Within the US I send for some, but not many, QSL cards. It’s actually more expensive to send/receive a US QSL card then a international card through the QSL bureau. But regardless, I send for the ones I want. This past February, during the ARRL DX CW contest, I had a contact with KL7AF in Alaska. KL7AF is the call of the 477th Fighter Group ARC and I sent off a QSL card with SASE.

At the end of July I received an envelope in the mail and inside was a QSL card and another slip of paper. The QSL card matches the picture on KL7AF’s qrz.com page. On the back is a hand written QSL card and a personal note from John, KH6SH.

The other enclosed full color printed note shows the logos from the QSL card, a top view of a fighter jet and the following:

This KL7AF QSL card was flown for David, K2DSL
In F-33S RAPTOR tail # 05-4090 on 11 JUL 09,
on an air dominance mission from Elmendorf AFB, Alaksa.

QSL endured 8.3 g forces during a dogfight

Piloted by KH6SH

Thank you John for the contact and most special QSL card!

73,
K2DSL