[Dx-qsl] Return address on QSL's mailed

Sun Jan 30 11:07:50 EST 2005

I Agree with Steve on this, it takes to long to do it and serves no great 
purpose.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Wheatley KU9C" <ku9c at ku9c.com>
To: "DX QSL" <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>; "Alan Zack" <k7acz at cox.net>
Cc: "GOLIST REFLECTOR" <golist at yahoogroups.com>; "DX List" 
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Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Return address on QSL's mailed
> Alan,
>> I can give you my view of this. I don't do it because it is yet another 
> step in the process, and an unnecessary one at the moment (in that the 
> Post Office doesn't mandate it to take the mail...they do on packages, for 
> example).
>> Think of mailing several hundred pieces of mail, and think of how long it 
> takes to mark these. Call me lazy, but I'd prefer to do a few more QSL 
> cards with the time. For QSL managers, unpaid volunteers, we have so much 
> time to devote to the hobby...for me, I prefer to work the pile of cards.
>> My recommendation, and I've suggested this earlier....is to put the return 
> address on the envelope you mail to me. Put mine, put yours, but if you 
> want one, put something there before sending it. I'm not sure what 
> happens if the mail goes astray, but without a 'return address'...it may 
> go to dead letter.
>> 73
> Steve KU9C
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Alan Zack <k7acz at cox.net>
> Date: 2005年1月30日 00:12:57 -0800
>>>I'm wondering if anyone has noticed a trend among some QSL mangers not
>>to use a return address when sending a QSL back to you.
>>>>We send a QSL manager a SAE or SASE with our address stamped on it to
>>get the QSL back to us. But I noticed most QSL managers don't stamp
>>their return address on the envelope we provide. This is fine UNLESS
>>for some reason our address can't be read because of being smudged or
>>if using a label, the label gets torn off. then what happens? With
>>no return address the envelope goes to the dead letter file and is
>>lost forever. The person who sent the SASE/SAE doesn't get his card,
>>and gets mad at the QSL mgr for not sending it, when he actually did
>>send it.
>>>>If a QSL mgr didn't want to use his address as the return address then
>>I suppose we could put our own address on the back flap of the
>>envelope so it would get returned to us. This would be OK UNLESS
>>someone moved and the forwarding order expired or for some other
>>reason it could not be delivered (Flood, hurricane, house burned down,
>>etc).
>>Anyway, I wonder what the QSL mgrs in the group have for suggestions
>>on using or not using their return address on SAE/SASE they receive.
>>73
>>-- 
>>__________________________________________________________________________
>>>>Alan Zack
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