[Dx-qsl] saw this on the cluster, can anyone confirm????

Tue Mar 15 18:20:07 EST 2005

--- Kenji Rikitake JJ1BDX <jj1bdx at k2r.org> wrote:
> When you exchange an IRC, Japan Post will give you back the stamps of
> JPY130 worth, while you've got to pay JPY150 for each one. This means
> you lose JPY20 when you get a refund for each IRC here in JA land.

You are lucky! You are getting 130/150 or 87% of the value back for each one.
In the US, you purchase them for 1ドル.75 but can only redeem them for 0ドル.80, in
other words, you only get back 46% of the original purchase price.
73 - Jim AD1C
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