[Dx-qsl] K1B - and this is my last comment....

Sun Dec 29 21:32:00 2002

When the QSL route was announced, I put together a group registered mailing
(announced on this list).  Before I sent it out, Nenad offered his route so
I sent the package to him with the donations.  The money saved on the
registered mail costs became an extra donation to the expedition.  As far as
I know, everyone that was part of the group got their cards fairly quickly,
myself included (many thanks, Nenad).

My point in responding to Brian was that since the problems with that QSL
route were known and to be expected, that a different route should have been
established - it would have saved a lot of aggravation.

73 and good DX to all in 2003,

Mike K3AIR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Nielsen" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] K1B: More statistics

> On Sun, Dec 29, 2002 at 08:15:50PM -0500, Mike Lazaroff K3AIR wrote:
> > Brian,
> >
> > I think you've missed the point....
> >
> > Sure, resubmit only to see the money stolen again.  Why should anyone
have
> > to resubmit, or why should anyone have to spend excessive amounts for
> > international registered mail because of an unwise choice of QSL route
to
> > begin with?
> >
> > The point is NOT that some complain; the point is that the problems with
> > that particular postal system are well known and have been well known
for a
> > long time.  A different (more reliable, more secure) QSL route should
have
> > been used from the beginning.  It isn't as if this were a new or unknown
> > problem.  Resubmitting won't cure it; it will just aggravate the
problem.
>
> There was a more secure route which was announced on this list (thanks,
> Nenad), although it was a one-time-only opportunity and is no longer
> available.  I've had my K1B cards for both CW and SSB for several
> months (which probably wouldn't have happened if it had been a new one
> for me).
>
> 73, Bob N7XY
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