[amsat-bb] Re: What is the proper way to fill out a QSL satellite card

2010-06-24 Thread Gary Joe Mayfield
Stan, What would you do with cards that only have the grid of the respondent? Living in South Dakota I get lots of QSLs, and my grid is well displayed on the card, but I have never bothered to look the other guy's grid up and put it on the card. I figured he put his grid on his card

[amsat-bb] Re: What is the proper way to fill out a QSL satellite card

2010-06-24 Thread John W Lee
Hi Joe, Many stations do not have the grid printed on their cards. I also collect counties, and many don't have the county, either. But it is OK to look them up and write it in PENCIL on the back of the card. I think that's in the ARRL's rules for VUCC. I got credit for all of those that I

[amsat-bb] Re: What is the proper way to fill out a QSL satellite card

2010-06-23 Thread John Becker
On 6/23/2010 1:46:19 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH (kb1...@gmail.com) wrote: 59, just like a 'regular' contact. Not sure what regular is but if the guy is 2db below ESP he ain't going to get 5 and 9 from me. John, W0JAB ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org.

[amsat-bb] Re: What is the proper way to fill out a QSL satellite card

2010-06-23 Thread Stan, W1LE
Hello Yanko, For VUCC satellite credit I want to see on the QSL card: 1. the word sat, or satellite, or the actual satellite like AO-40 2. The 4 digit grid of each of the QSO partners. 6 digit grid squares are OK too 3. Uplink and downlink frequencies or bands, eg 2M up, 70 cm down, U/S, V/U,

[amsat-bb] Re: What is the proper way to fill out a QSL satellite card

2010-06-23 Thread Bob- W7LRD
Hello I believe this device can help us with proper signal reports.  http://www.pocatelloarc.org/k0ip/pic/digitalSmeter.htm I understand more will be available next April. 73 Bob W7LRD - Original Message - From: Yanko Yankov samy...@shell4you.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent:

[amsat-bb] Re: What is the proper way to fill out a QSL satellite card

2010-06-23 Thread Martin
Hi On 23-06-2010 20:39, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: You fill out whatever you told the guy on the other end of the QSO when you gave him a signal report as part of the QSO. Something like your 5 and 9 old man. Please repeat your call and location! If you need the guy on the other end

[amsat-bb] Re: What is the proper way to fill out a QSL satellite card

2010-06-23 Thread Yanko Yankov
Thank you guys . That helps a lot Yanko de KC9RDT On Wed, 23 Jun 2010, Stan, W1LE wrote: Hello Yanko, For VUCC satellite credit I want to see on the QSL card: 1. the word sat, or satellite, or the actual satellite like AO-40 2. The 4 digit grid of each of the QSO partners. 6 digit grid

[amsat-bb] Re: What is the proper way to fill out a QSL satellite card

2010-06-23 Thread John W Lee
Actually it's more like this, on H.F. and other places: You're 5-9, please repeat your call several times slowly! 73 John, K6YK Sat VUCC #10 On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:19:12 +0200 Martin t...@trutter.dk writes: Hi On 23-06-2010 20:39, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: You fill out whatever