QSL update - 159 of 176 confirmed by card.
A blog entry by Ed (N4EMG) reminded me that it was about time I did another review of my outstanding QSL position.
Back in January I wrote about countries I had worked but was still waiting for a QSL card. Well since that time I have received cards for two of the countries listed then, Monaco and Namibia, but I have worked a few new ones and those QSL requests are still outstanding.
The current position is that I have 159 of 176 countries worked confirmed by QSL card. The countries for which I am awaiting cards are:-
Antarctica, Bhutan, Bonaire/Curacao, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Honduras, Iraq, Mauritius, Montserrat, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Suriname, United Arab Emirates.
Of those Nigeria is the most worked with 4 contacts, Anarctica, Colombia and Iraq weight in at 3 each, 2 with the Caymand Islands and the rest are all singletons.
I expect the YI9PSE card soon so that takes care of Iraq. Montserrat, New Zealand, Antarctica, Nigeria, Suriname, UAE and Bonaire should be no problem as they all have well defined (reliable) QSL routes. That rest might be a bit more difficult. I’ll report back with another update later in the year.