also, AMSAT does not recognize eQSL towards any of their satellite
awards. it is an easy way to get instant gratification for a personal
accomplishment or towards any of the awards that eQSL offers.
73...bruce
On 12/17/2014 7:28 AM, Michael Wrenn via BVARC wrote:
I just wanted to throw this out there for those who may neither use
eQSL or have not tried contesting.
This week, being the week that followed the ARRL 10 meter contest, I
have received nearly one eQSL per day since the contest ended.
It's like an early Christmas as the cards start coming in. eQSL makes
the QSL'ing process easy and convenient. It is true that eQSL does
not count toward ARRL awards though. Hopefully, this will change in
the future as more and more new amateurs come into the hobby with no
fear of the internet age, and are used to handling most of their life
in "The Cloud".
But my point, for those who love instant gratification, you can't go
wrong being an eQSL member and spending a couple of hours putting new
contacts into the log during a casual contest. Don't think of an
amateur radio contest as something you can only enter if you plan to
compete to win. Think of it more like an opportunity to do some
non-stop operating while stations around the world are freely throwing
out contacts. And they REALLY REALLY want you in their log, because
they ARE playing to win. But you win just by grabbing some countries
that you may not have yet. And shortly after the contest ends, some
new goodies arrive in your email box. Nice.
If you find that you have a feeling of intimidation listening to all
that contest jargon being thrown around, just throw some questions out
here on the reflector. Those of us with the answers are happy to help
you out. The purpose of the reflector is to disseminate useful
information and spread the knowledge of love for our hobby. Truly,
it's not just for ... Whoa, I almost said woodchuck.. That was close.
Seven Three,
Michael - K5WRN
http://www.qrz.com/db/K5WRN
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