[AMRadio] QSL cards

[john_walker_beasley]

    This is an interesting observation.

    I too have experienced this with QSL's.  I think it is
    a barometer of how little courtesy is left, anywhere.

    I know this may seem like a weak link to many, but
    how many of us will even take the time to introduce
    amateur to radio to a youngster.  Probably not many,
    that takes even "more" time than filling out a QSL !

    In my opinion this is why the average age of most of
    us in this hobby is between 55 years and "dead".

    John
    WAØSTX

    by the way, I would like to thank those who offered their
    suggestions on my DX100 project.




----- Original Message -----
From: <w5sum at glowbugs.com>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 6:23 AM
Subject: [AMRadio] QSL cards


> Morning Men
> Easter weekend and we're still here. The last 3 years in a row the
> Shreveport ( Caddo Parish ) area has been steamrollered by
> tornadoes but we were spared this time!!
>
> Okay, lets talk about QSL cards. I wonder, how many of you still
> like to send and recieve QSL cards? I surely do. I am trying to work
> all states on 75M AM. I understand this will be tough but I shall
> endeavor to persevere!!
>
> Now.. the sobering statistics. In the last two years I have sent
> many many qsl cards. I got to doing some math yesterday and
> came to the conclusion that I have gotten only a 14% return on my
> cards.
>
> This is a darned shame. I ALWAYS send out a SASE. How hard
> could it possibly be to put a card in that envelope and mail it back?
> I understand that there may be some folks that don't keep QSL
> cards or possibly can't afford to have them printed. In that case,
> how hard could it be to take a 3 X 5 index card, put your callsign
> on it, pencil in the QSO info, and mail it back?
>
> Okay, lets say you pay $30 for a hundred nice cards. Okay that
> .30 apiece for cards. Postage is .68 ( sending and the sase), and
> an envelope for the sase oh.. maybe .10 each. So.. you may think,
> what is this guy whining about.. thats less that $1.15 for each card
> and sase he has mailed. Well brother, you mulitiply that by a
> hundred cards that youve sent out and NOT gotten a return on, and
> you realize you have wasted over a hundred bucks!!!
>
> Personally I think it is in the spirit of amateur radio, and particularly
> that of the AM operators to at least acknowlege a card sent by
> another AM'er.  Like I said, how hard could it be to send a 3X5 card
> with the QSO stats on it? LOL
>
> so far I have sent out 6 cards to Arkansas ( multiple cards to a
> couple of folks ) and have never gotten a card back LOL..
>
> anyway.. thoughts ya'll?
>
> 73's de W5SUM
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