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☀ Solar
SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray C2.3
Wind 414.1 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 23:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Poor

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QSL Cards, LoTW & eQSL

Discuss QSL cards, LoTW, eQSL, confirmation methods, card design, and verifying amateur radio contacts.

  1. Bureau vs Direct QSLing - Real world success rates after 2 years

    Linda Johnson,
    • 2 replies
    • 99 views
    Kenneth Lopez

  2. QSL cards vs LoTW vs eQSL — do you actually need all three?

    Lisa Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Michael Barnes

  3. confused about QSL cards vs LoTW vs eQSL — do i need all three?

    Michael Miller90,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Michael Miller90

  4. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — which one actually counts?

    Amanda Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Sarah Taylor

  5. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — which ones actually count?

    Emily Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 18 views
    Emily White

  7. ARRL ending QSL bureau funding - what's your take on the changes?

    David Davis41,
    • 2 replies
    • 167 views
    Karen Williams

  8. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — what do most people actually use?

    Sarah Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Amanda Moore

  9. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs actual cards — what do most people actually use?

    DX Dude,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    Rachel Green

  10. First-time LoTW user: Tips for getting started?

    Robert Moore,
    • 2 replies
    • 152 views
    CW Operator

  11. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — do i need all three?

    Bob Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
    Karen Williams

  13. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — what do most people actually use

    David Anderson74,
    • 1 reply
    • 81 views
    Kevin Brown

  14. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — which one do people actually use?

    David Kowalski,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Amanda Davis

  15. QSL cards vs LoTW vs eQSL — what does everyone actually use?

    Emily Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    David Kowalski

  16. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — which ones actually count?

    Sarah Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Sarah Moore28

  17. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs actual cards — what do most people actually use

    Radio Geek,
    • 1 reply
    • 7 views
    Emily Zhang

  19. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — which one do people actually use?

    Rebecca Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 6 views
    Lisa Thompson

  20. QSL cards vs LoTW vs eQSL — what do most people actually use these days?

    Michael Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 23 views
    Lisa Chang

  21. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — do i need all three??

    Jessica Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Microwave Guy

  22. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — which one actually counts?

    John Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Nicole Larsen

  23. New ham confused about LoTW vs eQSL - which system to use?

    Northern Ham,
    • 2 replies
    • 208 views
    Linda Hayes

  25. still confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — do i need all three?

    Christopher Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Amanda Williams

  26. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — do i need all three?

    David Kowalski,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    James Wilson48

  27. confused about QSL cards vs LoTW vs eQSL — what do most people actually use

    Robert Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Sarah Anderson

  28. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs sending actual cards — what do most people do?

    Rachel Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 47 views
    Ashley Brown21

  29. First-time LoTW setup - confused about certificates

    Contest King,
    • 2 replies
    • 534 views
    Contest King

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