SAREX QSL Cards: Postcards from Space
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225 Main Street Newington CT 06111-1494 USA
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SAREX QSL Cards
Participating in the Space Amateur Radio EXperiment can be an
exhilarating experience. But, as many DXers know, waiting for that
coveted QSL card requires a lot of patience. Designing a card for
the ultimate DXpedition can be a lengthy process. Here's a behind-
the-scenes glance at producing a SAREX QSL, and some tips to help
you get your card.
After a SAREX mission, ARRL and the SAREX Working Group work with
the crew members to select photos from that mission, and design and
layout the QSL card. This may take a few months because of the
busy schedule of the astronauts, among other things. Once the card
is designed and printed, ARRL forwards the QSL cards to whichever
Amateur Radio club is involved with the awesome task of managing
the cards.
In the past, amateurs sent their contact and listener reports
directly to the managing club. Now, all reports should be sent to:
ARRL Headquarters
SAREX QSL (please indicate flight #, STS-XX)
225 Main Street
Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA
This address must be used for all future missions.
In order for the managing process to run smoothly, please include the
following information in your QSL or report: shuttle flight number (STS-
XX), date, time in UTC, frequency and mode (FM voice, packet, sstv or
fstv). This documents the contact or listener report. In addition, you must
also include a self-addressed stamped business-size envelope if you wish to
receive a card. No cards are distributed without the proper postage affixed
or sufficient IRCs included.
The following clubs have graciously volunteered their service for handling
QSL cards for these missions:
STS-9 Newington Amateur Radio League, Connecticut
STS-51 ARRL
STS-35 Washington Area AMSAT Group, Goddard Amateur Radio Club, Maryland
STS-37 Washington Area AMSAT Group, Goddard Amateur Radio Club, Maryland
STS-45 Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club, Virginia
STS-50 Dayton Amateur Radio Association, Ohio
STS-47 Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club, Texas
STS-55 IBM Amateur Radio Club/1993, Florida
STS-56 Vienna Wireless Society, Virginia
STS-57 Miami County Amateur Radio Club, Ohio
STS-58 Connecticut DX Association
STS-60 Cowley County Amateur Radio Club, Kansas
STS-59 Orange Park Amateur Radio Club, Florida
STS-65 Lake County Amateur Radio Club, Indiana
STS-64 Nashua Area Radio Club, New Hampshire
STS-67 Edison Radio Amateurs Association, Michigan
STS-71 Sacred Hearts Academy Radio Club, Hawaii
STS-70 Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club, Virginia
STS-74 Greater Norwalk Amateur Radio Club, Connecticut
STS-76 Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club, Massachusetts
STS-78 "The Net", Washington
STS-79 Bergen Amateur Radio Association, New Jersey
STS-83/94 Bergen Amateur Radio Association, New Jersey
STS-93 Dayton Amateur Radio Association, Ohio
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