May 2025 Membership Meeting - Room A207

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QSL – “I confirm receipt of your transmission”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When is the last time you sent a QSL card? Was it by mail or through electronic methods? Where did this custom begin and why?

Our May presenter, Paul Simmonds - VK5PAS, will do a deep dive into the QSL process covering the following:

• What is an amateur radio QSL card

• Who uses QSL cards

• What does QSL mean

• What is the history of QSL cards

• Important dates in amateur radio

• The early history of QSL cards

• DXpedition QSL cards

• Special event QSL cards

• Obsolete countries

• Why QSL

• Types of QSL cards

• Choosing a QSL card

• Some tips on filling out and sending a QSL card

• Following QSL Instructions

• QSL Bureaus

• QSL Managers

• Online QSL Request System

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Presenter Bio

Paul comes to us on ZOOM from South Australia. He just retired after spending 40 years in the South Australia Police and the last 26 years serving as a Detective working in metropolitan Detective offices and various specialized Squads. 

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Paul’s interest in radio began at about age 14-15. When he was 16, he purchased a Yaesu FRG-7700 communications receiver, which he still has today.  At age 19, with the encouragement of Chris VK5PN, he took his first exam including a morse code test and passed. In June 2010, he attended a 2-day Foundation license course held by his local radio club, the Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society, and obtained his Foundation license callsign of VK5FPAS. The "Foundation" license is an entry-level license in Australia that restricts operators to 10 watts PEP and is limited to operation on 70 cm, 2 m, 10 m, 15 m, 40 m, & 80 m. Then in June 2011, he passed the examinations for his upgrade to the Standard license and obtained the callsign of VK5PAS. This allows greater operating privileges including 100 watts and access to additional bands including 20 m & 6 m.

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In April 2016 Paul’s wife Marija became an amateur radio operator. Marija holds a Standard license, and her call sign is VK5MAZ. 

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Looking ahead at upcoming monthly meetings...

June 20, 2025 - KD6W Amateur Radio and Microwaves

July 18, 2025 - KB7AZ RTTY

August 15, 2025 - TBD

September 19, 2025 - KJ6ER POTA Antennas

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Do you have an idea or suggestion for a meeting topic?

Let Steve W1SR know about it !

Send an e-mail with your suggestion to W1SR@arrl.net.

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MONTHLY MEETINGs at 7:00pm local time

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LOCATION:

​​NOTE: Renovations completed.  We are back in Room A207 !!

Pima Community College, NW Campus

7600 N Shannon Rd.

Click HERE for Map and Directions.

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Don't miss the Monthly Raffle at the meeting !

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An electronic process has been created to allow you to purchase your raffle tickets on-line, and a separate "randomization program" will select a winner.

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For more information and to purchase tickets, click HERE.

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(OVARC Groups.io Link, click HERE)

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