Sending paper QSL cards is not cheap
today
QSL
card via Bureau
A paper QSL card via bureau
cost more than 1.70 SEK ~¼ US$.
| Buy 1000 printed QSL cards, it costs about
700 SEK |
~0.70 SEK/card |
| Printing label with QSO information |
~0.50 SEK/card |
| QSL cost via SSA bureau |
=0.30 SEK/card |
| Sending a package with 300 cards with post
costs 55 SEK |
~0.20 SEK/card |
| |
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| Total cost |
~1.70 SEK/card |
Ask
for a direct cards
A paper QSL card direct
cost about 29.00 SEK >4 US$.
| Buy 1000 printed QSL cards, it costs about
700 SEK |
~0.70 SEK/card |
| Printing label with QSO information |
~0.50 SEK/card |
| Printing adress label for return envelope |
~0.50
SEK |
| Simple postage outside Sweden |
=11.00 SEK |
| Printing adress label |
~0.50
SEK |
| Enclose SASE normally two US$ (one
US$ ~8.00 SEK) |
=16.00 SEK |
| |
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| Total cost |
~29.20
SEK |
Make
a special QSL card and reply for incoming direct QSL
A special paper QSL card reply
cost about 13.00 SEK ~2 US$.
| Buy 1000 printed QSL cards, and send out
about 50 % |
~1.40 SEK/card |
| Printing label with QSO information |
~0.50 SEK/card |
| Simple postage outside Sweden |
=11.00 SEK |
| |
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| Total cost |
~13.00
SEK |
Sending electronic QSL cards
is cheap but ...
There are two competive
electronic QSL system eQSL and ARRL LoTW.
eQSL
First out was eQSL that look
like the old fashion paper QSL system. It is an electronic system with
possibility to save an electronic QSL cards or to print out a paper copy.
There is a big disadvantage with eQSL. ARRL and most diploma programs don't
accept eQSL. which means that you can't participate in hunting DXCC, IOTA
and other common diplomas.
Log of The World
Better late than never, ARRL
are back in business with Log of the World (LoTW). This system is valid for
the common diplomas. But if you collect QSL cards forget it. It's a fully
electronic QSL application without any possibility to save or print a
received QSL card.
Conclusion
