[amsat-bb] Re: QSL Cards?

[Bruce]

Just keep in mind that if you use eQSL, the ARRL and AMSAT do not  
accept them for awards. But, eQSL has many of their own awards.

73...bruce

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On Jan 4, 2009, at 5:35 PM, Jeffrey Koehler <jeffk13057 at yahoo.com>  
wrote:

> Hi Tom:
>
> You could look into using something like eQsl (www.eqsl.cc) which is  
> pretty cool. Also, get yourself a computer logging program (N3FLP's  
> amateur contact log) that will interface with eQsl. Pretty neat,  
> although there is a learning curve associated with eQsl.
>
> The exchage is different on the FM sats vs the others (AO-7, FO-29,  
> AO-16) where you can actually have a short conversation. listen in  
> for a bit before you try to work anyone. On the FM birds, you have  
> to be pretty quick, as well...people don't wait to make calls to  
> others. The FM birds are a world of their own.
>
> Enjoy, and see you on the birds!!
>
> 73,
> Jeff WB2SYK FN13
>
> --- On Sun, 1/4/09, Jim Walls <jim at k6ccc.org> wrote:
>
>
> From: Jim Walls <jim at k6ccc.org>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: QSL Cards?
> To: "Amsat-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Date: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 5:32 PM
>
>
> Tom Williams wrote:
>> I'm just starting to work sats - are QSL cards commonly exchanged?  
>> How is the exchange initiated? Also, what is the voice protocol on  
>> a busy bird?
>>
>
> As far as QSL cards, yes many people send them.  When I was active, I
> would QSL to any station that I had not talked to before, or any time
> upon request.  I normally just sent the postcard, and I did have  
> special
> QSL cards printed for satellite use with a custom set of fields that
> made more sense for satellite work.  See
> http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc/QSL.html for my cards.  If the other
> station was on an expedition (for example a rare grid), I would send  
> an
> SASE as I knew they had gone to special expense to activate a grid for
> the community so I would pay for the postage both ways.
>
> For the voice protocol on the busy birds, the best way is to listen  
> for
> a couple passes and you'll pick it up pretty quickly.  The short  
> answer
> is keep it VERY SHORT and FAST.  When the birds are not busy, you can
> actually chat.  Back a few years ago when I was active, there were
> northbound passes on UO-14 in the late evening that were well off the
> Pacific coast of the USA and the footprint just skirted the west  
> coast.
> As I am in the Los Angeles area I often got on and there was only  
> one or
> two other stations for the first one to three minutes of my pass.  We
> would often chat  for fun that way.  As the bird went farther north,
> there were more people and it was back to the SHORT and FAST  
> operating mode.
>
> -- 
> 73
> -------------------------------------
> Jim Walls - K6CCC
> jim at k6ccc.org
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> http://home.earthlink.net/~k6ccc
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