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Matt285

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Paper QSL's?
« on: May 23, 2019, 1732 UTC »
This might fit better in a different area, but I was wondering. Are there any known broadcasters still sending out paper QSL cards? I'm doubting it based on the budget strains already in place. Thanks

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Re: Paper QSL's?
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2019, 1754 UTC »
We mail paper 'postal' QSL's few times a year, and by request only.  International postage being what it is can be dicey.

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Re: Paper QSL's?
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2019, 1802 UTC »
From my recent experience: India and China still send paper QSLs in response to emailed reports, as does Iran and Romania, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam also as well as South Korea.  Cuba... eventually, wait a year or so. North Korea QSLs but you need to send a report via snail mail and cross your fingers.
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Re: Paper QSL's?
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2019, 1858 UTC »
Thanks guys. Haven't done QSL cards for many years. The postage adds up very quick.

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Re: Paper QSL's?
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2019, 2101 UTC »

You might get one from Voice of Turkey, Deutsche Welle, WRMI, and Radio Nacional de Amazonia.  Some programs that get relayed will do it - "Chelmsford Calling" comes to mind.
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Re: Paper QSL's?
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2019, 2200 UTC »
I just received a really nice color QSL from Irish pirate Radio Cuckoo. Also, Channel Z sends out a variety of nice color hardcopy QSLs for hardcopy reports
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Re: Paper QSL's?
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2019, 2242 UTC »
I received a paper QSL earlier this year for an emailed reception report of Furusato No Kaze - they sent the QSL via regular mail after responding the same day (!) to my email report - the QSL took about 5 weeks to reach my location.
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Re: Paper QSL's?
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2019, 0100 UTC »
List of the international licensed BC stations which are still (probably) confirming reports by paper QSLs:

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Radio Tirana Int'l
Argentina Al Mundo
Reach Beyond
Radio Ö1
Bangladesh Betar
Radio Belarus Int'l
TWR Bonaire ?
Radio Canada Int'l ?
Bible Voice
China Radio Int'l (some language sections)
China Tibet Broadcasting
Radio Habana Cuba
Radio Prague
World Music Radio (for snail-mail reports)
Voz Andes (via Germany)
Radio Cairo
Some stations relayed by Channel 292: Welle 370, Easy Listening, SDXF, Radio Amathusia, Grooveline, etc.
Deutscher Wetterdienst
Deutsche Welle
Hamburger Lokalradio
HCJB Deutschland
DP07 Seefunk
Radio DARC
Shortwaveservice ?
Scandinavian Weekend Radio (for snail-mail reports)
All India Radio
Voice of Indonesia (some language sections)
Voice of The Islamic Republic of Iran
Voice of Hope - Middle East
NHK World
Voice of Korea (for snail-mail reports)
KBS World Radio
FEBC Korea ?
Radio Kuwait ?
Madagascar World Voice
Voice of Mongolia
Voice of Nigeria (very seldom) ?
LKB/LLE Bergen Kringkaster
T8WH - WHR
FEBC Radio Liangyou
Radyo Pilipinas
Radio Poland (some language sections) ?
Radio Romania Int'l (some language sections)
Radio Slovakia Int'l
TWR Africa (for snail-mail reports)
Radio Exterior de España
Radio Mi Amigo Int'l
Radio Taiwan Int'l
Radio Thailand World Service
AWR
Voice of Turkey
Radio Ukraine Int'l ?
Radio Marti (via Greenville TX site)
Radio Free Asia
Radio Mashaal/Radio Sawa/Radio Farda/etc. (via some relay stations)
Voice of America (via some relay stations)
Family Radio ?
KVOH ?
Pan American BC ?
The Overcomer Ministry
University Network (Caribbean Beacon) (via Anguilla TX)
WBCQ ?
WEWN
WHRI
WINB
WRNO
WWCR
WRMI and some relayed stations
Radio Vatican (some language sections)
Voice of Vietnam
Voice of Hope - Africa
Sound of Hope
Gaweylon Tibetan Radio
Voice of Tibet
Radio Tamazuj
Radio Dabanga

Confirmation status (IMHO):
regularly
sometimes
current status is unknown
« Last Edit: May 26, 2019, 2203 UTC by ulx2 »
LOC: Kyiv, Ukraine
RX1: Degen DE-1103 portable
RX2: Xhdata D-808 portable
RX3: Airspy Mini SDR + Spyverter
ANT1: 80 mb dipole
ANT2: Long wire (10 meters)
ANT3: Homemade M0AYF active loop
ACC: Homemade passive preselector & phasing device

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Re: Paper QSL's?
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2019, 1606 UTC »
Stations I have had paper QSL from in the last 6 months or so (all from email reports or web form submission) ...
Radio Romania International (although last report got an eQSL with a message they are not currently sending paper QSL)
All India Radio (GOS)
Voice of Turkey
World Harvest Radio /T8WH
Radio Marabu
PBS Xizang / Holy Tibet
World Harvest Radio / WHRI
Radio Prague
Radio Marti
WRMI
Radio Slovakia International
Radio Exterior Espana
Overcomer Ministry / Brother Stair
China Radio International
Radio Free Asia
Bible Voice Dardasha-7
V of Mongolia

Radio DARC acknowledged reports and said "card will be sent soon" ... in Dec ' 18 and Jan '19. Similarly TWR Asia (KTWR Guam) acknowledge report and said "QSL person" would send card ... in Jan '19.

Radio Vatican and Radio Ukraine Intl both sent eQSL, albeit to emailed reports.

I have sent reports to some of the stations shown as "regularly" above and had no response (paper or eQSL) yet ... Several 4 or more months (Dec '18 longest outstanding) and counting ... let's hope patience is virtue :)
« Last Edit: May 25, 2019, 1613 UTC by cj468 »
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Re: Paper QSL's?
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2019, 1855 UTC »
Thanks guys. What a great list. Thanks to both of you for taking the time to put all that together.

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Re: Paper QSL's?
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2019, 2149 UTC »
This list is IMHO (based on my personal experience and information from other DXer's blogs in Internet). It is probably incomplete, so any additions and corrections are greatly welcome. Please note, that there are only international stations in this list (mentioned in the "International Radio" section of WRTH), because some local stations (e.g. Rádio Nacional da Amazônia or Radio Nikkei) are still sending paper QSLs too, but they are absent there.

And yes, Bible Voice seems to be also a regular "paper QSLer". Thanks. I included this station into my list. The same for Radio Exterior de España (didn't know the current QSL-status for them).

As for China Radio Int'l, Voice of Indonesia, Radio Romania Int'l and Radio Vatican: some language sections (not all) are still sending paper QSLs.

PBS Xizang / Holy Tibet / China Tibet Broadcasting: I have sent reception reports several times to them (by snail mail too) and even received some promises of QSL once, but still never got any paper confirmation from this station. No any reply from the Voice of Tibet. Never received any QSLs from Radio Kuwait after many years of sending reception reports either, only nice table-top calendars yearly. So, the result is strictly depends on a personal luck too.
« Last Edit: May 26, 2019, 2215 UTC by ulx2 »
LOC: Kyiv, Ukraine
RX1: Degen DE-1103 portable
RX2: Xhdata D-808 portable
RX3: Airspy Mini SDR + Spyverter
ANT1: 80 mb dipole
ANT2: Long wire (10 meters)
ANT3: Homemade M0AYF active loop
ACC: Homemade passive preselector & phasing device

https://udxb.blogspot.com/

 

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