blank,and then worked with the custom label feature of DX4WIN to design an on-the-card printing routine that could put as many as 16 QSOs on one card. But, I discovered two problems with my laser printer: First - a

[Dx4win] Printing on QSLs

2003-04-01 Thread Jack Shirley
My experience: 1) HP Printers ( both Laser and Inkjet ) are worthless for printing QSL = stock. Too many jams , etc. 2) Epson inkjets work well. They have no problems feeding glossy picture = stock. You can set up the printer for different types of paper. If you = are worried about fading,

[Dx4win] Setup for FT-817 and FT-100D

2003-04-01 Thread Glen Kesselring
Does anyone have the configuration for setting up FT-817 and FT-100D = under DX4WIN. I have an FT-920 running without problems but I have not = been able to figure out why I can't get these two Yaesu's to work. I = have the Yaesu CT-62 CAT cable. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, 73

[Dx4win] Good printer for direct printing on cards?

2003-04-01 Thread Paul van der Eijk
Roger, With my printer, I can hold a picture under a running faucet, and the ink will smear a tiny bit, but not enough to be visible. Depends also on the paper I use. (Canon S9000, inkjet printer) Paul At 09:47 AM 4/1/03 -0500, Roger Borowski wrote: Not at all, Jim. Ink jet print is water

[Dx4win] Ink Jet/Bubble Jet printer for direct printing of QSL cards

2003-04-01 Thread W0YG Charlie Summers
K8AC wrote: You guys who are printing the QSO info directly on your QSL cards - what make and model of printer is doing a good job for you? My HP 812C Deskjet isn't worth a darn - can't feed the cards properly. Thanks. K8AC Please reply to the reflector as I have wondered about this. I am