[Dx-qsl] About those IRC's

Sat Jul 13 14:45:02 2002

In message <[email protected]>, Dave Shrader 
<[email protected]> writes
>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 primary difference is that the *WEIGHT* of the letter is not defined 
by the UPU, but by the individual postal administration of each country. 
In the UK, a single IRC covers up to 10 grams to an intercontinental 
destination, but up to 20 grams to a European destination.
With the growing tendency for the major expeditions to use four or six 
sided cards, the 10 gram barrier is very quickly broken.
I've said it many times before and I'll say it again - IRCs represent 
very poor value for money. US dollar bills are much preferred at this 
end, but no other foreign currency please.
Hope this helps.
73
>>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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