It was great to receive Hector's very nice QSL card in the mail today! I have started uploading my contacts to LOTW for the benefit of those that use it. However, it is of no use to me because: 1) I am not an ARRL member so I am not eligible to apply for their awards. The QSL cards I receive are, themselves, my awards. I have nothing against the ARRL but all the money I have budgeted for amateur radio organizations goes to AMSAT. 2) The internet, email, etc., are great but can't provide the thrill I get when I open my mailbox and find a real, honest-to-goodness QSL card. Yes, I know postage and printing costs money and if I didn't spend the money on postage, paper, and ink, I could afford to donate more to AMSAT.
Evidently, many of you agree with me because, to date, I have mailed 423 QSL cards and have received 304. That is a much higher percentage than verifications I have gotten via LOTW.
73, Chuck, KM9U
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Maciel" xe3dx@prodigy.net.mx To: "Grupo Amsat BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 21:48 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Hector CO6CBF EL92
Need to ask something, may be silly to some:
- The ARRL can give an account of LoTW for Hector ...?
or hector can create ..? is it possible ..?
That would be the best solution for him, and also find a QSL manager.
Thanks if anyone can answer the first question.
if you think I can help in mexico to be a bridge to Hector via airmail I'm ready to help, many years ago sent a box to Cuba for the Cuban Federation of Amateur radio equipment too old, no problem, not if Now everything has changed from Mexico to Cuba.
Dave XE3DX
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