[Dx-qsl] Re: QSLs From J6

Mon Oct 14 02:46:00 2002

At 11:03 PM 10/13/2002, you wrote:
> From the suggestions offered I may try re-QSLing using GS or in-country 
> stamps on the return envelop. All of my problems relate to permanent 
> residents, and thus I have no alternative but
>to QSL direct to their J6 address.

While a GS or mint stamp might work OK, here are two suggestions. First, do 
any of them have an e-mail address? It might help to e-mail and ask them 
for suggestions in ensuring the envelope gets to them.
Secondly, J6 will almost certainly be activated by a contest team in a 
couple of weeks for the CQWW SSB contest (or in November for the CW 'test). 
If it is, they are likely going to be a real powerhouse station, and you'll 
probably be able to get them on several bands in one weekend. They will 
also likely have a stateside manager, so once things get straightened out 
after the contest, you'll get just about all the bands you'll ever need J6 
on, and you won't have to worry about them again <grin>. If only more 
entities were that easy. I still need J6 on 10 and I hope to get them in CQWW.
>While I'm at it, EX poses a similar problem for me as did ER and now J6.

 From what I understand, EX is generally very hard. I did get one from EX2Y 
for my very-first-ever EX contact, but for the 5 or 6 I made in CQWW and 
WPX contests last/this year respectively, I never got anything back at all 
despite several attempts. I'd really like to get them confirmed on 10 and 
20 some day!
>don't think it's me (I even shower every day) so I must conclude: There's
>Something Rotten In Denmark.

Actually, Kyrgystan. Denmark's OZ <hi hi>.
>I'm not really getting paranoid about this because I keep telling myself
>that I'm doing pretty good by getting 205 entities confirmed in 18 months.
>But I sure wish some of these same nagging problems would go away.

I hear you! I'm close to that mark myself (209 worked, 197 confirmed) in 
roughly the same time frame, and there are a few I just can't seem to get. 
ER is the worst, and UA2 was bad too. EX is bad, I still need Uzbekistan 
(I'm not holding my breath for that one) back as well. Pakistan was hard 
but I finally got it after several e-mails and 3 tries. I'm still waiting 
over 6 months for Paraguay, UAE (A61AJ) and CY9--even though he has a 
stateside manager. Also waiting for K1B, but I hope that will come in shortly.
Good luck!
73 de W2IRT
Peter Dougherty
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