This is the PP base for a talk on QSL cards to be given at my radio club

1. Presented by G1EFU

2. There is no obligation to QSL
BELOW
A recent commercially
produced card from 2E0ENG
ABOVE
An early QSL card from Lowton
station of Stan Ince G6LC

3. Information to include
 Name
 Address
 Locator
 Call Sign
 The words CONFIRMING OUR QSO
 Please / Thanks QSL Via
 Station Details Transceiver, Antenna etc

4. E-QSL
 Remember some award schemes DO NOT recognise
 Electronic QSL cards

5. Sample Grid

6. Basic Single sided card

7. Front of Double sided card

8. Special Card

9. A front view

10. Your standard single sided card can
be used for the rear

13. Ask Dorothy G0SJS – who’s got one of
these

15. LOGOS can be “lifted” from the net

16. My current Basic card
Another
Grid


17. The picture can be changed as
required


18. Giving a selection


19. D-I-Y Cards
 I use MS Publisher to produce my cards
But there are a number of similar and FREE
Desk Top Publishing programmes that you
can use.
Linux users will probably have Tex which is
very like Publisher

20. Slashed Zero
0
 Here is a link to download type fonts with a
slashed zero
 www.g0hwc.com/ham_radio_fonts.html
 The one I use is called HAM and is very
similar to Arial
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
(HAM)
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 (Arial)

21. PRINT AS A6 CARDS
 High Gloss A6 Photo paper can be
obtained at most £ shops, but if you
are going to produce double sided cards
make sure they have a matt printable
rear surface and that the back does not
contain logos e.g. Kodak or Fuji Film
etc.

22. START with an Idea on Paper
 Before you start sketch out your ideas on paper and
make a list of what information you wish to
include.
 You may wish to include WAB or IOTA
information
 Locator e.g. IO83rl or WAB (O.S.) square e,g.
SJ69
 Some competitions or awards require the card to
state CONFIRMING OUR CONTACT or the
recipient can not claim the points.

23. CONFUSION
when claiming some awards
due to postal addresses

24.  You may like to clarify Postal addresses e.g.
Golborne, Warrington WA3 3XZ, is not good for
Warrington or Cheshire or even Lancashire, but is
good for Wigan and Greater Manchester for some
awards, but is good for WA3 post codes awards.
 The Same goes for those parts of Wigan that have
Manchester post codes, M29, M46 good for Wigan but
not Manchester or Lancashire but OK for post code
awards, again similar for Newton-le Willows, Haydock
St.Helens with WA postcodes good for St.Helens and
Merseyside Not Lancashire, Warrington, Cheshire
etc., and the St.Helens parts of Billinge with Wigan
Addresses and Post Codes have the same problems

25. Examples
Below is a print off an eQSO card
A German card from November
1937

26. First Add Call sign Box Then add
Call Sign and Logo
2  1

27. Then drop in Grid and signature
3 4

28. Make a text box and add details
5

29. 6 SAVE
This type of card can
be used as a single
sided card or the back
of a double sided card

30. GB1LIM Front Churches on the Air SES

31. GB1LIM Back Churches on the Air SES
 Card for Special Event Station Date and details pre printed
Church Logo
 Text
 Pre Printed
Information


 Note appropriate verse from Isaiah 65:24 That took some finding !!

32. Housekeeping
 Producing your cards on your PC means you
do not have to buy large quantities but
produce them in required quantities as and
when required and alter them as appropriate
such as adding a special letter such as O or
Q recently or adding a regional letter such as
W when operating in Wales

34. © 2013 G1EFU