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2. There is no obligation to QSLBELOWA recent commerciallyproduced card from 2E0ENGABOVEAn early QSL card from Lowtonstation of Stan Ince G6LC 3. Information to include Name Address Locator Call Sign The words CONFIRMING OUR QSO Please / Thanks QSL Via Station Details Transceiver, Antenna etc 4. E-QSL Remember some award schemes DO NOT recognise Electronic QSL cards 5. Sample Grid 6. Basic Single sided card 7. Front of Double sided card 8. Special Card 9. A front view 10. Your standard single sided card canbe used for the rear 11. Ask Dorothy G0SJS whos got one ofthese 12. LOGOS can be lifted from the net 13. My current Basic cardAnotherGrid 14. The picture can be changed asrequired 15. Giving a selection 16. D-I-Y Cards I use MS Publisher to produce my cardsBut there are a number of similar and FREEDesk Top Publishing programmes that youcan use.Linux users will probably have Tex which isvery like Publisher 17. Slashed Zero0 Here is a link to download type fonts with aslashed zero www.g0hwc.com/ham_radio_fonts.html The one I use is called HAM and is verysimilar to Arial1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0(HAM) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 (Arial) 18. PRINT AS A6 CARDS High Gloss A6 Photo paper can be obtained at most shops, but if you are going to produce double sided cards make sure they have a matt printable rear surface and that the back does not contain logos e.g. Kodak or Fuji Film etc. 19. START with an Idea on Paper Before you start sketch out your ideas on paper andmake a list of what information you wish toinclude. You may wish to include WAB or IOTAinformation Locator e.g. IO83rl or WAB (O.S.) square e,g.SJ69 Some competitions or awards require the card tostate CONFIRMING OUR CONTACT or therecipient can not claim the points. 20. CONFUSIONwhen claiming some awardsdue to postal addresses 21. You may like to clarify Postal addresses e.g.Golborne, Warrington WA3 3XZ, is not good forWarrington or Cheshire or even Lancashire, but isgood for Wigan and Greater Manchester for someawards, but is good for WA3 post codes awards. The Same goes for those parts of Wigan that haveManchester post codes, M29, M46 good for Wigan butnot Manchester or Lancashire but OK for post codeawards, again similar for Newton-le Willows, HaydockSt.Helens with WA postcodes good for St.Helens andMerseyside Not Lancashire, Warrington, Cheshireetc., and the St.Helens parts of Billinge with WiganAddresses and Post Codes have the same problems 22. ExamplesBelow is a print off an eQSO cardA German card from November1937 23. First Add Call sign Box Then addCall Sign and Logo2 1 24. Then drop in Grid and signature 3 4 25. Make a text box and add details5 26. 6 SAVEThis type of card canbe used as a singlesided card or the backof a double sided card 27. GB1LIM Front Churches on the Air SES 28. GB1LIM Back Churches on the Air SES Card for Special Event Station Date and details pre printedChurch Logo Text Pre Printed Information Note appropriate verse from Isaiah 65:24 That took some finding !! 29. Housekeeping Producing your cards on your PC means you do not have to buy large quantities but produce them in required quantities as and when required and alter them as appropriate such as adding a special letter such as O or Q recently or adding a regional letter such as W when operating in Wales 30. 2013 G1EFU