Last week, the ARRL QSL Bureau graciously sent me another pack of QSL cards. This time, they were all from Europe including several from France, three or four from the Czech Republic, two from Asiatic Russia (does that count as a separate country??), two from Hungary, and one from Portugal. The two most remarkable ones, however, were from OE2BZL in Austria
and GM4DZX in the Orkney Islands, which is a group of islands off Scotland.
The card from Austria was the nicest looking one in the pack. Those guys in Austria got it made when it comes to scenery.
The card from the Orkney Islands is remarkable because I happen to live on Orkney Drive here in Ann Arbor. I happened to mention that to Bob when we had our QSO, and he got a kick out of that. Now, when people ask what Orkney means, I can show them the QSL card.
Every time I get a bunch of cards like these makes me want to upgrade my QSL card. We don’t have any old cathedrals or mountain scenery here, but we do happen to have the largest football stadium in the country here. Maybe I can put a picture of that on my card. What do you think?
I got some mileage out of this pack of cards. I got them on Wednesday and took them to class on Thursday. Several of the students were quite interested in them, and I hope that it gave them a little motivation to get down to business and get their licenses.
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