QSL Card Showcase
On this page we invite hams to share their favorite QSL cards with the public. A separate page displays awards and certificates earned by local hams.
What is a QSL card? For the non-ham radio folks, a brief explanation is in order. QSL cards serve as confirmation that a two-way radio transmission took place between two amateur radio operators. A typical card usually includes a picture on the front and details about the radio contact on the back.
Attention hams – Do you have a favorite card you want to share? Just send a scan of your card to our email address: tchamnews@gmail.com. In the email please include a brief (25 words maximum, please) explanation of what makes the card special to you. We will display your card on this page for all to admire.
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Check back often. New cards are added at the top of the list.
FIRST QSL CARD received by Ed, K1AP.
(Card is from a QSO with Ascension Island on 25 January 1976.)
(Another card courtesy of Ed, K1AP. This most unusual card is from a QSO in mid-2025 with the island nation of Fiji.)
(Geography lesson: Fiji is a remote group of islands located in the south Pacific ocean about 3,100 miles southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii and 1,900 miles northeast of Sydney, Australia.)
FIRST QSL CARD received by Dick, K4NJ – formerly KK4FOA.
(Card is from a QSO with Belgium. QSO date: 1 August 2013.)
FIRST QSL CARD received by Rob, AK4C – formerly W4CRA.
(Card is from a QSO with Croatia. QSO date: 3 July 2023.)
(This is an electronic card generated by the eQSL logging service.)
(Card courtesy of Cy, K3AYW)
(Another card from Cy, K3AYW)
(Card courtesy of Bruce, WA3RHW. This is Bruce’s first QSL card. It is from a QSO on 26 Oct 1980.)
(Card courtesy of Ed, K1AP. Ed is on the DXCC® Honor Roll with 347 confirmed countries / entities. Way to go, Ed!)
(Card courtesy of Bruce, W8HW. Bruce is on the DXCC® Honor Roll with 338 confirmed countries / entities. Congratulations, Bruce!)
(Another card courtesy of Bruce, W8HW. Geography lesson: Macquarie Island is an Australian territory in the south Pacific ocean about 900 miles southeast of Tasmania.)
(Card courtesy of our dear friend Fred, W2FKF. Fred is on the DXCC® Honor Roll with credit for 353 confirmed DXCC entities.)
(Another card from Fred, W2FKF. Geography lesson: Desecheo Island is a U.S. possession located 13 miles west of Puerto Rico.)
(Card courtesy of Bruce, WA3RHW.)
(Another card courtesy of Bruce, WA3RHW. Geography lesson: Ducie Island is located in the south Pacific about 290 miles east of Pitcairn Island.)
(Card courtesy of Bob, AI4RB. Geography lesson: Western Sahara is a desert country in northwest Africa.)
(Qatar card courtesy of Bob, AI4RB. Geography lesson: Qatar is a small Persian Gulf nation.)