[WVDXA] QSL Received FOUR Days After QSO

[Clark L. Stewart]

DX'ers,

      Today I received a QSL for a DX contact I made four days ago!  Pretty 
fast turn-around, huh?  And, it's a new band/country for me as well.

      Yep, it was on the Logbook of the World.  A QSO I made with HB9CZF on 
February 17th was confirmed today on LoTW and I can use that for any DXCC 
awards immediately.

      Remember, I got this confirmation and I did not have to fill out and 
mail a QSL and it cost me ZIP, NADA, NOTHING, in postage.  It will cost me 
a few cents to apply it to my DXCC standings (about $0.15 I think) but that 
beats having to send an airmail envelope and a couple of green stamps or 
waiting a year or more for the Buro to deliver the QSL.

      As an aside, I mailed a QSL to a station's U.S. QSL Manager just two 
weeks ago using the address I found on QRZ.com for the manager and it was 
returned marked "Not at this address."  So, I wasted a stamp there and now 
have to find the guy's real address if I want a QSL.

      If you are not already using LoTW, maybe you want to think about 
it.  It's pretty easy to set-up, and free, until you apply your contacts 
for an award.

      Also, in the contest I was using the FREE N1MM contest logging 
program with SpotCollector which identifies PacketCluster spots for 
stations that are known to be users of Logbook of the World.  So, I already 
was expecting this QSL since the spot for HB9CZF was highlighted in yellow 
on my screen during the contest.  Here is what a portion of that logging 
screen looked like so you can see how the LoTW users stand out:

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      Now if I can just get my Internet remote-controlled station operating 
from the Philippines before BS7H comes on the air . . .


Clark, W8TN
Just Call me Mr. Technology
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