ENGLISH:

Hi from Italy,

Most likely you did look me up because we met on the air. In that case I thank you again for the QSO. I would certainly like to hear from you, not only on the air but also via e-mail or letter. Ham radio is about communication and we shouldn't reduce this to rubber stamp qsos. Skip the rest of this message if you aren't interested in QSLing. Otherwise, please read on.

(1) QSL via buro: I would like to QSL, especially if it was our very first contact on air. I appreciate all cards and I keep them as a souvenir. However, it may be your good pleasure to think differently, so I try not to send unsolicited cards either.

If you said PSE QSL during our contact a QSL for you is already in the outbound batch to the buro. I send a batch to the buro several times a year. If you didn't mention QSLing during our contact you'll get a card in return when I receive yours. However, you may speed up this procedure by sending me an email request right now. Should you detect that I failed to honor your qsl request, feel free to complain via email. If I find an e-mail address on a qsl I receive via buro I may feel free to mail a comment to this address. By default, I use the IARU system to send and receive cards. However, I may also use the FISTS/GQRP/SKCC buros (upon request).

(2) QSL via Internet: Please do NOT use electronic QSLing with me, I am *NOT* a subscriber of the popular electronic QSL systems. The best I can offer you is a non-authenticated picture QSL in digital format.

(3) QSL via postal mail: I am using this method rarely but if you insist there is no problem. Please email me before you send your card. This gives us a chance to identify mail theft (which is a rare phenomenon in my area). I respond directly to all direct qsls, if you can afford a stamp for me I can afford one for you, too.

(4) QSL for pseudo-QSOs via alternative systems such as Echolink. I understand that QSLs are rarely exchanged for these contacts. If we had such a contact you may receive an e-mail from me with a pseudo-QSL showing a photograph from my area. In case you wish a paper QSL for such a contact I haven't any problem either but you should state this clearly in the QSO or in an email to me...

My email is

i k 2 r m z  (at)  a m s a t  (dot)  o r g 

This address is spam protected, you may be lead thru a challenge response system. However, you can skip this if you replace the domain part of my address, i.e. amsat.org by qsl.net. If you use the string QSO in the subject line you will shortcut the spam filter on my local machine, too.

73 de ik2rmz

ESPERANTO:

Konfirmkarto? Ĉu QSL? Se ni havis radio-kontakton mi jam sendis konfirmkarton al vi se vi petis ĝin. Se vi ne petis karton mi verŝajne sendis nenion (mi ege verŝajne ne sendis karton se ni nur havis kontakton en iu konkurso). Tamen vi povas peti ĝin e-poŝte kaj mi sendos la karton al vi laŭ la maniero kiun vi preferas. Subtenu ankaŭ la movadon petonta la ILERAn diplomon. Se ni havis kontakton en Esperanto, bv. ne forgesu marki vian karton je Esperantaj simboloj aŭ tekstoj. Tiamaniere ĝi kvalifikos je la E-a diplomo. Se vi jam havas mian konfirmkarton kaj se mi mem forgesis marki ĝin, bv. skribu min kaj mi sendos vin (eĉ poŝte) novan karton.
Bv. ne sendu e-kartojn, mi ne estas membro de la popolaraj e-sistemoj pri konfirmkartoj.

Mi ĉiam ŝatas ricevi leterojn en Esperanto, skribu min e-poŝte kaj voku min ekolinke. 73 de ik2rmz.