QSL guidance

A special event is a unique opportunity to design a memorable QSL card which will find its way into treasured collections around the world.

There are several well known electronic logging systems for QSL card sending and it is important to make your preferred QSL route clear on your qrz.com page. We have wider guidance on electronic QSL options in our SES Cookbook for RSGB members and affiliated clubs, but on this page you can find out how to correctly utilise the RSGB QSL Bureau to dispatch physical cards.

Preparing your cards

Please choose postcard size QSL cards (140mm x 89mm), as cards any larger or smaller are inconvenient for the QSL Bureau to handle.

Print the addressee’s callsign on both sides of the cards, together with the details of their QSL manager if applicable. Sort USA cards into call areas and all others alphabetically by prefix. Do not space the cards with paper markers, etc. Please pack all cards the same way up and ensure they are adequately packed with the correct prepaid postage.

Where to send your cards

The address of the QSL bureau is:

RSGB QSL Bureau
P.O. BOX 5
HALIFAX HX1 9JR
ENGLAND

Receiving cards

Please supply the GB QSL submanager with stamped self-addressed envelopes of strong material and of suitable size C5 (162 x 229 mm), as soon as you receive your letter of variation.

Print the special event station callsign and date in the top left of each envelope and send them, with a copy of the notice of variation, to:

Mr G. Coomber, G0NBI
3 Dolly Drove
Blackdown Heights
Crimchard
Chard
Somerset TA20 1PF
Email: grahamG0NBI@gmail.com

Amateurs who do not wish to collect cards should notify the QSL Bureau