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Support - English speaking » Change password Jan 23, 2017 11:00 PM (Total replies: 1)

I believe you go to "My Profile" enter a new password, and save.

CG3OIJ P. Darin Cowan

Getting more eQSLs » Increasing the percentage of Eqsl Return ? Jan 5, 2007 08:35 AM (Total replies: 41)

Looking through my eQSL stats, I have:

366 uploaded logs
156 archived eQSLs received

for a total of 42.6% <-- nearly half!

Here's what I've noticed though... QSOs on digital modes (PSK/MFSK, and to some degree, RTTY) are much more likely to generate an eQSL than phone or CW. I can only assume this is because the digital mode users typically have a computer right at their station and are well-versed in using the web etc., or at least more willing to do so.

Granted, I've only been doing this since the summer, but that time has been almost exclusively digital operation and the eQSL response has been awesome.

CG3OIJ P. Darin Cowan

Other suggestions » eQSL too small to print Dec 15, 2006 02:26 PM (Total replies: 3)

A settable option then, so they can be uploaded (you only have to do that for yourself once) at 300 dpi, but displayed at a 96 dpi size for people who never print. eqsl.cc could even simply require that people who want their eQSL available in a higher dpi also upload a current 96 dpi image, so there's no load on the server making a small thumbnail.

The increase in size would be excessive for whom? If there's 500,000 eQSL users, and they all upload a 1 MB image that's 300 DPI, that works out to 500 GB of storage... or about $457 CDN, retail price (http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2203982&sku=TSD-750AS : see for yourself) in disk space, with plenty of room left over, so it's certainly not onerous on this web site.

I understand about people on dial-up, but it's 2006, the rest of the world has to move on, and the technology to make thumbnails from large images (and that's what a 96dpi image is - a thumbnail) is well known. It should be easy to accomodate people who have slow-speed internet.

I'm serious about the opinion for submitting them for other awards. If they could be printed as a quality image, rather than looking like a cell-phone camera image stuck on a piece of expensive photo paper, then I am certain there would be less hassle about submitting them for the various other awards.



CG3OIJ P. Darin Cowan
Edited by CG3OIJ P. Darin Cowan on Dec 15, 2006 at 02:35 PM

Other suggestions » From "My Accounts" see # of QSL the each Inbox Dec 12, 2006 06:20 AM (Total replies: 1)

I would definitely concur with this.

CG3OIJ P. Darin Cowan

Support - English speaking » Multiple Callsigns Dec 12, 2006 06:20 AM (Total replies: 1)

Is it possible that someone else had N1CV and put in a huge, and inaccurate date range that overlaps your N1CV time?

CG3OIJ P. Darin Cowan