QSL.net was started in 1996 by Al Waller K3TKJ and run continuously until Al retired at the end of 2008. In early January 2009, Scott Neader KA9FOX and George Fremin K5TR stepped forward to keep the service going. All QSL.net services were then moved to new hardware located at a large US data center. Today, QSL.net hosts over 39,000 web sites... over 58,000 e-mail forwarding accounts... over 600 mailing lists... and provides bandwidth and hardware for N6RT's DX Services (including log searches for over 20 million QSOs) at DX.QSL.NET. This is all done at NO COST to amateur radio operators and organizations, although donations are encouraged and very much appreciated.
In memory of QSL.net Founder Alan Waller K3TKJ K3TKJ, Alan L. Waller, of Laurel, DE, passed away on December 1, 2025, leaving behind a legacy
cherished in the amateur radio community. Licensed since 1962 under his original call sign, Al was renowned
for his passion for 6-meter DXing, operating a remarkable station featuring eight long-boom Yagis atop a 220' tower and several additional HF beams. He contributed his expertise as an operator at
the W3PP HF contest station, collaborating with fellow radio enthusiasts.
In 1996, Al founded the QSL.net and QTH.net websites, transforming online resources for hams worldwide, and his groundbreaking work earned him the Dayton Hamvention Technical Excellence Award in 2002. After retiring from web work in 2008, he entrusted his domains to Scott KA9FOX. He, along with George K5TR, continue to provide free web hosting, email forwarding, ham mailing lists and DXer information to the worldwide ham radio community. Al's pioneering spirit and technical achievements will be fondly remembered by friends and colleagues alike. |
