[Dx-qsl] QSLing Complaint (or Rant)

Thu Feb 19 08:34:00 2004

Can someone please tell me why non US hams keep reminding us that if we
want their QSL to make sure we enclose correct postage or enough $$ for
return postage whilst I continue to receive cards from outside USA with
SAE but no return posage? Me thinks maybe the shoe should fit both ways.
.... As for forwarding the card for the other guy I agree it is a
nuisance and a nice gesture to pay the freight for someone else, but if
it becomes a habit 37 cents can add up. I don't mind paying my own
freight fellas - and doing a favor once in a while by forwarding a QSL
card to someone else but the Marshall Plan ended about 60+ years
ago.....Just a thought.... 73 Al W3AWU 
On 2004年2月18日 21:47:16 -0500 "Ron Notarius WN3VAW" <[email protected]>
writes:
> Assuming of course that this wasn't an accident (ie someone 
> accidently
> stuffed two cards in one envelope), well, yes it's an annoyance, but 
> one we
> can live with.
>> Could be worse... I had one DX station send me a card for someone 
> else along
> with an IRC to cover the postage. Nice of him, right? I thought so 
> until I
> realized that it was an unstamped IRC, so it's effectively 
> worthless.
> But... so it goes. It makes a nice souvenir if nothing else!
>> 73, ron wn3vaw
>> "Life is pain... anyone who says otherwise is selling something"
> --The Princess Bride
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George McCrary" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 5:46 PM
> Subject: [Dx-qsl] QSLing Complaint (or Rant)
>>> Guys,
>> I know I'm "preaching to the choir" here and I try not to
> clutter the reflector with pointless complaints, but on the off 
> chance
> that it might reach someone who needs to hear it..here goes.
>> I received a envelope today (I won't mention the station) that
> included a card for another U.S. ham along with my card. Geez that
> annoys me! At least in some cases I've had managers put a note like
> "please forward", include the other guys SAE or even include a 
> stamped
> envelope ready to drop in the U.S. mail. But there is no excuse for 
> just
> tossing a card in like this guy did! It honestly annoys me less to 
> get a
> direct card back via the buro than to have this happen!
>> If anyone knows W8OLI you can let him know that he will (of
> course) get his 3X card from me, and hopefully if he's ever in this 
> spot
> he will do the same for someone else.
>>> Regards,
>>> George (K8QM)
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ALFRED CAMMARATA
 W3AWU
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