[Dx-qsl] Missing International to USA QSLs

Thu Jan 22 00:10:46 EST 2009

Lovely.
There's another possibility, too... a sub or temp on a route may not
recognize the envelope and return it.
A couple of months ago, we had a sub postal carrier one Saturday. She
happened to catch me in front of the house (she drove to the front of the
house, walked up to the mailbox, then drove to the next house... the usual
carrier would park and walk the route... never mind) and asked me if I knew
why this magazine (Worldradio) was mailed to "WASHRag Editor, c/o Wireless
Association of South Hills, Inc." since that didn't match our last name.
When I told her that I was indeed the newsletter editor for my club, I got a
lecture on how the US Government required me to register my "fictional name"
with the USPS, and until I got permission, she was obligated to RETURN the
magazine to sender as Address Unknown. Then she gave it to me anyway,
saying it was too much bother to do all that. (Never heard of such a
requirement before or since)
73
-----Original Message-----
From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of KB8NTY
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 9:32 PM
To: dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Missing International to USA QSLs
Very Interesting......
Take a look at this from the Associated Press, which was in the Cleveland
Plain Dealer Newspaper just today!.
http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/1232530375
284810.xml&coll=2
73-KB8NTY
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----- Original Message -----
From: <wa3frp at aol.com>
To: <alitalian39 at juno.com>; <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Missing International to USA QSLs
> Hi Al,
>> Thanks for your e-mail and suggestions. We are on the same path. I visited
> the West Chester, Pennsylvania Post Office this afternoon.?
>> After my visit to the Post Office,?I sent the e-mail to the the DX-QSL
> reflector.? The supervisor at West Chester has been very helpful in the
> past and helps keep IRCs available for me.
>> In this case, she suggested that I bring this to the US Postal
> Inspectors.?
>> Just to clarify, my outgoing QSLs are being received at the distant
> locations with GS or IRCs plus SAE undisturbed.?
>> Somehow, the QSL cards are being pilfered / destroyed?on the return trip
> and I have no idea why this would happen.? LoTW is looking?better to me
> each day but I really do enjoy
> receiving the QSL cards.
> ?
> I took the suggestion and reported the problem to the US Postal
> Inspectors.?
>> The following sentence appears on that Website - "...U.S. Postal
> Inspectors base their investigations on the number, substance, and pattern
> of complaints received from the public..."
> ?
> I'll see if anything happens but I am not holdong my breath.
>> Thanks Al,
>> 73
> Russ WA3FRP
>>> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alfred J Cammarata <alitalian39 at juno.com>
> To: wa3frp at aol.com
> Sent: 2009年1月21日 5:49 pm
> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Missing International to USA QSLs
>>>> Russ, YES! it is with the postal system. I have had numerous problems in
> past and have even complained to us postal inspectors. Yawn!
> There is no accountability from top to bottom - nor do they care even
> when you bring the evidence such as an opened/pilfered registetred
> airmal envelope delivered to a ham in Brazil who emailed me that he rcvd
> the envelope "opened, contents removed". I took it to postal
> inspectors and they said they wouldnt be able to find who it was - BS I
> sat! registerd mail has to be signed for at each post office.
> seems to me it could be found. For starters, you might want to go to the
> supervisor of your local PO and bring your emails and explain that you
> are not receiving mail and suspect something is going on - if things
> dont get better, then its time to go to your main PO and complain. gl 73
> Al w3awu
>> On 2009年1月21日 16:33:07 -0500 wa3frp at aol.com writes:
>> Just to clarify that I know that the problem is not with the QSL
>> managers.? Each is doing an excellent job.
>>>> I strongly feel that the problem is with the Post Office system.?
>>>> I don't know, at this point, if this is a problem with International
>> mail coming via Philadelphia or a larger problem.?
>>>> >From my previous post, you can see that both EU and SA are
>> involved.??
>>>> Thanks again and 73
>> Russ WA3FRP??
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nenad Stevanovic <nenad at nortel.com>
>> To: wa3frp at aol.com; dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
>> Sent: 2009年1月21日 4:08 pm
>> Subject: RE: [Dx-qsl] Missing International to USA QSLs
>>>>>>>> 3V8BB sent at the same time. Already recived.
>> 6W1SJ sent to E73Y. Confirmed receiving, waiting QSL
>> via bureau (E73Y is the E7 QSL Bureau manager)
>>>>>> 73 Nenad VE3EXY...
>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: wa3frp at aol.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 3:54 PM
>> To: dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Dx-qsl] Missing International to USA QSLs
>>>>>> Anyone have a comment or share a similar experience to mine?
>>>> I'm starting to see a patte
> rn of increasing missing QSls incoming
>> from
>> various locations.
>>>> Some examples:
>>>> sent 3V8BB via YT1AD on 10-01-08 - qsl confirmed received by YT1AD.
>> nothing
>> received here.
>>>> sent 6W1SJ via E73Y on 10-01-08 - QSL confirmed received by E73Y -
>> nothing
>> received here.
>>>> sent CX3CCC via CX2ABC on 10-01-08 - QSL confirmed received by
>> CX2ABC -
>> nothing received here.
>>>> sent OA4O direct on 2.12.08 and second time on 10-02-08 - QSL
>> confirmed
>> received by OA4CN - nothing received here.
>>>> Thanks and 73
>> Russ WA3FRP
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> W3AWU
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