[Dx-qsl] The Ukraine

Sat Feb 3 18:40:10 EST 2007

Graham:
I received a "very" similar letter from a Ukraine station a couple weeks 
ago with a note written on what looked like a Post-It note. It had the 
cards for 6-10 different stations in it for my two DX calls C91TL in 
2006 and 7P8TA in 2003.
I sent it back with an airmail stamp, but without an airmail designation 
on the envelope so no telling if it will go surface or air and a note 
inside that out of 6+ stations they couldn't come up with return 
postage, but they could send their cards airmail to me.
Also half the call signs weren't in either log so they got a NIL and 
their cards back. They were claiming QSOs on modes that I didn't even 
work. Interesting they said to please not use the Ukraine bureau for 
return as it was "unreliable."
It seemed a bit fishy to me.
73 de Tom, WW5L/C91TL/7P8TA
Graham Ridgeway wrote:
> Greetings All.
>> I wonder if someone wiser than I can advise.
>> I received thjis morning an envelope from the Ukraine containing 25
> 'assorted' QSL cards.
>> Included was a note apologising that the sender was unable to supply
> 'coupons' for return postage, as these are not available within the
> Ukraine.
>> While not wishing to doubt a fellow amateur - does anyone know if this
> is correct ?
>> They also infer that the Ukraine Buro does not 'function' properly, to
> which I will say that I have had no problems with cards using that
> method [as seemingly have the many UR stations who regularly request
> cards from me via that route.]
>>> 73 Graham M5AAV
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