QSL Card From My First HF DX Contact

Yesterday I came home to find a QSL card waiting for me in the mail. I opened it up and found two cards: one from CU2A and one from CU2X. CU2A was my first HF DX Contact after I upgraded to General Class last October. CU2X is at the same location; I worked it during one of the contests.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT

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KG4WV QSL Card from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

I received today this QSL card from Bill, KG4WV from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. I had a QSO with Bill on 11 October 2008 on 17 meters.





Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

Domincan Republic Confirmed on 6 Meters

I've been distracted from radio for several reasons this past week and hope to be more active in the coming week. One thing that bears posting, however, is the QSL card I received. Late in the week, I received a card from HI3TEJ, Ted Jimenez in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. I worked Ted several times throughout the summer E-skip cycle; this card is from my first contact with him on 23 June 2008.

Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

QSL Card from CO8LY

In today's mail I received a QSL card from CO8LY, Eduardo Cremati, from Cuba. Eduardo was my first DX contact on 6 Meters, coming within days of getting my 6 meter equipment on the air.

Many thanks to Eduardo, and to his QSL Manager EA7ADH, Francisco.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net

Turks and Caicos QSL Card

I received this QSL card the other day from VP5/WB2REM. I worked him on 6 Meters on 03 July 2008 while he was on Providenciales Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands (Grid Square FL 31). Makes you want to be there, doesn't it!?

Mac McCormick, KF4LMT

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XE2WWW's QSL Card

Back on 01 July 2008, I worked Jorge, XE2WWW on 50.122 USB. Being my first Mexico contact, I sent Jorge a QSL card to confirm the QSO. Yesterday, I received a terrific bi-fold card back from Jorge. The outside of the card features the Mexican flag, historic Mexican scenery, and Jorge's antennas. As a military aviation enthusiast, the inside really caught my attention; it features a Mexican Air Force World War II squadron - Escuadron 201.

As soon as I got the chance, I looked up Escuadron 201 on the internet and found it to have an interesting history. Formed in response to Nazi attacks on Mexican shipping, the squadron fought with the US Army Air Force in the Phillipines. For more information, see it's wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escuadr%C3%B3n_201

Mac McCormick, KF4LMT

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QSL Cards

Since I started working 6 Meters, I ordered some QSL cards so that I could confirm grid squares and return QSL cards to those stations QSL'd me. The cards arrived today from Cheap QSLs. Their prices are cheap, but the quality of the work is most definitely not. The cards are simple and good quality, turnaround time is short, and the customer service from Cheap QSLs is outstanding. Here is the front of the card that I'll be sending out:

I'll be putting four cards in the mail on my way to work tomorrow morning, so if you've sent me a card and I've not sent one back yet, it won't be much longer.

Mac McCormick, KF4LMT
kf4lmt@comcast.net