Re: For John Plimmer: MW QSL's?1
- From: plimmer@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:14:20 -0700 (PDT)
On Apr 27, 1:39 pm, bm <Bjarne.Mje...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Extremely few do. Of the 250 latest NA AM veries I've received in the
past 2-3 years, perhaps 3 or 4 were "old school" QSL cards. Most of
the rest were emails, including a few with a Word file or JPG file
attachment. Nowadays, addressing the Program Directors may be more
rewarding than addressing the Chief Engineers. And you will need to
accept verie texts like "yes, that's us" or similar instead of the
traditional QSL text.
Actually, writing a traditional reception report with program details
etc is probably going to get you nowhere. Station personell are too
busy. Emails with a small MP3 or WAV file is what can trigger a
response.
BM
Well said Bjarne, I don't QSL a lot, just the exceptional ones = very
low power or very long distance. It's extremely disappointing after
several followups to get a bare "yes that's us" after your great catch
and your detailed reports and requests for followups (from U.S.
stations).
QSL'ing is not what it used to be. My pal Gary still get's very nice
reports from the Aussies though, often with a nice personal letter,
and once they even phoned him and put him on air.
John Plimmer, Montagu, South Africa.
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