[Dx-qsl] QSLing Courtesy
Mike Lazaroff
k3air at earthlink.net
Sat Sep 11 09:48:17 EDT 2004
When I got started in ham radio, I was taught "a QSL is the final courtesy
of a QSO". Back in those days, (early 1970's) no stateside station ever
demanded an SASE for a card. We sent QSLs as postcards with postcard
postage. I have stacks of them here received that way - no SASE sent or
expected. QSLing was basically automatic after a QSO, and return rates
were high. I don't remember when everyone started demanding SASEs but it
strikes me as being a bit of a cheapskate - some of you guys have
thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars invested in rigs, amps,
towers, antennas, etc., and then say you can't afford a few postcard
stamps? Get real!
Obviously, these comments are not aimed at DX, DXpeditions, etc. - that is
another case entirely.
Lighten up a little and chase the moths out of your wallets.
73, Mike K3AIR
> [Original Message]
> From: WC7N <wc7n at charter.net>
> To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>; John Warren <nt5c at texas.net>; Hardy
Landskov <n7rt at cox.net>
> Cc: <bernie at dailydx.com>
> Date: 9/10/2004 10:38:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] QSLing Courtesy
>> Well I am sure they can. If they want it they just need to include an
SASE.
> I chase DX and I know I wouldn't get a return card unless I include Arc's
or
> Green stamps.
>> Give me a break
>> Rod WC7N
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt at cox.net>
> To: "WC7N" <wc7n at charter.net>; <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>; "John Warren"
> <nt5c at texas.net>
> Cc: <bernie at dailydx.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 7:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] QSLing Courtesy
>>> > All,
> > Why can't everyone get a card if they want one? LOTW is ok for many
now
> > but it is really just begining.
> > My opinion.....
> > 73 N7RT
> >
> > At 11:15 AM 9/10/04 -0700, WC7N wrote:
> >>John I recently participated in the Oregon QSO party as I was told
several
> >>county hunters needed Curry county. I did received several cards and
over
> >>35% of those did not include an SASE. I went to far as to send an
e-mail
> >>to
> >>a few of them and told them if they wanted a QSL, the log was posted on
> >>LoTW. The response I received was "I don't participate in LoTW." I
> >>decided
> >>that they really didn't want a card from Curry County OR either.
> >>
> >>Rod WC7N
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "John Warren" <nt5c at texas.net>
> >>To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
> >>Cc: <bernie at dailydx.com>
> >>Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 10:03 AM
> >>Subject: [Dx-qsl] QSLing Courtesy
> >>
> >>
> >>> I've made quite a lot of QSOs in ARRL's Hiram Percy Maxim event as
> >>> NT5C/135. Now the QSLs are starting to arrive. I'm very happy to
respond
> >>> promptly, but if you want my QSL (or conversely if I want yours), I
have
> >>> always considered it common courtesy to provide the means of replying
-
> >>> SASE in the U.S., SAE + 1ドル outside. Apparently many of the folks I
> >>> worked
> >>> don't consider that to be necessary.
> >>>
> >>> 73, John, NT5C.
> >>>
> >>> "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've
> >>> got...till it's gone." from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) but
> >>> also
> >>> true about QSL.NET if more users don't open their wallets and help
> >>> financially. Please contribute TODAY !!
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>"Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've
> > got...till it's gone." from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) but
also
> > true about QSL.NET if more users don't open their wallets and help
> > financially. Please contribute TODAY !!
> >>
> >
> > "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've
> > got...till it's gone." from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) but
also
> > true about QSL.NET if more users don't open their wallets and help
> > financially. Please contribute TODAY !!
> >
>>> "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've
got...till it's gone." from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) but also
true about QSL.NET if more users don't open their wallets and help
financially. Please contribute TODAY !!
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