Common Mistakes and eQSL Information
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1. Sending exactly 100 cards for initial verification. It would be wise to submit
at least 2 or 3 extra cards in the event I should need to reject a card or two. Note
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2. Call signs. Call sign missing from the QSL card. It seldom happens but the card will be rejected without an identifiable call sign. Call sign on the application form and the QSL card don't match. Example: On the application there is call sign JF2ABC for Japan, but, the QSL card is from JW2ABC, which is Svalbard. Check and double check the call sign on the QSL card against the applications form.
3. Entity name missing. For some countries this is not a problem but for others it can be. If there is a QSL card with a prefix of 7Q it can only come from Malawi so the entity is not in question. At the card checkers discretion, he may accept the card for credit, or if there is any doubt in his mind it may be rejected. The card could later be sent to ARRL for final determination. If there is a QSL card with a prefix of VP8, and no entity name, it could be from any of the following; Falkland Island, South Georgia Island, South Shetland Island, South Orkney Island or South Sandwich Island, each a separate entity. Without a clearly discernable entity name the card will be rejected.
4. Altered QSL card. If any of the QSO data is altered in any way the card becomes suspect. If it is clearly a mistake corrected by the other station, once again, at the card checkers discretion, it may be accepted. If not accepted by the card checker it may be sent to ARRL for final determination. Anything rewritten, struck through or modified which causes doubt in the mind of the card checker, is grounds for rejection. A card that has had "whiteout" applied and new data written over it will almost certainly be rejected.
5. Ten year rule. Check the dates on all cards carefully. It is not unusual to find
a couple of cards that may be over ten years old. If the card is over ten years old
I am required to reject it. The card can be sent to the ARRL for approval, but, field
checkers are not allowed to check any QSL card that exceeds ten years of age. Note:
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6. Electronic QSL cards. At this time electronic QSL cards, such as those you receive
from another station and then print on your own printer, i.e. eQSL, are not acceptable
for credit toward the DXCC award. Do not include any electronic QSL cards, that you
have printed, as they will be rejected. Note -
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From: Moore, Bill, NC1L [mailto:bmoore@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 12:31 PM To: 'Richard B. Drake' Cc: DXCC Subject: RE: Professionally Printed and mailed eQSL's Hi Rich: Something does not sound right here. You are saying that Dave is physically mailing out QSL cards by the US postal system? This is news to me. If you are my QSL manager and I send you my logs by e- However, if as the result of a log being sent to eQSL, someone goes in and receives a card electronically and uses it for DXCC, that eQSL cannot be accepted for DXCC credit under rule 2. I spent a bit of time with a simple shareware program to prove the unreliability of that method. However, if Dave, acting as a QSL manager with station logs completes a card (even
one from his printer) and sends it by mail to you, this is an acceptable exchange
and we have seen this often for several years now (assuming he physically checks
the log). Many people use self- In cases like this it would be REAL nice if they used a stamp or placed their initials or signature on it, but this is not required by the rules. However, this issue has been discussed and has been given some consideration. To clarify, if Dave is sending out cards through the US Postal System as the result of the log(s) he receives, this is OK. (This would basically be operating as a QSL manager). Regards, Bill Moore NC1L DXCC Manager |
