[Dxbase] Re: Dxbase PDF QSL's

Thu Aug 16 18:39:11 EDT 2007

At 06:19 PM 8/16/2007, Peter Dougherty <w2irt at comcast.net> wrote:
>Now, if someone was to test the rules, send a PDF of a card with QSO
>data on it; the recipient prints it out onto card stock, cuts to size
>and submits it. Probably NOT acceptable for DXCC but, given today's
>technology, how could it ever be discovered? No, I would never do
>that myself, but you have to wonder.
>>>>Cheers,
>>Peter,
>W2IRT

As a card checker I can tell you they are fairly easy to spot over 
time as the cards end up not being of uniform size, colour, etc. so 
if you see several of them go past you even over a period of months 
it would raise a question mark.
There is no question that the first few to go through might get 
through but most of us if we kept seeing a variety of card sizes and 
hand cut cards would flag this sort of thing to the DXCC Desk. They 
in turn would have to decide what to do. Probably request a few of 
the cards be sent in for a physical checking and once you have 20 or 
so cards on hand it would become vary easy to spot. Remember there is 
no consistency when different printers and inks are used even if the 
original file is the same PDF.
73 Garth VE3HO 