[Dx-qsl] About those IRC's
Steven Wheatley KU9C
Steven Wheatley KU9C" <[email protected]
Sat Jul 13 09:12:00 2002
1 ounce is usually enough for 5, sometimes 7 QSL cards, depending on the
thickness of paper. I'm currently getting 5 PW0T cards with stuffers in for
under an ounce
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Shrader" <[email protected]>
To: "Ron Notarius WN3VAW" <[email protected]>
Cc: "DX QSL" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] About those IRC's
> I can't explain the 1ドル.75 but I've been told that the reason for 2 IRCs
> in some jurisdictions is that they are just following the international
> postal rules !!!
>> An IRC covers the postage for one First Class Air Mail letter.
>> The issue is, in the good old USofA that is one ounce. Here is the rub,
> in Germany for example a first class Air Mail letter cannot exceed 20
> grams!! Errr ... 20 grams is 0.7 ounce!!! Hmmmm !!! That means 2 IRCs
> are required to mail 1 ounce letter. Eureka!! We gotta change the QSL
> system to now control the weight as well as the size of the card......
> What next ?
>> DD, W1MCE
>> Ron Notaries WN3VAW wrote:
> >
> > Bear with me a moment on this one, gang.
> >
> > As part of the fallout of our thread earlier re:K1B, I've received a
couple
> > of direct emails from a list member who seems, well, pretty upset about
> > IRC's. To make a long story short, he doesn't understand why
domestically
> > they cost 1ドル.75 yet only buys an $.80 stamp, nor does he understand why
some
> > some overseas postal administrations require more than one IRC for an
air
> > mail letter.
> >
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