Re: the QSL debate

["David Onley" <donley@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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> If you want to see how valuable QSLs can be, look how this debate has
> carried on! Never mind do they prove anything. Never mind do others
> understand. We sure love our QSLs, don't we? And isn't that all that
> matters, gentlemen?

Exactly..  

MY QSL collection is more than just a worthless collection of old cards.. Each 
card represents a moment in my DXing life.. So many jubilant occassions..

So many great memories of years of DXpeditions & mateship.. The QSL card 
represents far more than just hearing the station.. 

It's what we have gone through to hear the station as well. Sitting in snake 
& mosquito infested swamps.. sometimes for up to 10 days in hostile weather..   

The travelling.. the thousands of km' & dollars over the years.. 

The memories of car breakdowns, thunderstorms, equipment failure etc

Sitting around a campfire under the stars enjoying a few beers after a 
successful nights listening.. The people we have met.. It just goes on & on..

A QSL card sure can tell a thousand stories...

It maybe just a piece of old paper.. but Geeez.. I've had some fun over the 
years collecting them..

Cheers
Dave

p.s  As a famous Dxer once put it.. The QSL card is the orgasm of radio dxing.. 
<grin> 

 


 
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