[Dx-qsl] buro cards

Sun Sep 18 00:56:53 EDT 2005

Bad day, Ronny boy?
Like I said: it's all about attitude.
73, nevertheless,
Gert - K5WW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ron at pacinfo.com>
To: "Gert - K5WW" <Gert.K5WW at gmail.com>; "dx-qsl-mailman.qth.net" 
<dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] buro cards
> 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
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got...till 
>>>>it's gone." from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) but also true about 
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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 !!
>>>>>>&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 !!
>>