[Dx-qsl] When does it make sense to mail directly to anincoming DX bureau?

Tue May 16 15:12:17 EDT 2006

Ahhh, the famous 'm bag'. First 11 pounds are something like 17.60 or so (whether it's 1 ounce or 11 pounds)...then 1.60/pound after that.
The 'break even' between surface parcel post and m bag is typically about 4 pounds or so, depending on country.
But, then, you have to do more 'work'.....customs forms, addresses, etc, which is why many opt for the ARRL service.
Many of the heavy users, such as myself, tend to work together to get a cross somewhere betwen the bulk M bag rate and the ARRL rate. Suffice it to say that you can do it for less than 8 a pound, but it's not without some work on your part.
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
Reply-To: jjreisert at alum.mit.edu
Date: 2006年5月16日 11:41:42 -0700 (PDT)
>--- Ron Notarius WN3VAW <wn3vaw at verizon.net> wrote:
>>> I assume that the rate you mentioned was (is) for the domestic US bureaus, or
>> is it also for the overseas bureaus?
>>The 2ドル.50/pound surface rate was from the US overseas - countries like United
>Kingdom, Japan, etc.
>> http://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc2_019.html
>>I can't find the rate at this time, but I'm sure it's between 2ドル.50 and
>8ドル.00/pound.
>>73 - Jim AD1C
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