Updated 16 September 2022
LU8XW QSL update
Radio Club Ushuaia handles its own QSLing, and I am no longer the QSL manager for
LU8XW and its other call signs. QSLs for these calls can be sent to
LU8XW through the QSL bureau system. If you would like to send your
QSL request directly to LU8XW, please use this address:
Radio Club Ushuaia
PO Box 58
V9410WAB Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
ARGENTINA
In 2002 I agreed to act as QSL manager for some friends of
mine, in addition to handling the QSLing for my own
radio activity. This is fun, and I strive to answer requests as I
receive them - as long as the contacts are in the log for that station.
You may send QSL cards to me through the QSL bureau system via WD9EWK,
or through the postal system directly to the following address:
Patrick STODDARD
P.O. Box 1934
Scottsdale AZ 85252-1934
U.S.A.
Please send a separate card (or cards) for each callsign you wish to receive a
QSL card from, as I forward the cards I receive to each station. In some
cases, the operators need the cards as part of the licensing process in their
country, or they need the cards to show activity and justify their special
callsigns they may have for contesting or a special event.
WARNING! Some hams are still sending mail to my former
mailing addresses in Phoenix or Scottsdale. In September 2008,
I changed post office box numbers, and mail sent to my old addresses
will not be forwarded. I filed a change-of-address application
with the FCC at that time, and QRZ.com has had my correct mailing
address on file since then.
Activity by WD9EWK and VA7EWK
Since June 1996, I have operated using the following callsigns:
- WD9EWK - from my home in Arizona (sometimes I used WD9EWK/7
when operating from home for some modes: RTTY, PSK31, and occasionally CW), or
portable from various locations in the USA
- VA7EWK - used on my trips to Canada. In addition to this
call, I may operate from Canada with any of the following callsigns if
authorized by Industry Canada:
- CF7EWK (I used this call, and CF7EWK/3, from Ontario in 2017)
- CJ7EWK (I used this call, with "/3" after it, on
trips to Ontario in 2002 and 2019. I used CJ7EWK from British Columbia
in November 2008)
- VG7EWK
- XL7EWK
- LU/WD9EWK - operating from Argentina in April 2004
- VA7EWK/3 - operating from Ontario in 2014 and 2015
- VK/WD9EWK - operating from Australia in May 2011
- W9K - the special callsign I obtained for use in August 2002 to
commemorate the 2-year anniversary of a large group of Yaesu FT-817 owners
and fans
- WD9EWK/VE7 - the callsign I used on a trip to Vancouver (British
Columbia, Canada) in April 2002, before I received my Canadian license
- XE2/WD9EWK - the callsign I used on my trips to Mexico
Unfortunately, I do not have my logs for contacts made before July 1996 -
covering my activity when I initially obtained WD9EWK in 1977 when living in
Illinois, and all HF contacts made using the callsigns KB7HFF, N7MRV, and
KF7YS between 1989 and 1996 in Arizona.
If you wish to receive a QSL card from WD9EWK's radio activity, just send a QSL
card. An SASE or an SAE with some provision for return postage (like a US
dollar bill) would be nice, but not necessary.
QSL VIA WD9EWK - Other Stations
In addition, here is a listing of the other stations I currently accept QSL
requests for:
- 4A2Q - the special Mexican callsign a group of operators used from
the town of Imuris, in the Mexican state of Sonora, on 3-4 May 2003
- L20E - the special Argentine callsign held by Oscar LU5EVK of
Baradero (Buenos Aires province), Argentina - used in contests and special
events. Phonetically, L20E is "Lima-Two-Zero-Echo".
- L99K - the special Argentine callsign held by Federico LU6KK of
Yerba Buena (Tucuman province), Argentina
- LU5EVK - Oscar CAIRO of Baradero (Buenos Aires province),
Argentina
- LU6KK - Federico "Fred" SEHRINGER of Yerba Buena (Tucuman
province), Argentina
- N2IX - the USA callsign held by Alex XE2BSS of Mexicali (Baja
California), Mexico. Alex previously held the USA callsign
KG6OJZ
- N2IY - the USA callsign held by Uriel XE2VAS of Nogales (Sonora),
Mexico. Uriel previously held the USA callsign KE7CDN
- XE2BSS - Alejandro ("Alex") PEREIDA of Mexicali (Baja
California), Mexico
- XE2VAS - Uriel MARTINEZ of Nogales (Sonora), Mexico
Along with these stations, I am the maildrop for Rafael XE2RV
(ex-XE2PWF), Omar XE1AO, and Eliseo XE2TPJ. Cards I
receive for these stations are forwarded to them.
If a callsign is not listed here, then I am not the QSL manager or
maildrop for that station.
Sending a QSL card directly to WD9EWK
If you send a card directly to me for any of the stations WD9EWK manages QSL
cards for, please include one of the following with your QSL request:
- An SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope) with sufficient USA
postage.
- An SAE (self-addressed envelope, without any stamps stuck on the
envelope) with one "green stamp" (US dollar).
Please note that I cannot use the bureau to answer QSL requests from USA
stations for any USA callsign I manage. If there is no provision for
return postage with your QSL request, I may not be able to send you a QSL
card. Otherwise, any direct QSL request for these stations that does
not include return postage will be answered through the QSL bureau.
I enjoy helping out fellow hams this way, and appreciate the efforts of many
other QSL managers who have helped me obtain QSL cards quickly for some
stations which might normally take a long time - if I ever see a card from
some of those places. At this time, I am not interested in expanding the
number of stations I manage QSL cards for, but you may
contact me if you have any questions or
comments.
73!
WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Ham Radio