​Amateur Radiostation PA3DWC

QSL Cards

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Amateur radio operators exchange QSL cards to confirm two-way radio contact between stations. Each card contains details about one or more contacts, the station and its operator. At a minimum, this includes the call sign of both stations participating in the contact, the time and date when it occurred (usually specified in UTC), the radio frequency or band used, the mode of transmissionused, and a signal report.

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In the Old days cards were exchanged via a QSL bureau maintained by the radio clubs. Nowadays E-QSl's are exchanged by the internet. 

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Although paper cards are still in use, especially for special event stations or rare callsigns.