QSL’s, LoTW, and eQSL

I love getting QSL cards. Not exactly sure why but I do. I use LoTW and eQSL for the convenience and cost savings when chasing awards but I love getting QSL cards. I have lots of them, literally shoebox upon shoebox covering qso’s dating back 40 years. And still even with the expense I send [...]

Beauty in the Blindness

One of the fascinating things about amateur radio is its wonder.  Wondering if the band is open, wondering who we’ll hear, wondering what equipment the other person is using, wonder, wonder, wonder. Wonder allows us to reach out to people who share our hobby without regard to the normal filters that people use in predetermining [...]