[Dx-qsl] buro cards

Sat Sep 17 23:24:41 EDT 2005

Many new starters don't know how long it can take before bureau QSL arrives, 
guys. Lots of them assume that because they haven't received a reply to 
their first (or second, or third) request you never got it, or it just 
didn't make it to the (fill in the DXCC's entity name) bureau because their 
card was lost.
In addition their are a number of organisations that have awards similar to 
the Challenge, where QSL is needed, over and over again, every year. These 
are usually not the expierenced QSL'ers, but the die-hard award chasers.
Yes, in many countries use of the QSL bureau is free. Shame on the ARRL for 
(supposedly) not being able to organize something like that.
But honestly, fellas, if this is all getting too much for you, two of the 
biggest QSL managers, then by all means do yourself a favor: get the work 
load off your back and find another hobby. An attitude like that doesn't 
suit any QSL manager.
73,
Gert - K5WW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Wheatley KU9C" <ku9c at ku9c.com>
To: "dx-qsl-mailman.qth.net" <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>; "Ron" 
<ron at pacinfo.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] buro cards
> JA's, DL's as well. The other thing I get, particularly for the contest 
> stations...is a QSL for EVERY QSO..regardless of how many times they've 
> worked (and received QSLs) and received band/mode confirms.
>> I think in both cases the bureau is FREE......thus the cost to 'print the 
> cards' is all it is....i'm getting to the same point you are ROn.
>> 73
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Ron <ron at pacinfo.com>
> Date: 2005年9月17日 13:49:24 -0700
>>>I'm curious....are there other qsl managers on here that get the following
>>buro cards from Japan.
>>>>Every 2 months I get about 200 cards from the same 200 stations I qsl'ed a
>>year ago, some 3 years ago. Do they not have anything better to do than to
>>cause managers extra work and money?
>>JA beware...if this keeps up, all incoming JA buro cards will be round
>>filed without hesitation. I have had enough!!
>>73
>>Ron
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