QSL
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QSL is a three letter acronym that can stand for several things:
In radiocommunication and radio broadcasting:
- QSL is one of the Q codes used in radiocommuniation. A Q-code message can stand for a statement or a question. In this case QSL means either 'do you confirm receipt of my transmission' or 'I confirm receipt of your transmission'
- A QSL card is a written confirmation from a radio station of a communication or signal reception. QSL cards are a ham radio operator's calling card and are frequently an expression of individual creativity, from a photo of the operator at his radio rig, to original artwork, images of the operator's home town or surrounding countryside, etc. They are frequently taken with a good dose of individual pride. Consequently, the collecting of QSL cards of especially unique designs has become an add-on hobby to the simple gathering of printed documentation of a ham's communications over the course of his or her radio career. QSL cards are sent either direct (using ordinary postal system) or via each country's centralised ham radio association bureaux.
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