[Dx-qsl] re QSL Bureaus and direct buro mailing

Wed Aug 16 12:38:25 EDT 2006

Danny Douglas wrote:
> Just got back from the postoffice. Took the whole kit and kaboodle in to
> weigh, and have a total of 7.5 pounds right now. Had separated a few
> countries by putting them in envelopes and then weighed them and had the
> postmaster see what the individual costs would be. The heavest envelope, to
> Germany, weighed just at half a pound (98 cards) , and the cost was cheaper
> as Priority mail than any other way, and was over my esitmated break point
> of 4 bucks per half pound. Another 3 ounce envelope was almost 5 bucks.
> Heck with this, they are all going to be put in a Priority Flat Rate box
> and mailed to the outgoing bureau. Even at 8 bucks per pound there, plus
> the postage to Ct., it is going to be cheaper, and probably faster than the
> slow boat to china I was gonna use for some of the larger numbers of cards.
> Slow boat mail (3 month delivery time) is about 18.00 for 5 pounds OR LESS.
> Thus I dont have the volume needed to get good rates per ounce. So my
> whole 1000 or so cards is going to cost me just less than 70ドル.00 to send -
> which is just about what I spend to send 30 cards direct to DX locations.
> (buying IRCs from managers- and .87 per outoing stamp). I would still have
> 5 pounds or so of cards to send to the outgoing buro here - so the whole 7.5
> pounds is going to be cheaper than my sending some out direct to buros and
> the rest to the ARRL.
>> Given the response rate recently, to direct mailings, the response rates to
> bureaus do not look so bad either.
> We need to support these bureaus. Use them. Pay your money or buy the
> special QSL stamps, belong to the organizations, keep SASEs on hand at your
> sorters location. If we loose the capability to use bureaus, there will be
> many hams who just cannot afford to "finsh the QSO" by sending cards. I
> certainly could not afford it as a kid - and now in retirment is is even
> more expensive, and I have other uses for my money. The ones who sent their
> cards to me, and have their responses in this box, wouldnt be getting them
> if I had to mail them direct.
>>>> Danny Douglas N7DC
> ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
> SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB all
> DX 2-6 years each.
> moderator digital_modes at yahoogroups.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nenad Stevanovic" <nenad at nortel.com>
> To: "Danny Douglas" <n7dc at vabb.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:31 AM
> Subject: RE: [Dx-qsl] IARU Administrative Council re QSL Bureaus
>>>I only pay 4ドル.25 a pound to overseas
Ron
AC7DX