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   On 11/1/2021 2:54 PM, between "Daryl Stout": August,   
      
   > ...it's just easier and cheaper to    
   > eQSL (QSL electronically). But, not every area has internet access, and   
   > in some countries, all content (internet and otherwise) is heavily   
   > regulated and "spied on" by goverment entities.   
      
   Too bad for the lack of internet access. eQSL wouldn't help in that situation.   
      
      
   > Usually, ham radio operators send their cards to a QSL Bureau, for   
   > processing, as it's much cheaper than doing it on their own. Yet, with   
   > the US Postal Service now taking a minimum of 5 days to deliver First   
   > Class Mail...along with several reports of losing mail (I've experienced   
   > that)...folks are doing eQSL's now.   
      
   Why even bother with a 3rd-party eQSL?  Why not just email contact/log info   
   direct via email?   
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