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

Wed Aug 16 12:44:37 EDT 2006

Ron wrote:
> 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
>> &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 !!
>>> .
>I only ship 1# a week I forgot to add.
Sorry
Ron