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hamradio · Site Admin Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 46

"QSL" is the radiotelegraph code meaning "I confirm" or "I acknowledge receipt". In short-wave listening, a "QSL" is a card or letter from a radio station confirming that the recipient indeed heard the station.

Most international broadcast stations today use regular monitors to assess how well they are being heard and no longer rely upon listener letters. However, most broadcasters still respond to listener reception reports with QSL cards or letters. Many SWLs have amassed impressive, colorful collections of these souvenirs of their listening experiences.