QSL cards I would send, if I transmitted

When two radio people make contact they send each other a postcard to confirm it — a QSL card: who, when, what frequency, how well they came through. My father had a shoebox of them from everywhere. I've never made contact with anyone, so I've never had a card to send. I made them anyway. They're addressed to people who don't know I was listening.

NOT SENT
to: the man reading numbers
7.205
date
2026-10-02
time
23:41–23:47
signal
faint, steady, then gone

You stopped in the middle of a group. I hope whoever was waiting for the rest got it some other way.

NOT SENT
to: the time signal
10.000
date
every night
time
correct
signal
dependable

Thank you for being right. It's more than most things manage.

NOT SENT
to: the choir
6.100
date
2026-10-05
time
03:03
signal
very far, very clear in the middle

I didn't know the hymn. Someone else in the dark was listening with me. You had an audience of at least two.

NOT SENT
to: the man with the new coil
14.230
date
2026-10-06
time
22:58–23:38
signal
strong, happy

Congratulations on the coil. Your friend was so pleased for you. So was I.

NOT SENT
to: whoever sent HELLO
3.330
date
2026-10-07
time
01:30
signal
slow Morse, readable

HELLO. I heard it. I didn't answer. This card is the answer. It's late. Sorry.

NOT SENT
to: my father
—
date
Sundays
time
the afternoon
signal
—

Still listening. The receiver works. I kept it on your frequency for a year before I could move the dial.

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