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About the QRZ Amateur Radio Digital QSL Card Collection
QRZ is happy to put your digital QSL card image on our web
site and on the QRZ Ham Radio CDROM. Here's how you can get
your card or photograph into the collection:
1. Image Format - we can accept almost any image format however
we use GIF on our web site and on our CDROM. If you submit your
image in another format (such as .TIF, .BMP, .JPG, etc.) we will
convert it to .GIF
2. Image Size - the ideal image should be less than 400 pixels
wide and about 275 pixels high. It should have a maximum 8-bit
color depth and it should be less than 50 KB when compressed in
the native .GIF format. (Hint: to reduce the size of your image,
try saving it with fewer colors) It will look best on most other
people's screens if the 'System' color palette is used.
3. Interlacing - The .GIF image should not be interlaced. If it
is, we will de-interlace it before putting it on the CDROM.
4. Identifying Marks - your callsign should appear somewhere on
the image. If not, we will add it to the picture for you. Your
image should be called xx7xxx.gif where 'xx7xxx' is your
callsign. We get a surprising number of files named 'QSL.GIF'
that contain nothing but someone's face. I will simply throw
these out since I'm not very good at matching faces to callsigns.
Please don't rely on an email to tell me who you are (see below).
5. Email - It is not necessary to send me an email telling me
that your QSL image has been uploaded. In fact, if your image
is uploaded intact and it's called 'xx7xxx.gif' (where 'xx7xxx'
is replaced with your callsign) then I would be happiest if you
_didn't_ send me an email about it. I get over 100 emails per
day and I don't save nor can I remember those that tell me that a
particular QSL image has been uploaded. Just be assured that as
long as I can read your image then I'll probably use it in the
collection.
6. Email Attachments - I get a few images each week as email
attachments. Unfortunately, I can usually read only about half
of them. I can't handle Base64 (Macintosh) attachments and I
don't use Eudora on my system (which runs UNIX). In general,
email attachments don't work well because there are so many
different types and formats to deal with. Some of the image
attachments do make it when they are MIME encoded but unless
you know what MIME is then you're probably not going to be
successful at sending me your image that way.
6. Floppies - You can send us your image on a floppy disk if you
can't seem to get FTP working right. We only accept 3 1/2 inch
MSDOS formatted floppies. You can put as many images from
different hams on one floppy as you like.
7. Patience - I will usually update the QSL image collection
every couple of weeks or so. If your image is still in the FTP
directory then it means that I've not gotten around to it yet.
When your image disappears from the FTP /tmp area, then you'll
know that it's either online or it was rejected due to some
problem. If there is a problem with an image and your callsign
is apparent in the name of the file then I will lookup your
email address in our database and let you know about it. If you
haven't registered your email address or if your image has a
funny name then I'll just delete the file.
8. Scanning - If you don't have access to a scanner then we will
be happy to scan your hard copy QSL card or photo for you. Note
that this usually takes a while since we do the cards in large
batches. This might take eight to ten weeks, but we will try
and do a good job for you. We use an HP flatbed scanner and
Adobe Photoshop to process the image. Note that we will keep
your card or photo unless you provide a self-addressed stamped
envelope (SASE) along with your card.
9. Content - in very rare cases we will refuse to use a card due
to inappropriate content. We will decide what is inappropriate
and if by our determination your card is in this category, we won't
use it. We may also edit or crop your card to fit our technical
requirements however, if it fits the usual format then this would
be unlikely. The most common adjustment that we make is to reduce
the depth of the color map in order to minimize the overall size
of the saved image.
*** RIGHT TO USE *** PLEASE NOTE ***
By submitting your photo or QSL card to QRZ or to Walnut Creek
CDROM in any format (digital or hard copy), you automatically
waive any and all copyrights, compensation and/or royalties to
the image. You also give QRZ and Walnut Creek CDROM full
permission to reproduce the image(s), in whole or in part, in
any media. Your submission authorizes QRZ and Walnut Creek
CDROM to use your photograph or image as often, at any time, and
in any way that it sees fit, with or without your further
permission.
For floppy disks and hard copy images to be scanned please mail
them to:
The QRZ Digital QSL Card Collection
c/o Walnut Creek CDROM
4041 Pike Ln. Ste. D USA
Concord, CA 94520-9960
or via ftp (preferred) to:
ftp.qrz.com:/tmp