Ukraine QSL
By Paul Signorelli, W0RW
The frequency band conditions of the past were ideal for communication with the Soviet Union.
Most Soviet amateur radio stations, including Ukraine, and SWL (Shortwave Monitor) stations had to send their QSL via PO Box 88, Moscow. The people of Box 88 are responsible for all incoming and outgoing QSL cards. Sending your QSL card and $5 bill to BOX 88 is a real adventure.
Some of these cards have backstories that contain their QTH and sometimes their gear. Many of these old 1960 cards were printed in black and white, and in the late 1970s they had color cards with the glory of the Soviet Past. Space themes became popular. They were printed on cheap postcards, and they simply had their call sign printed on the front. If you want to see more of these cards on eBay, just search for "Ukraine QSL cards.")
The Ukrainian QSL card I have is as follows:
UB5AQ, 1956 14, Tube Receiver, Op Vasel.
RB5WA,1990 年。 On Helen,Lvov。
UT5UGR, Kiev, Op Dim.
4L0DXC, 1991, DX Club, UT5HP Anatol.
UB4QWW, 1989, Zaporozhye, Op RB5QW Vlad
RB5DX/RB6W,1990,On Alex,Lvov。
RT6U/UJ8JW,1989,On Serge.
UT5UET, 1990, Kiev, Op Dima.
UW9SG/RY1B, 1990, Ternopo, Op Savelij
UT7UW, 2011. Op Yuri, Kiev.
UT7Uj, 2011, Op Dim Kiev.
UX2KA, Op Sergey, 2012, Linf.
The UB5-073-17 card below is from Op: Wadim, near Donetsk, Ukraine, from 1968, who uses a receiver with 11 tubes on the CW. The second number in the call is the region or state.
I have about 20 SWL cards from the Soviet Union.
We need to pray for these people now.
Paul, W0RW
Netizen reviews:
N2RRA：
wow! Very, very cool article and a piece of history. They say, "If you forget the past and forget to teach it, you are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past." That's what these QSLs remind me of and remind me that nothing will ever stay the same for better or worse, but it also reminds me of the wonderful amateur radio spirit. No matter where we come from, no matter what country we come from, we are still human beings, children of God, and we can set aside political differences that we cannot control or are at fault.
I've collected and saved all my custom QSLs in a binder protected by the cardholder. I like to take out the binder and reflect on each QSL card. When I received that particular card, how I felt and what I was doing at the time. Collecting QSL is a tradition that won't be shaken by laziness or the modern world. This is a time capsule. That's why my cabin has never received digital E-QSL.
Two days ago, I spoke with UR5UBD -Volody at 7182 KHz while I was on CQ Connect. He sounds uplifted and I hope to talk to him again and will listen to any signals from Ukraine that may require upliftment, or anything.
Well, this article reminds me that I have a QSL backlog log that I need to send is the reason for my busy schedule. It was better to do it, so that such a card needed to be issued so that a smile could be hung on one's face and that old amateur radio spirit could be transmitted to the people there.
73 All things are ready, may God bless.
Here comes the uncle:
The QSL card, also known as the listening certificate card, is a kind of confirmation of contact or listening voucher unique to amateur radio stations and radio stations (short wave, medium wave); in layman's terms, it is a kind of proof of "proof that they have heard a certain station" collected by amateur radio enthusiasts (HAM) and broadcast enthusiasts (BCL). Many radio enthusiasts will earn as many QSL cards as possible as a goal, and there are also international competitions related to this.
QSL cards are like a time capsule that opens the floodgates of our memories, do you still have the habit of exchanging physical QSL cards? Welcome to share your review!