My First QSL Card

elzebub · #1 (**permalink**) 06-23-2009, 11:16 PM

I just received my first QSL card, Radio Havana, I know not a real hard catch but I thought it was cool that they sent me a QSL card and some station literature, I e-mailed them with a reception report on Feb 19 2009, and they sent my package on march 2 2009, and I just received it on June 22 2009, I have had several friendly e-mail conversations with them in the past few months, it really is one of my favorite programs. Just thought I would let you know I am fairly new to the shortwave thing, but I love it, I just have to get an external ant for the SAT 800, still running off the whip but can catch many stations. Thanks Dave

kb2vxa · #2 (**permalink**) 06-24-2009, 01:49 AM

RHC has a very friendly bunch working there and has always been top notch in the QSL department, I got mine back in the early 60s. Funny you should mention the literature packet, back then I got dozens of envelopes stretched to the bursting point with nothing but a Feliz Año Nuevo card with uncle Fidel's picture on it. Yeah, if you think the feds don't monkey with the mail guess again, I was investigated and even got a personal visit from the FBI thanks to my correspondence with Communist countries.

Oh relax, the Cold War is over! (;->) Now there is e-mail so please say hello to Arnie Coro for me and if you tune around the ham bands you just might hear him, CO2KK.

k9rzz · #3 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 07:28 PM

Awww, man, I was hoping for a scan / photo !

elzebub · #4 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 08:40 PM

Here you go. They also sent some pocket calenders, book page markers, and a broadcast schedule.

k9rzz · #5 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 08:27 PM

Awesome.

Congratulations!

sixtyten · #6 (**permalink**) 07-12-2009, 12:03 AM

How did you get the QSL? Did you send the report via email or regular mail? I don't have a ham license.. I just enjoy listening to Shortwave radio. I would like to begin collecting QSL cards from the various broadcasters but I'm not sure how to begin.

elzebub · #7 (**permalink**) 07-13-2009, 04:27 PM

I sent the report via e-mail, the address is radiohc@enet.cu , just include the frequency and time heard, and a brief description of what you heard, I have had several conversations via e-mail with them, they are very friendly, I was listening one evening and they were reading some of the letters and e-mails they received and I heard "our next e-mail is from the United States" then I heard my name and where I live (just the state) along with my e-mail being read over the air, I thought it was pretty cool, my wife was looking for strange cars parked in front of the house for the next 2 weeks lol, I do not have a ham license, I am like you, I just enjoy shortwave listening, I am not sure if many stations even send QSL cards anymore, but I will keep trying to get more.

KT4HX · #8 (**permalink**) 07-13-2009, 08:41 PM

Congrats on the first card! Always a thrill to get a card, but nothing like that first one. I got my first one for the inaugural broadcast in 1969 of Radio Nederland's relay on Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles.

sixtyten · #9 (**permalink**) 07-15-2009, 10:03 AM

Thanks for the info! I'll have to listen in and send a report. This will be my first QSL as well..

I'm thinking about getting my ham license in the next couple of months. I found that its only $12 and the test is 35 multiple choice questions to get the Technician class license. I thought why not...

gcgrotz · #10 (**permalink**) 08-04-2009, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by sixtyten

Thanks for the info! I'll have to listen in and send a report. This will be my first QSL as well..

I'm thinking about getting my ham license in the next couple of months. I found that its only $12 and the test is 35 multiple choice questions to get the Technician class license. I thought why not...

GO FOR IT !!!!!

Good Luck!