[Dxbase] Printing QSL Info Directly on the Card

Tue Dec 19 10:17:15 EST 2006

Have been following this thread with interest. I have designed a 6Q design
for direct printing on rear of a car however I use a 4 color card for the
front - see QRZ.com - as for quality and cost of printing I doubt anyone can
touch the price from Gennady UX5UO http://www.ux5uoqsl.com/ Check the
reviews on eHam http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1136 . Full color is abt
US70ドル for 1,000 and US120ドル for 2K - post paid by registered mail
If anyone wants my files for the rear print template, drop me an email
Paul VE3SY
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Parry
> Sent: December 19, 2006 10:01 AM
> To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Dxbase] Printing QSL Info Directly on the Card
>>> Being able to print directly onto the QSL card is a huge 
> advantage in QSLing. I get QSL cards often and don't like to 
> let them pile up. Thanks to Joe, whether I get one SASE or 
> 200 from the bureau, I can get those cards sent out within a 
> couple of days. This is particularly good for those of us 
> that have arthritis and have a hard time writing, or peeling 
> those.....labels and sticking them on the QSLs. Anything to 
> make the process of setting up the printing of the 
> information on the QSL cards would be very helpful! The 
> current process is entirely too complicated for dummies like 
> me. Fortunately, there are some really good guys around to help.
>> My biggest problem at this point is the company that I use to 
> print my QSL cards has gotten sloppy and doesn't always cut 
> my cards exactly the same and doesn't always get the printed 
> information in exactly the same place. When I print just one 
> QSO on a card it is fine but when it is multiple QSOs the 
> print goes outside the boxes sometimes. Very irritating.
>> I am trying to think of a good solution to this. I know that 
> some have gone to printing multiple QSLs on the blank back of 
> the card, but I want my information all on the same side as 
> the card. I think I may just have the company leave the 
> headers (Call, Date, Time, etc) on the card but remove the 
> lines that enclose that information. I talked to a local 
> printer and showed him the problem but he said that he could 
> not match their prices.
>> If you don't print directly on your cards, you should. This 
> part of DXBase is outstanding. I spent several years printing 
> labels prior to making the switch. The labels are expensive, 
> and the process is time consuming and it hurts my hands a 
> lot. My printer, a HP2175 "All in One" is not an expensive 
> printer but I can print about 30 cards (I use light 
> cardstock) before reloading another set of blank cards...or 
> you can print one card at a time using the little envelope 
> slot that most printers have. Remember, DXBase lets you print 
> one selected card at a time or do it in batches.
>> I also print all my envelopes (both outgoing and SASE) using 
> MS Word (Tools...Letters and Mailings....Envelopes and 
> Mailings) using the same slot in the printer that I print the 
> individual QSL cards. You don't have to hand write anything 
> and hopefully the postman can read it!!
>> Oh, by the way. Keep your log backed up. I keep my log in two 
> places, fortunately, because I lost my log (about 50,000 Qs) 
> last week. I have the computers in my house networked and I 
> can share information from DXBase on two computers. I just 
> drag the W5VX.mdb file to the backup computer once or twice a 
> week. However you do it, do it!
>> Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
>> Bill, W5VX
>> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dxbase- 
> >bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kim Elmore
> >Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:07 PM
> >To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> >Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Printing QSL Info Directly on the Card
> >
> >Thanks to Bill, Joe and Jim for their timely responses.
> >
> >I like the idea of scanning in a card as a BMP and them 
> using that as a 
> >starting template. I haven't much played with the label-making 
> >capabilities within DXBase, yet, even though I've been a 
> user for, oh, 
> >about <mumble>2003. Having kids, job responsibility expansion, wife 
> >with dynamic career, building a new QTH... All the usual excuses.
> >
> >I'll begin my tinkering and see what happens.
> >
> >My printer is a Canon iP4000 and it handles all manner of card stock 
> >(some pretty heavy) without trouble. It should handle my QSLs with 
> >aplomb.
> >
> >Thanks again!
> >
> >Kim Elmore, N5OP
> >
> >At 10:04 AM 12/18/2006, Joseph Glockner wrote:
> >>Kim,
> >>
> >>The one thing that I do when I make a QSL card file, is to SCAN the 
> >>QSL card - and then bring that photo file (BMP) into the Label 
> >>Designer Module (to use as the "template") -- this minimizes the 
> >>amount of trial or error/experimenting that I have to do..
> >>
> >>73 Joe wa6axe
> >>
> >>
> >>Kim Elmore wrote:
> >>
> >>>First off, apologies because, in all likelihood, this has been 
> >>>answered numerous times before. I've been on the list a long time, 
> >>>but recently changed things around and lost my local archive. That 
> >>>said, my question is as in the header: would any of you 
> point me to 
> >>>how I can design a "label" or form that essentially prints 
> directly 
> >>>onto my QSL card, instead of onto a label that I stick on the QSL 
> >>>card? Since every card format is a little different, I expect to 
> >>>experiment to get it as I want it. Cheers and Good Yule!
> >>>Kim Elmore
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