[Dx-qsl] New Canada Post Rates

Tue Jan 5 22:44:05 EST 2010

Wow, 4ドル(CND) plus tax for an IRC !!!
This sure makes it tough on the VE's to QSL.
In round numbers it costs 2 times the US rate for a Can IRC.
I don't understand why such a disparity between the US and CAN.
Can First Class is aprox. 30% higher than US,
but 100% higher for an IRC just doesn't compute.
I just used LoTW to apply for DXCC. It cost me 0ドル.15/QSL conformation.
No QSL cards, envelopes, or postage to pay for at my end.
I also just spent 17ドル.41 (US) on 9/30/09 for 8 paper 6M QSL confirmations.
That's 2ドル.17/QSL. That's aprox., 15 times the LoTW costs of 1ドル.20.
What's worst, I've only received 5 of the 8 as of today.
The bottom line is that QSL'ing is costing us more and more each year.
And that is just going to keep increasing .
LoTW is the most cost effective method for me, YMMV.
73
Bob, K1VU

At 13:01 1/5/2010, Nenad Stevanovic wrote
>The following are new CP rates effective Jan.11 2010:
>>>Letter:
>>Domestic 0ドル.57 (30 gr) 1ドル.00 (50 gr)
>>US 1ドル.00 (30 gr) 1ドル.22 (50 gr)
>>Overseas 1ドル.70 (30 gr) 2ドル.44 (50 gr)
>>>>Small packet:
>>>US (AIR) 9ドル.21 (500 gr) 14ドル.29 (1 kg)
>US (SURF.) 7ドル.77 (500 gr) 11ドル.54 (1 kg)
>>>Overs.(air) 59ドル.68 (2 kg)
>Overs.(sur) 24ドル.07 (2 kg)
>>>IRC: 4ドル.00
>>>All prices are in $CDN before taxes.
>>>73 Nenad VE3EXY ....