[Dxbase] Wish list

Thu Dec 29 23:13:20 EST 2005

> From: Tony Cash [mailto:kd4k at adelphia.net] 

> Well, when you get your eQSL you have got conformation for 
> nothing. At least when you use LOTW you have confirmed 
> contacts for DXCC and I am sure other awards will follow 
> WAS, WAZ, VUCC etc. Personally I can' stand eQSL. I guess 
> it has been 2 years since I even checked there to see what 
> I had.

I do not want to start a "Religious War" here however I agree 100% that eQSL
has no value for American Awards. HOWEVER - by not uploading your ADIF file
to eQSL, you are ignoring the needs of many thousands of underprivileged
hams around the world, many in rare countries, who cannot afford to use the
Mails or local QSL buros.
I do not use eQSL to print cards and I suggested a large percentage follow
the same pattern, however, if you check with anyone who is very active in DX
and upload to both LOTW AND eQSL, you will find more countries "confirmed"
via eQSl than LOTW. At least my small sampling shows this result.
This is my final post on this OFF TOPIC discussion but I urge everyone to
support the foreign hams who's really only way of receiving cards is via
eQSL.
73 de Paul VE3SY