[Dx-qsl] On Moving

Tue Sep 19 17:35:13 EDT 2006

Since I highly doubt it would be a lot not making it to you...I personally
would send another SASE/Greenstamp/IRC with a note //I moved and never
received my QSL card. Pretty simple solution.
 Hope you enjoy your new place. Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Ron Notarius W3WN
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 5:04 PM
To: dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Dx-qsl] On Moving
I've asked this directly of a few QSL Managers for specific situations, but
let me also ask this as a general question to the group:
We all know that many of the big and even not so big DXpeditions can take 3
to 6 months or even longer to design, print, process and mail QSL cards.
(This is not a criticism of the time involved, just facing the reality that
that's the way it is sometimes).
So, you work the DXpedition, send your cards & envelope (& GS/IRC when
neccesary) to the QSL Manager and begin your patient wait.
But life goes on, and in that 3 - 6 or more month time frame, you move.
Sometimes a lease expires; sometimes you finally find the QTH you've dreamed
of, made the offer, sweated out the financing, and finally closed -- all
within that aforementioned time period.
Now what?
Yes, you file the appropriate change of address form(s) with the USPS or
your local equivalent. But mail forwarding can be, well, chancy -- did you
know not all mail is forwarded, even with a forwarding order? But that's
going off on another tangent, so let me get right to the point:
What, if anything, do you say to the QSL Manager(s)? Do you wait and hope
that your card gets forwarded? Or do you send another card with an
explanation, showing your new address? And just as important, what's the
easiest way for the QSL manager to handle this without sacrificing another
piece of what little sanity they may have left?
Thoughts?
73, ron w3wn
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