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-====== Displaying eQSL Cards ======
+Moved to [[member-projects:displayingesqlcards|Displaying eQSL Cards]]
-Electronic QSL cards are digital versions of QSL cards for confirming QSOs, with the most popular service for exchanging these being [[https://www.eQSL.cc/|eQSL.cc]]. Unlike other electronic/digital means of confirming contacts, like LoTW and QRZ.com, they have a traditional postcard style, which can be customised by the sender, often including images of where they live or their shack.
-Unfortunately, like many digital images, unless you take the time (and money) to print them, they often don't get displayed anywhere. Digital photo frames are a solution to this, but then you have the time and hassle to keep a memory stick/card updated with images.
-One solution to this problem is to have a device which acts like a USB memory stick, but with it's own WiFi connection, download the latest eQSL cards directly. This could then be used with any digital photo frame and operator autonomously.
-Another goal I had with this was to make it simple so anyone could create one, with off the shelf parts if possible. Luckily, the *LILYGO® T-Dongle ESP32-S2 Development Board* was a ideal solution to this, offering SD card interface for storing images, USB-A port for plugging into digital photo frames, and added bonus of a TFT screen to display status messages.
-Here is a picture of a dongle, showing it currently downloading a eQSL card:
-{{:eqsl_usb_dev.jpg?direct&400|eQSL USB device, showing QSO details on TFT screen as QSL card is downloaded}}
-And it in action plugged into digital photo frame:
-{{:eqsl_photo_frame.jpg?direct&400|digital picture frame showing an eQSL card}}
-The USB device is only around 15 USD, and as digital photo frames can be purchased cheaply second hand from sites like eBay; an auto-updating eQSL digital display can be put together for very low cost. The [[https://github.com/kwirk/eQSL-USB|component list, installation instructions, and software binaries can all be found on a GitHub repository]] if you are interested in making your own.