[WVDXA] Mining for QSL's

[W8OI at aol.com]

Congrats, Clark.  But did you work Aves on six?
 
Garry, W8OI
 
In a message dated 12/30/2006 11:03:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
w8tn at ntelos.net writes:

DX'ers,

Here is a tip to help improve  your DXCC Standings.  Mine your logbook for 
unconfirmed QSO's.  Dig  around in those old paper logs and see what treasures 
await  you.

You might want to check back even many  years for a QSO that you made but 
never received the QSL.  This can be  very productive!

This summer I was looking  back through an old logbook (1992) and found a QSO 
recorded for which there  was no QSL marked as received.  Also, the "SENT" 
box was not  checked.  Did I actually NOT send for a QSL for this contact?  
Well,  stranger things have happened.

So, I found the  QSL info, made out the card, put it in an airmail envelope 
along with a  self-addressed airmail envelope and a small contribution.  And, 
today,  the mailman brought my QSL, nearly 15 years after the contact !!!   F
antastic!  

I now have a confirmation  for working Aves Island on 160-M !!!   Woo-Hoo  !!

Now how could any DX'er worth his salt  "forget" to send for such a valuable 
card?  I can only surmise that in  1992 I did very little operating on 160-M 
(and still don't do much on that  band.)  Since it seems there are not too many 
QSO's being made from Aves  Island on 160-M and since I had one just sitting 
in my logbook, it was sure  worth taking a chance that the QSL might still be  
available.

So, while the bands are not that  great, spend some time getting caught up on 
old, unconfirmed QSO's.  It  might turn out to be just as satisfying as 
working a new one  today!

Here is a photo of my YXØAI 160-M  QSL:

<_http://wvinter.net/~w8tn/YX0AI.jpg_ (http://wvinter.net/~w8tn/YX0AI.jpg) >

Yep, it was SSB.


Clark, W8TN
Still waiting on YXØLIX to SWEEP  Aves Is. on 9-bands!





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