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== Website == | == Website == | ||
QSLogBook is not the only site that has been set up for HAM radio operators but it has advantages over other sites such as | QSLogBook is not the only site that has been set up for HAM radio operators but it has advantages over other sites such as Hamwave. Other sites such as those listed provide specific information for either an individual club or for HAM radio news and information in general. While QSLogbook does allow users to post news and information it is a site that is mainly set up to allow users from around the world to communicate and to send each other wavelength and call sign information. | ||
There are a number of tools that make social networking easier when using QSLogBook. Not only can users view their contacts (called “friends”), they can also see contacts that are linked to their friends. In this way, it is possible for users to see their entire extended social network. | There are a number of tools that make social networking easier when using QSLogBook. Not only can users view their contacts (called “friends”), they can also see contacts that are linked to their friends. In this way, it is possible for users to see their entire extended social network. | ||
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The look of a user’s profile can be customized although a person’s real name needs to be used in order to create a profile. This ability to change the look of a profile makes it different than social networking sites such as Facebook which requires users to stick with a specific style of profile. | The look of a user’s profile can be customized although a person’s real name needs to be used in order to create a profile. This ability to change the look of a profile makes it different than social networking sites such as Facebook which requires users to stick with a specific style of profile. | ||
The site generates revenue through the sales of advertising although at present the advertising is mainly related to ham radios and related topics. | The site generates revenue through the sales of advertising although at present the advertising is mainly related to ham radios and related topics. | ||
== See Also: == | == See Also: == | ||