[Dxbase] eQSL

Sun Mar 12 11:49:06 EST 2006

I hear what you are saying Ed however, like yourself, I DO NOT use eQSL as a
source of QSL cards... My question is - should we as hams not reply to eQSL
cards with the same loyalty we support the legacy cards system?
Paul 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Pflueger [mailto:ab4iq at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 11:42 AM
> To: 'Paul Cassel'
> Subject: RE: [Dxbase] eQSL
>>> All I am saying, is for those who enjoy getting awards for 
> their achievements, EQSL at this time does not count. Maybe 
> they should count and we wouldn't be having this 
> conversation. Hi HI..
>> 73's Ed... 
>> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Cassel [mailto:paul at ve3sy.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 10:33 AM
> To: 'Ed Pflueger'
> Cc: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Dxbase] eQSL
>> Why be so selfish and ignore the rest of the world? :-) Is 
> Dxbase exclusive to supporting ONLY ARRL awards? 
>> BTW I am a long time ARRL member but to ignore this rapidly 
> growing service is to keep one head in the sand.
>> Paul
> > 
> > EQSL does not count for any ARRL awards. What can I say? Ed.. AB4IQ
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> > On Behalf Of Paul Cassel
> > Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 10:24 AM
> > To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [Dxbase] eQSL
> > 
> > 
> > Hello fellow DXbase users
> > 
> > While I do not print cards generated from within eQSL, I do
> > support the project (www.eqsl.org) and as such am uploading 
> > log files every few weeks. There are 10s of thousands of hams 
> > worldwide who use eQSL which in my mind
> > is the wave of the future. Yes LoTW sounded like a good 
> > idea at the time
> > but it in my personal opinion has proven to be a colossal 
> > failure plus is does nothing to support QSL exchanges. 
> > 
> > Now for us DXB users it requires ..... finding when we last
> > uploaded - use the selection wizard to grab and create an 
> > ADIF file - upload this file to
> > eQSL. 
> > 
> > QUESTION
> > Many logging programs are now creating automatic upload
> > modules to allow real-time updating of the users eQSL 
> > database. Why not DXbase? 
> http://eqsl.cc/qslcard/ADIFLoggerInfo.cfm 
> > 
> > Paul VE3SY
> > 
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