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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 99
A 11
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray B8.5
Wind 384.4 km/s
Aurora 3
Updated 14:00 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 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. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs just sending cards — what do most people actually do

    Lisa Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 80 views
    Daniel Taylor

  2. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — do I need all three?

    Jennifer Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 103 views
    Helen Anderson

  3. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — do I need all three?

    Dave Patterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    Karen Walker

  4. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs just mailing cards — what do most people actually use?

    Jennifer Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Steven Taylor

  5. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — whats actually worth doing

    Paul Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    CW Operator

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

    Steve Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 117 views
    Paul Wilson

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

    CW Whisperer,
    • 1 reply
    • 115 views
    Emily Rodriguez

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

    Michael Wu,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    John Patterson

  9. QSL cards vs LoTW vs eQSL — do i really need all three?

    Robert Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 117 views
    Jessica Moore

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

    Robert Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 80 views
    Maria Santos

  12. confused about QSL cards vs LoTW vs eQSL — do I need all three?

    Amanda Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    John Taylor

  13. QSL cards vs LoTW vs eQSL — do i really need all three?

    Amanda Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 135 views
    Ashley Brown21

  14. QSL cards vs LoTW vs eQSL — what do you guys actually use?

    James Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 137 views
    Sarah Martinez

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

    Radio Geek,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Emily Zhang

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

    Rebecca Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 96 views
    Lisa Thompson

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

    Michael Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 159 views
    Lisa Chang

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

    Jessica Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 112 views
    Microwave Guy

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

    Sarah Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 122 views
    Tower Climber

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

    John Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 182 views
    Nicole Larsen

  21. First-time LoTW setup - confused about certificates

    Contest King,
    • 2 replies
    • 657 views
    Kevin Park

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

    Northern Ham,
    • 2 replies
    • 320 views
    Linda Hayes

  23. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — what does everyone actually use?

    Lisa Wang,
    • 1 reply
    • 232 views
    Nancy White

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

    Christopher Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 127 views
    Amanda Williams

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

    Kenneth Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 187 views
    Michael Torres

  26. confused about LoTW vs eQSL vs paper cards — which one do i actually need?

    Kiwi Operator,
    • 1 reply
    • 167 views
    Steven Kumar

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