[Dxbase] GlobalQSL service - do you use it? Joe wa6axe

Fri Nov 27 13:51:52 EST 2009

That is my understanding and how it was from the start, I dont have 
that problem
being KH7 so for me it works fine. As long as the cards are from DX to USA
they are accepted. Its just from USA to USA that is not accepted. 
There was some comments about the cost of the service, let me explain 
it from the
"DX" side.
I use decent cards, full color picture cards and they cost me close to 
100USD per
thousand. I use those for both direct and bureau, just my choice as I 
prefer a nice
card instead of generic cheap cards. 
Mailing card to the ARRL costs me another 100 per thousand, plus 
postage from
KH7. So at the minimum, the cost via the bureau is about 200+ per 
thousand, and
I go through several thousand a year. 
So paying Global 100 per thousand is a bargain when they print the cards 
and mail
them. 
Yes I do LOTW and for 38,000 QSOs I have 4000 QSLs, not a very good return
So using a service to some is a good deal, depends on what type of card 
you want
to present and how many QSOs a year you want to confirm via the bureau. 
I am currently testing Joe's Special ADIF program for Global use and I 
sure appreciate
the effort he put forth for a few users. Thanks Joe. 
73 Merv KH7C
> So the issue is not that qsl cards are valid for dxcc but are not valid for
> the incoming qsl bureau! How strange. Sounds like they have some problems to
> work out (or you just do not send them qsos to be confirmed from the same
> country as which you reside!)
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>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Jim WA9YSD <wa9ysd at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Kiriat Ono, 27 November 2009
>> There is however one minor United States problem, which is:
>> A QSO confirmation by way of a QSL card from an United States call to
>> another United States call, for example; W2ABC confirms a QSO with K9XYZ,
>> while both are located in the USA, This particular card has to go either via
>> the QSL manager of one or both hams or be mailed "direct".
>> This card cannot go via the bureau, as US terms with the US Postal Service
>> does not allow this.
>> "GlobalQSL" has solved this problem, by automatically rejecting these
>> cards.
>> With other words, these contacts can not go via "GlobalQSL" the computer
>> rejects the card.
>> By the way, this has nothing to do, with being valid for DXCC or not.
>>>>>>>> Stay on course, fight a good fight, and keep the faith. Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
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