[Dx-qsl] Free Buro's

Wed Sep 29 14:39:21 EDT 2004

Now that the 'pseudo-free' QSL bureaus become known, perhaps the more interesting question to folks like me that see a ton of cards, is how many of the members of the organizations with 'free bureaus' use them to mail a QSL for
-every qso
-almost every qso
-every qso but the 'easy countries'
-just the ones I need.
My guess, based on what I see, is the cost of the bureau has a lot to do with how indiscriminately folks use the bureau. A free bureau with the believe that 'the final courtesy of a QSO is a QSL'.....creates a lot of cardboard going thru the system. 
Beating a dead horse, I know, but please...please...do not send a QSL via the bureau just because it doesn't cost much. Refer to my prior emails.....it costs the receiving party, who may well not need your QSL, a bit to get it, and it all adds up.
QSL the ones you need......and if you need them quickly, the bureau may not be the best choice. AND, with LOTW, etc, think about whether you need to tax the bureau system at all
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