QSL CARDS - THE BEST OF

MY FAVOURITES

I've said it before - I like it when operators go to the trouble of designing their own QSL Cards - especially for eQSL. Being a fan of FT8, I receive a lot of 'virtual cards' through eQSL and it gets a bit boring to see the same old card time after time.

[Why am I a fan of FT8?? Well my favourite past time is working QRP while out on a walk in the hills and dales of the West Pennine Moors and similar locations. Working from my home QTH on 10W results in little SSB success unless conditions are very favourable, so that's why I turn to FT8 when at home.]

I love it when I see a card come through that grabs my attention - something fresh and inventive or maybe something which simply informs me about the operator and the sort of thing they like or the area they live in.

I personally try to change my own QSL card regularly on eQSL and I also use themes (eg Easter, Xmas, etc). So before I show you my favourite cards received from others, here's some of my own edesigns...

And now for some of my favourites from across the world...

SADLY NOW SILENT KEY 😢

GOOD DAY ON FT8

91 CONTACTS, 4 BANDS

I noticed some people on FaceBook claiming that conditions for FT8 were poor today, which surprised me because my experience was the opposite. Mind you, I was at it all day and I experienced my share of the usual frustrations.

Perhaps the most frustrating thing which seems to happen time after time is when you find a nice (and rare) gap in the waterfall and then some power-hungry operator comes over to answer your call and then stays on your frequency, staining it in a trail of blood red excess. 

Anyway, it just meant that I had to keep moving around a lot and sometimes changing band completely until they buggered off. I managed to get as far as 5,500km using 10W.

Also today, I uploaded my Log into the UltimateAAC program and I think I've managed to bag 23 FT8 AWARDS 😮

I clicked the 'apply' button, so we'll soon find out if I really have or not.