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Review Summary For : eQSL
Reviews: 236MSRP: Free - Donations accepted
Description:
Electronic web-based QSL exchange service
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.eqsl.cc
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54.62363.5
N4QA Rating: 2008-07-12
Look no further! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Great service.

Currently have eQSL accounts for these calls:

WN4BJC 1965-1966, Novice
WB4HIO 1967-1977, General, Advanced, Extra
N4QA 1977-present, Extra

I return-eQSL 100% if I can find the contact in my log...that is, if I can find my log in the first place!

72,
Bill, N4QA
K2NCC Rating: 2008-06-04
Best ham service on the Internet. Time Owned: more than 12 months.
What an amazing serivce!

You get printable QSL cards, online logbook, QSO schedule requests, propagation forecaster, plenty of ham-related resources, easy to use interface; All this for free! Add a bunch more features for just a few bucks a year.

I recommend using it, even if you're a hard-core paper QSL collector. Remember, not everyone else is. Some people live in places where they're lucky to have a radio, let alone pay for DX postage. The hobby shouldn't be about how many 30-second QSOs you can verify.

For those of you that complain and compare to ARRL's LoTW; Get over it. Who cares that eQSL isn't accepted for your DXCC? YOU know if you worked DXCC, WAS, IOTA, etc., so why do you need someone else to verify it for you?

All that you get with LoTW is the opportunity to pay for another piece of paper to hang on your wall. You can get the same acknowledgment with eQSL for free.

For those that under-rate this service; Your review should reflect the service or product, not your preferences of an alternative.

Vy 73, de Frank K2NCC
http://evokefrank.googlepages.com
W6NFL Rating: 2008-05-14
Really Great Site Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
This site offers more than you think. For a very small donation you can design your own qsl card. Also, cards that you receive via eqsl, you can have printed on card material and sent to you for just a buck! I like that feature alot. Not everyone will QSL but as easy as EQSL is i can see more going this direction because of its convenience and speed. As far as the ARRL snubbing EQSL, Arrl needs to get their heads out of the clouds and wake up.
W2JLB Rating: 2008-05-14
It's The Future Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I don't do awards. Therefore to me it doesn't matter if the ARRL accepts eQSL or not. I like having the satisfaction of seeing my log with a check mark saying verified. I signed up after another ham told me about it during a PSK31 contact. Logged in and found about 75 cards waiting for me on both my old and new call sign. I personally do it both ways. I eQSL immediately but I will still send a paper QSL if someone wants one. I always send a paper QSL to newer hams on in response to receiving one. However I think eQSL is the wave of the future.
K8WV Rating: 2008-04-04
EQSL + LoTW Time Owned: more than 12 months.
If you can get LoTW working, it's great.
If you CAN'T get EQSL working, well . . ..
The ideal would be LoTW, with EQSL's "DIY" cards. I suggested this to an ARRL Division Director. His response? "It ain't gonna happen!"

It should. I want something to hang on the wall, or put in a binder. Something that will look nice to a non-ham. EQSL does this very well - I just wish more users would pay a few pesos, Euros, dollars . . . and take the effort to design a unique card.

I couldn't care less about another certificate or plaque.
K7VGW Rating: 2008-04-03
Excellent QSL service Time Owned: more than 12 months.
The "Authenticity Guaranteed" feature of eQSL should remove most doubts about the "veracity" of the QSL exchanges. I went through the process, and it seems very secure.
As for the ARRL not accepting or honoring eQSL logs for awards, that seems to fall in the arena of "turf wars." If your ham radio experience depends on ARRL wallpaper, then avoid eQSL, but eQSL doesn't deserve a "0" or "1" rating because it doesn't have the ARRL's blessing. It is unfortunate that these "sore-head ratings" so badly distort the real evaluation of the eQSL process. (BTW, I just went through the LotW certification process, and I consider the ARRL approach to online QSL service to be rather arcane and cumbersome!)
I find the eQSL site/service to be exceptional: it is useable, comprehensive, and well-executed. It certainly fills a need, and is a superb answer to the problem of slow, costly, and uncertain snail-mail systems. As others have remarked here: my logbook is my own, it is honest, and I'm satisfiedl. The eQSL record is an excellent way to share the experience.

Allen
K7VGW
W4JJG Rating: 2008-01-02
For $5.00 how can you go wrong Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
As a new ham I'm impressed so far with the eQSL. I made an initial donation of $5.00 and designed a pretty nice QSL. I just uploaded a scan of my license for their verification system. I guess I'll just have to see how eQSL works out for me.
73
W6FG Rating: 2007-12-13
Had potential, but..... Time Owned: more than 12 months.
If the DXCC desk won't accept eQSL's then what good is it? Totally useless for my purposes. It seems like a good idea but without ARRL sanction it's garbage. I'll stick with papper QSL's and LoTW.
TOYBOX Rating: 2007-11-11
Works For Me Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Been using eQSL since a few weeks after it's inception. Never had a problem or issue. For a free service, it can't be beat.

Craig - N4CQR
K7GUS Rating: 2007-11-10
That was easy! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
This is FREE service! I am a New General and made my first DX today (Cuba and Japan) from Washington State. Set up eQSL card for free (tomorrow will send the $5 so I can upload my own picture). Seems logical to me to bypass the postal service in order to send the QSL card. Took me about 30 minutes to set up my card (I could have set it up in about 5 minutes but I tweaked and reviewed....) Sent 7 cards today. Hope to receive some soon.