QSL and Logging software design
When you next design your cards, remember:
- If your card is two sided, make
sure your call is clearly printed on BOTH sides. Flipping the card can sometimes cause mistakes.
- Make your date and time format standard (ISO8601):
yyyy-mm-dd e.g. 2025-11-20
and
time e.g. 17:06Z
- Make sure your band is in frequency (MHz) and
not in wavelength (metres)!
- Head your columns with yyyy-mm-dd; UTC (not GMT!); MHz (not Band), RST and Mode in that order
- Do
not place anything of a religious nature on your card (quotes, images, locations, clubs, etc.). They will not be answered. That means anything Christian, Muslim, Jewish, etc. That includes anything, including pictures, in the so-called "Holyland".
- Don't place anything of a political nature on your card (inc. such things as National Rifle Assoc., etc.).
- Don't place anything of an overtly nationalistic or overly patriotic nature on your card.
If you don't do this, it is easy
for QSL managers to make mistakes or for recipients to be offended.
If
your logging software outputs metres without an option for MHz, request
that your software writer includes this in their next release.