08-26-2001, 07:00 AM
k5dvw (k5dvw@arrl.net) writes
(note, this is not an advertisement or endorsement by QRZ,
although Octavia is a QRZ advertiser)
"Back in April of this year I was searching for a place to print my full color QSL cards. I have a digitized photo of a mountain scene that I wanted printed. I quickly learned that this was an expensive proposition. Then I found on the net a place in Russia that was advertizing 1000 custom full color qsl cards with back side printing for about $100.
I figured I'd take a chance and see what happend. Worst case is I'd spend $100 and get nothing, best case is I'd get some awesome QSL cards. So, I contacted Valery Kharchenko, RA6YR at http://www.octavia.com and told him what I wanted to do. He assured me it would be no problem. He was always VERY responsive to my email questions.
Now to the meat of the story. I received my QSL cards yesterday. They came to me via insured USPS and arrived in great shape considering the distance traveled. I took out a card and looked at it and really couldnt believe the quality. These things are great! They are exactly what I wanted at a price that you cant find anywhere. The only drawback was the 4 month wait to get them made and shipped.
So if you're wanting some fully custom, full color, photo quality QSL cards, I'd suggest giving them a try. Just be patient because after 4 months you'll start to think you're not going to get them, but you will!
K5DVW"
(note, this is not an advertisement or endorsement by QRZ,
although Octavia is a QRZ advertiser)
"Back in April of this year I was searching for a place to print my full color QSL cards. I have a digitized photo of a mountain scene that I wanted printed. I quickly learned that this was an expensive proposition. Then I found on the net a place in Russia that was advertizing 1000 custom full color qsl cards with back side printing for about $100.
I figured I'd take a chance and see what happend. Worst case is I'd spend $100 and get nothing, best case is I'd get some awesome QSL cards. So, I contacted Valery Kharchenko, RA6YR at http://www.octavia.com and told him what I wanted to do. He assured me it would be no problem. He was always VERY responsive to my email questions.
Now to the meat of the story. I received my QSL cards yesterday. They came to me via insured USPS and arrived in great shape considering the distance traveled. I took out a card and looked at it and really couldnt believe the quality. These things are great! They are exactly what I wanted at a price that you cant find anywhere. The only drawback was the 4 month wait to get them made and shipped.
So if you're wanting some fully custom, full color, photo quality QSL cards, I'd suggest giving them a try. Just be patient because after 4 months you'll start to think you're not going to get them, but you will!
K5DVW"