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Does Anything Verify/QSL Reception Anymore ?

Steve Green NEPA

Steve Green NEPA

I've sent out nice casettes and audio files to four stations in recent times, with return postage, and have not heard a peep back -- let alone get a nice verie to frame on the wall.

And one of those instances was a publicized test broadcast with Morse code!
I got no response.

During times of pirate broadcasts and local-sports 'ooops' letting the daytime power roar unattended well into the night, I can see where engineers and owners at faraway stations might be queasy about their signals reaching improbable places such as Coal Country PA. But I mean, come on! What am I gonna do ? Fax your verie to the FCC and have you fined ? I'm a DXer, not a truant officer!

So, what was your latest physical 'verie' ?

(Mine was a phone-message from WFBS Berwick PA, from when they were this weak-signalled 28 nighttime watts or so, buried under WADO New York. It was from the station owner. It's been saved only on an audio file, but I'm still counting it as a QSL. Harrumph)
 
KSL-AM in Salt Lake still verifies, but prefers to hear some audio to know you were not just listening via internet.

Most stations are so short-staffed, though, that it takes a long time to get around to sending QSL's. Sometimes they just get forgotten....a polite reminder/follow-up, with the original information repeated, is a great way to get action after a few months without a reply.
 
I would suggest directing one's signal report at a specific person, probably "Chief Engineer". The random whoever opens the station mail may have no idea what to do with it - the whole DXing thing will go right over their head - I've heard of cases where non-technical personnel thought a DX report was an accusation of illegal operation & feared the station would be fined if they verified it.

(of course, with many small daytimers a DX report *is* a well-veiled accusation of illegal operation:) )
 
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