QSL

Confirm a chaser’s contact. When the OTA bot relays a DE message to you, answer with QSL and that chaser’s callsign. The QSO is logged, scored, and relayed back to them.

K7ABC-6OTAQSL W1XYZ-5 thx for the contact 73

OTAW1XYZ-5DE K7ABC-6 QSL thx for the contact 73

Send the QSL from the same station you started your op from or it won’t be recognized.

Note

Similar to the HOST command, your QSL commands must be sent via RF. Many APRS software applications like to use APRS-IS to be helpful. Make sure you have yours configured to send your QSL messages via RF.

Tips and tricks

You have to provide a callsign, but you can leave the SSID off: QSL W1XYZ is the same as QSL W1XYZ-5.

K7ABC-6OTAQSL W1XYZ thx for the contact 73

Instead of starting with QSL, you can start with @:

K7ABC-6OTA@W1XYZ-5 QSL thx for the contact 73

See Make a contact for the whole QSO, step by step.

Reference

QSL <callsign | station> [message...] | @<callsign | station> QSL [message...]

Confirm a chaser's contact and log the QSO.

callsign | station: The chaser you are confirming. The SSID is optional, so W1XYZ and W1XYZ-5 both work.
message: Free text relayed back to the chaser with the QSL. optional

Available to: Hosts with an op on the air, via RF, from the op's station. Self-limiting, so no command rate limit.
Rate limit: No command rate limit (self-limiting)

Replies

qsl_relay: DE {station} QSL {message}

Hints

a QSL not sent via RF: Your QSL for {callsign} must be sent via RF. limited to 2 per minute and 10 per 15 minutes, then silent
a QSL with no op on the air: QSL needs an op on the air. Send HOST to start one. limited to 1 per 24 hours, then silent
a QSL from a different SSID than the op's: Your op is run by {station}. Send QSL from it. limited to 1 per 24 hours, then silent
a QSL with no relayed chase by that operator: No chase from {callsign} to confirm limited to 1 per 24 hours, then silent
a host naming a chaser who is waiting on their QSL, with no keyword in the message: {callsign} is waiting on your QSL. Send QSL {callsign}. limited to 3 per 15 minutes and 5 per 24 hours, then silent
a QSL with no callsign: QSL needs a callsign. Send QSL callsign to confirm limited to 1 per 24 hours, then silent