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Support - English speaking » Problem with CQ WAZ award application Nov 23, 2011 09:38 PM (Total replies: 10)

Hi Pavel,

I'm the one who started this thread. Yes, there is a problem with the applet for using eQSLs to apply for WAZ online. But you still can use any valid eQSL for your WAZ application. Just submit a normal paper WAZ application listing all the QSO data, and indicate which QSOs are confirmed with eQSLs. The CQ WAZ award manager is able to access the eQSL database and can verify that you have received these eQSLs. I have done this myself, so I know it works.

73,

John, K9MM
K9MM John E. Becker

Support - English speaking » Problem with CQ WAZ award application May 28, 2011 08:17 PM (Total replies: 10)

No, not yet.
K9MM John E. Becker

Support - English speaking » Printing QSLs to Photo Printer 4 x 6 paper May 10, 2011 06:05 PM (Total replies: 7)

I've found that while most eQSLs save as a 96dpi .jpg file, some are saved at different resolutions causing them to print in an incorrect size. I did find a solution to my problem. I suggest you look at http://www.eqsl.cc/Forums/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=1136 where my problem is discussed and at http://www.eqsl.cc/Forums/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=1138 where I describe my solution in detail.
K9MM John E. Becker

Support - English speaking » Problem with CQ WAZ award application May 10, 2011 05:54 PM (Total replies: 10)

I want to apply for RTTY WAZ. When I go to http://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/extWAZStandings.cfm it doesn't list all the confirmations I need to use. It says "Maximum of 3 credit(s) shown for each Zone". In some cases, it lists fewer than 3 credits for a particular zone, and my RTTY confirmation for that zone is not listed. In other cases, it lists 3 credits, but none of them are RTTY. The eQSLs I want to use are all AG, so that is not the problem.

I am also working on single band WAZ awards, so this will also be a problem when I'm ready to make those applications.

There needs to be a way to select any AG eQSL from my archive, and apply it to an award application.

73,

John, K9MM
K9MM John E. Becker

Support - English speaking » My Solution for Printing eQSLs Nov 6, 2010 04:33 PM (Total replies: 2)

I'm starting a new thread here to make it more noticeable. I found a free program which does exactly what I want. It's called IrfanView and it can be downloaded from here: http://www.irfanview.com/

Here's how to use it:

1. Download the eQSL images you want to print as .jpg files.
2. Open each file in IrfanView
3. Click on Image->Information
4. The image should be 528 x 336 pixels.
(If it is different, you will have to experiment to get a correct result.)
5. Change the resolution to 96 x 96 dpi if necessary and save the .jpg file.
The print size should now be 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
6. Click on File->Print
7. In the Print Preview dialog box, the position margin settings should both be 0.00,
and Centered should NOT be checked.
8. Print the first eQSL, put the sheet of card stock back in the printer turned end-for-end, and
print the second eQSL at the other end of the same sheet.
9. Put the sheet back in the printer again and check the Centered box before printing the third
eQSL. You should now have three 5.5" x 3.5" eQSLs printed on one 8.5" x 11" sheet with a
gap of about 1/8" between images.

It would be faster to print all three images at one time, but I don't think it is possible with this program. If anyone finds a different program which can do this, I'd like to hear about it!
K9MM John E. Becker

Support - English speaking » Advice needed on Printing eQSLs Nov 4, 2010 03:05 PM (Total replies: 5)

I'm printing a few cards I need for 5 Band WAZ.

I'm noticing something else which is strange. When I view an eQSL and then click on the box to get a 4 x 6 printable image, that works fine. (Although many of the images are actually 3.5 x 5, which is fairly standard for QSLs.) But if I save the image as a .jpg file on my computer, the image size varies all over the place. For example, VE4EAR's eQSL has an image size of 7.04" x 4.48", and a resolution of 75ppi. 8N5A's eQSL has an image size of 1.76" x 1.12", and a resolution of 300ppi.
KL8DX's eQSL has a correct image size of 5.5" x 3.5", and a resolution of 96ppi. If I use Photoshop Elements to change the image size of the VE4EAR and 8N5A cards to 5.5" x 3.5", they end up with a resolution of 96ppi. It's as though they all started out as 5.5 x 3.5, 96ppi images and somewhere along the line they got larger or smaller.
K9MM John E. Becker

Support - English speaking » Advice needed on Printing eQSLs Nov 3, 2010 07:10 PM (Total replies: 5)

I'm running Windows XP Pro SP3. The procedure you describe brings up the Photo Printing Wizard. Unfortunately, it only give you choices of standard photo print sizes, which for QSLs could be either 4 x 6 or 3.5 x 5. It also "crops and rotates to fit". The test prints I just did cropped the QSL borders, cutting out some of the text, just like the problem I had with Walgreens. I wonder if they are using the same program?

What is needed is a program which will take the full image, keep it at it's original size, and fit three or four onto an 8.5 x 11 sheet. This may require little or no gap between images, but since they are going to be cut into individual cards that isn't a problem.

73,

John, K9MM
K9MM John E. Becker

Support - English speaking » Advice needed on Printing eQSLs Nov 2, 2010 07:56 PM (Total replies: 5)

I needed to print some eQSLs for a CQ award. The least expensive method appeared to be to upload them to an online photo printer and order a 4 x 6 print of each. I uploaded them to my local Walgreens store, half a mile from my house, where they would be ready in an hour for $0.19 each. You'd think there would be no way this could go bad. Wrong!! They printed the 3.5 x 5.5 images on 4 x 6 paper with some of the text cut off all the way around on every card. After I complained, they re-did the order and the new prints each have a bit of white border around the image, and every one is a different size! They apparently can't print them at the actual 3.5 x 5.5 image size.

I guess I'll be printing them myself from now on on card stock. Printing one card on a sheet is easy to do, but also wastes most of the card stock. What I'm wondering is if there is a simple (free would be nice!) program which will print 3 or 4 card images on a single 8.5 x 11 sheet of card stock?
K9MM John E. Becker