Here are some ham QSL cards I've collected over the years. EMail me and let me know what you think.
KC4HCH, Montrose, Alabama, USA. Not necessarily a "rare catch"(some of you county hunters might disagree with me), but this was my second QSO, and my very first ham radio QSL card. I made this contact on 40 meter CW using an indoor antenna tuned with a homebrew tuner.
WM8Z, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA. An 80-meter band CW contact made on my birthday in 1989 with "one of the hams at Heath." Berrien Springs is just south of Benton Harbor, which was the headquarters of Heathkit, once America's largest maker of ham equipment and electronics kits. When I was growing up, I learned about electronics by building Heathkits, one my favorites being the SW-717 shortwave receiver, which enabled me to hear stations all over the world. Sadly, Heathkit is no more, brought to an end by a declining interest in kit building, and pre-assembled lower cost electronics products. Heathkit, you will be missed by many for years to come.
FO0IGS, Tahiti, French Polynesia Back in 1990, when 10 meters was hot, I made this QSO with Tahiti on USB. I had to break a big pile-up to get this one.
3C1EA, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, West Africa A rare one indeed, one of the top 10 most wanted DXCC countries. I was really lucky to snag this one and get the card.
TR8GL, Libreville, Gabon, West Africa A pretty QSL card from one of Africa's "Terrible T's."
T77C, Republic of San Marino, Europe. Alot of people ask me, "Where is San Marino?", it's a small country in Europe, surrounded by Italy on all sides.
