[Dx-qsl] buro cards

Tue Sep 20 10:41:30 EDT 2005

Help is always appreciated but never required.
73
Ron
At 10:39 AM 9/20/2005 -0400, Jerry Keller - K3BZ wrote:
>I QSL every QSO for which I want a card, and I answer every card I get 
>that wants mine. If I get a card request thru the buro or without an SASE, 
>I know they're not in a rush and I respond via the buro. If it's me that 
>wants the card, it's me that should pay the freight. If the DX has a 
>manager, that's a blessing. If it's a stateside manager, it's a super 
>blessing. For stateside managers, in the past I always included an SASE, 
>but I haven't always included a green stamp... gotta change that. I guess 
>these guys work for satisfaction, a feeling of contributing, and other 
>motives of their own... but it seems only fair that we who want the cards 
>should help them minimize their out-of-pocket.
>My 2 cents...FWIW... 73, Jerry K3BZ
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "NK0S" <nk0s at ec.rr.com>
>To: "Ron" <ron at pacinfo.com>; <bernie at dailydx.com>; <ku9c at ku9c.com>; 
>"'dx-qsl-mailman.qth.net'" <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 7:02 AM
>Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] buro cards
>>>>A QSL card is the final courtesy for a QSO . . . I missed 5BWAS from YS land
>>because the only contact I had with RI on 20m was with a HAM who "didn't
>>believe in QSLing"....but I noticed he never sent back the YS9HH cards I
>>sent him.
>>Hutch, NK0S
>>(hp1xhh, ys9hh, hl9hp)
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron" <ron at pacinfo.com>
>>To: <bernie at dailydx.com>; <ku9c at ku9c.com>; "'dx-qsl-mailman.qth.net'"
>><dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
>>Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 10:07 PM
>>Subject: RE: [Dx-qsl] buro cards
>>>>>>>Hi Bernie, I doubt that most people would be willing to spend the time
>>that
>>>managers do...let alone the money spent from our own pockets just to get a
>>>card to someone. A lot of these guys think its a money making deal to be a
>>>manager...for those of you who do... come back to reality.
>>>When I got that email from K5WW, I should have just rolled with the punch
>>>but I didn't. I just want to say "I am sorry for telling him to do to
>>>himself what is humanly impossible"
>>>>>>At
>>>>>>09:50 PM 9/19/2005 -0400, Bernie McClenny wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >Steve and everyone else. It's not just the money but the time also! And
>>> >that is more valuable than the money.
>>> >
>>> >Bernie
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Bernie McClenny, W3UR
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>>> >-----Original Message-----
>>> >From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>[mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>>> >On Behalf Of Steven Wheatley KU9C
>>> >Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 20:52
>>> >To: dx-qsl-mailman.qth.net
>>> >Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] buro cards
>>> >
>>> >Ahhhhh...the proverbial can of worms has been opened. For the record, I
>>> >follow Ron and Phil's 'process'....if you've got it on a band/mode, the
>>only
>>> >way you'll get a second card is via a direct request.
>>> >
>>> >Last count of bureau cards received, where I did a 'serious tally' of the
>>> >results, showed that about 60% (58 to be exact) were duplicates....being
>>> >defined as the call I manage had been requested and answered before for
>>the
>>> >band/mode.
>>> >
>>> >Now, if someone wants to "help"....lets do the math on the next 70 pounds
>>I
>>> >get....
>>> >
>>> >Roughly 300 bucks for QSL cards
>>> >Roughly 24 bucks for labels
>>> >roughly 40 bucks to get the cards to me
>>> >roughly 280 bucks to get the cards back out
>>> >
>>> >Do that math, and then look at 60% of it due to 'duplication'. Add on
>>top
>>> >of that you have to often make a choice with an hour...do direct, or sort
>>> >thru the burro cards....realizing, also, as Nenad pointed out...many have
>>> >come via direct as well.
>>> >
>>> >Not having a bad day, just making those that send a card to everything
>>that
>>> >moves realize what the pain is.
>>> >
>>> >73
>>> >
>>> >&quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've
>>got...till
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >&quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've
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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 !!
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