[ADXA] The Cost of a 3Y0I QSL

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

For those who subscribe to Bernie, W3UR's "The Weekly DX" (and for those 
who don't, you should!) there is an op ed article in Monday's edition 
(March 25) by Martti Laine, OH2BH and Wayne Mills, N7NG entitled 
"Waiting for Bouvet, 2019". A somewhat interesting piece with nothing 
new, however the last paragraph seems to add credit to the rumor that a 
QSL from 3Y0I will carry a high price. Of course, they have to get there 
first and have a successful activation.

Martti is a member of the "Rebel DX Group"

Martti & Wayne op-ed's last paragraph states:

"Some things are there for sure: With no external money available up 
front to help 3Y0I, these people are taking on a huge personal risk. The 
effective cost per QSO will be high and as there is no advanced 
financial support from the foundations, the team members will have to 
come up with some new concepts for external money so that the DX 
audience would have a fair opportunity to support 3Y0I after the fact. 
This suggests that for the first time early QSLs and LoTW may need to 
carry a larger price tag than has become recent custom with 
traditionally structured DXpeditions.

It is clear that the DXpedition funding model of the recent past will 
need to be altered? What will it become?"