These QSLs are a bit different than the other QSLs I post here. Not because they don’t spell words, but because they are from stations west of the Mississippi. Because of the way I have to mount my HF antenna, I don’t do very well to the west. Also, the N7FAN card is for a rare FT8 contact.
Here are two new QSL cards for my collection of QSLs whose calls spell words. Both are from Florida, and both are very colorful.
Here are the latest additions to my collection of QSLs from stations whose calls spell words:
Ward, N0AX, is a prolific amateur radio author, whose works include Ham Radio for Dummies. I worked him on Straight Key Night. He writes, “What a great SKN QSO! I was using my old J-38 copy from my Novice days.”
I worked Stan, N2US, during Winter Field Day. He writes, “TNX for QSO in the Winter FD. I was running QRP, 5 watts to vertical antenna.”
Two more cards for my collection of QSL cards from stations whose call signs spell words…
Jay, W8SHY, lives only 18 miles from me, as the crow flies, but his QSL is still a welcome addition to my collection.
Tim, AI5BE, is obvioiusly a POTA op. I love the KX3 illustration.
So, I’ve been working a little FT8 lately. My motivation for doing so is to get used to using the WSJT-X software, so that I can participate in the HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party that is coming up in a couple of weeks.
A side benefit is working stations whose call signs spell words that I haven’t worked before. A lot of these hams don’t get on CW, so I don’t have a chance to work them there. Joe, KA2MAT is one of those hams.
Kevin, N2TO, is not one of those hams. He writes,”NICE TO WRK U AGN—TAKE CARE—HV TO WRK AGN SN.” He was activating US-0454 with 5 W.
Here are a couple of new additions to my collection of QSLs from stations whose call signs spell words…
Two more QSLs for my collection of QSLs from stations whose call signs spell words.
Bill writes, “A pleasure to chat, Dan. You tolerated my return to the cootie [key]. It’s a fun challenge.”
Scott is the man behind QTH.Com, a web hosting service. I maintain the CWops website, which is hosted on QTH.Com, and I can attest to excellent service that Scott provides. If you’re looking for amateur radio gear, you might want to check out swap.qth.com, which Scott claims is the most popular ham classifieds site.
This is a QSL from a POTA contact. Dick writes, “Thank you, Dan. I was QRP with my QMX+ in Wisconsin.”
I’m bending the rules a little with this card. My rule is to not include QSLs that aren’t confirming a contact. In this case, though, Christopher was in one of my Tech classes. And, the cat is kind of cute, isn’t he?
One of the nice things about operating POTA is that you get to work stations that you may not work otherwise. And, of course that means stations whose call signs spell words. Here are two POTA QSLs.
This was a park-to-park. Reed writes, “Thanks for helping me activate US-1800 here in WV.”
Dewey writes, “Glad that I can add to your QSL collection…Your No Nonsense license study guide was very helpful. Thanks!”
Here are two recent additions to my collection of QSLs from stations whose call signs spell words…
I’m kind of breaking my rules with this card, as I haven’t actually worked Mark, KC8ZAP. I met Mark at a recent ham swap and mentioned to him that I collect cards from stations whose calls spell words, and he volunteered to send me one of his. With a suffix like ZAP that was an offer too good to pass up. KC8ZAP is the second ZAP in my collection.
Dennis sent me this card after a recent park-to-park POTA contact. It’s sat on my desk for a couple of weeks before I realized that VIG is actually a word, although not a widely-used one. Here’s how Dictionary.com defines vig:
vig
/ vɪɡ /
noun
slang the interest on a loan that is paid to a moneylender
Thanks for the P2P, Dennis, and for the QSL.
