[Dx-qsl] QSL for OD5NH

Fri Jan 4 17:35:11 EST 2008

Quoting from the message of 2008年1月04日 09:05:36 +0100 from Laurent
Ferracci <laurent at ferracci.org> :
> Ron Notarius W3WN a écrit :
> > it's all too easy to brand someone a GS collector without knowing
> > more of the facts behind the situation.

> It's also very easy to be un-branded $$ collector: You take a good QSL
> manager in a "postally-safe" country, et voila !

> When it comes to the point that each & every time you appear on the air,
> you get some nasty comments on the cluster (and even on the air, i've
> heard some), how can you explain that you don't do anything to solve the
> problem ?

> There are other OD5 stations on the air, even OD5/F5PTM recently.
> That'll do, for me.

An alternative view:
There are those stations regardless of location, who prefer to do their
own qsling, which is fair enough, as long as they know how good their
local postal service is.
We here, in the UK are fairly fortunate, even though Royal Mail admit
that they 'lose' many MILLIONS of items each year. I suppose last year I
had four or five queries regarding cards which I had not received.
Steve, 9M6DXX would be more than happy to handle his own cards, but he
[or Malaysia Mail] lose, and I use that word carefully, at least 90% of
items addressed to him at a PO Box [of the four items I sent him last
year, only one got through] - and it matters not whether it has a
callsign on the envelope or not, and John 9M6XRO, while his mail
delivery was good is now also 'losing' things, including birthday, and
Christmas cards.
But the point made is generally good - if there is [or suspected to be]
a known problem, then a Manager in a safe haven is the sensible answer.
If someone refuses to accept there is a mail delivery problem, and
doesn't take action, it makes one weep, but we have to draw our own
conclusions.
Try to keep smiling
Graham M5AAV
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