[Dx-qsl] buro cards

Sun Sep 18 00:30:20 EDT 2005

Hey Gert....Stuff it!!
At 10:24 PM 9/17/2005 -0500, Gert - K5WW wrote:
>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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>>>&quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've 
>got...till it's gone.&quot; 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 !!