The fastest way to receive a QSL is to QSL direct. If possible, please enclose IRC's and/or $'s for the return Postage.

However, if you are unable to send even one IRC, then please do send at least a Self-Addressed Envelope (SAE) or, as an absolute minimum, an address label. No QSL Manager enjoys writing addresses on envelopes.

2. Bureau QSLs

Cards received through the Bureau will always be answered. Bureau QSLs can be slow.... very slow.

Even if a diligent QSL Manager replies to cards received from the Bureau with a few days, the round-trip through the Bureau can still take two years or more.

The 'peak' in QSLs arriving from the Bureau is usually about 10 to 13 months after the end of the DX-Trip.

In recent years, G3TXF has been sending all out-going Bureau QSLs directly by airmail to the overseas Bureaux. This saves several months in the transit time for Bureau QSLs.

3. E-mail requested Bureau cards

By E-mailing "QSL at G3TXF dot com" your request for a Bureau card, you will receive your Bureau QSL quicker.

Your Bureau QSL will be on its way to you (via the Bureau) soon after I have received your E-mail. Typically within less than a month. There is then only the time delay for the one-way delivery to you via the Bureau.

E-mail requests for cards to be sent by the Bureau are individually acknowledged (by a return E-mail).

If you haven't received an acknowledgment to you E-mail request for a Bureau card within, say, two weeks, then please send me another E-mail. When you request a QSL via E-mail, please don't forget to send me your card via the Bureau. Please remember that G3TXF collects QSLs too!

4. LoTW

In mid-2005 G3TXF up-loaded 300,000+ QSOs to LoTW. This included all DX-Trips (and G3TXF home QSOs) since 1990. The logs for any future operations will be up-loaded to LoTW immediately after the trip. Logs for all pre-1990 operations will also be up-loaded to LoTW in due course, right back to GD3TXF and 3V8NC in 1969. It's a major task having these old logs typed up before they can entered in LoTW. G3TXF's own home-call logs since the beginning on 5 February 1965 are now all up-loaded to LoTW.

LoTW is an excellent system. G3TXF sees LoTW as a highly worthwhile complement to, but not a substitute for, real QSLing!

5. E-QSLs

Sorry, but G3TXF does not respond to requests for E-QSLs. He is too busy enjoying dealing with the real thing!

73 - Nigel G3TXF