Simply Delete my contacts, enter your contacts, set the print area, change the custom header to reflect your mailing address, adjust margins so the headers and footers are in the right place and then print to a .pdf file.
As you may know, Yuri UT1FG, prefers to do
his own QSLs to the extent possible. He has
asked me to help funnel QSL requests to him
while he is at sea so that he can process
them and mail them from ports as he travels.
Yuri does not process qsl requests when he is
not on a ship.
The following procedure only applies to contacts
made during this season from the M/V Chestnut.
Previous seasons will be handled by his manager
Eugene, UX0FY. Eugene has all the logs for
previous seasons and can be contacted through his
qrz.com email address. Please contact Eugene
before sending anything in the mail to him and
ask for instructions on how to proceed.
You may prepare a logsheet of QSO's that Yuri
can print, verify, sign and mail from one of
his destination ports. An example of a suitable
logsheet can be found at papays.com/sat
Please use the following conventions when preparing
the logsheet:
1. List only one contact per grid.
I will send an acknowledgement email when I receive a
request. This way you will know that Yuri will have
your logsheet.
If Yuri tells me that he has mailed your logsheet,
I will post that information on the bulletin boards.
Yuri's time when nearing or in port is very limited.
He has a lot of responsibilities to carry out and
large amounts of paper to process along with requests
from his Company. He has more time when he is sailing.
Let that guide you when deciding when you email
your requests. A good time to mail your request is when
Yuri is about 5 days from making port. Follow him
at marinetraffic.com (M/V Chestnut - bulk Cargo).
This new procedure may be changed or stopped depending
on how it goes. Hopefully this will work well and
Yuri will find it acceptable.
We are very fortunate that Yuri operates from so
many water grids that otherwise would never be on
the satellites. His passion for satellites is
amazing. Have fun working him .
2. Only request confirmations of NEW Grids.
3. Use Excel or a similar program to create the logsheet.
4. Save the Logsheet to a .pdf If your program cannot
save to a .pdf, download a free program like Bullzip
that will install a .pdf printer that you can print to
and create a .pdf file.
5. Each page should stand alone; there should be a
place for Yuri's signature on each page.
6. Incude your COMPLETE Mailing Address on each page.
7. Name the logsheet file with this format:
Yourcall_UT1FG_DateLastQSO
for example: DJ8MS_UT1FG_10Feb2017.pdf
8. Email your file as an attachment to:
k8yse at papays.com with the subject line the same
as the .pdf file name: DJ8MS_UT1FG_10Feb2017
10. Please be sure to follow the example at the top of this page or click HERE. Consistency will help Yuri
process requests more efficiently.
11. If there are qso's on your list that are not in the
log, Yuri will draw a line through them and initial.
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