A radio contact can be over in seconds. You catch the other station’s callsign, exchange signal reports and say 73 before the signal fades. A QSL card confirms the contact and gives both operators something to keep.
Start with a contact worth remembering
It might be your first contact outside the UK, a station you heard from a hilltop, or a local operator who helped you test a new antenna. Pick an entry from your logbook and check the callsign, date, time in UTC, frequency and mode before making the card. If the callsign was hard to hear, check your notes before sending it.
Make the card in Delta Tango’s QSL Studio
If you logged the contact in the DX Centre, click QSL beside the entry to open the studio with the contact details filled in. If you keep a paper log or use another app, open the QSL Card & Avatar Studio directly and enter the details yourself.
Choose an artwork design, add your callsign and preview the card before downloading it. A short note can make it more personal. If you remember that the signal faded just after you exchanged reports, say so. It might be the detail the other operator remembers too.
Share the card
Use the exchange method you and the other operator agreed on. If you receive a card in return, save it alongside the original logbook entry. Months later, the two cards can bring back more of the contact than a callsign and signal report alone.