[Dx-qsl] 5N6NDP

[David Corney]

Ron - I agree with you 100 percent. I can understand them being intercepted
in certain parts of the world, put my requests were direct to his EU manager
IK5JAN. I would expect a good chance that one of my two letters would
successfully get to the manager.

I sent a SAE and IRC with my first request last year, then a SASE (Bill Plum
unused Italian stamp) AND a greenstamp on my second attempt. No answer so
far, and no response to my e-mails. Fortunately I confirmed 5N via another
station since then.

I totally respect the job QSL managers are doing, especially those that
handle very active  and/or multiple DX stations. It's a hard, time consuming
job. You never hear from the satisfied "customers", only those will a
problem. My sincere thanks to all you managers out there.

BTW, this is only one of two direct requests I have sent to an EU manager
with no reply after about years time out many, many requests; so I consider
my return rate excellent. I realize patience is the key, a year is not an
all too uncommon wait. I was just wondering out loud.

I also know the minute I send this e-mail, the reply will show up in my
mailbox and I'll have to (happily) eat crow.....

Thanks Ron, I do appreciate your help.

73 and good DX.
Dave
WB2FCR

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Notarius WN3VAW [mailto:wn3vaw@fyi.net]
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 10:18 AM
To: David Corney; dx-qsl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] 5N6NDP


Many of these "unanswered requests" are intercepted prior to them ever
getting to their destination.

While there are a (fortunately very) few amateurs who seem to "collect"
green stamps & IRC's, most of those with less than stellar QSL reputations
are never getting the incoming mail in the first place.  Must be frustrating
for them -- some of them QSL 100% of what they get, but get less than 5% of
what's sent to them in the first place.

And before someone brings it up:  Yes, a NA or EU QSL manager would
alleviate the problem, but for a large variety of reasons to lengthy to go
into (including but not limited to lack of trust & wounded pride) some of
these stations won't go for it.

73, ron wn3vaw

"And they give you cash,
which is just as good as money!"
Yogi Berra, AFLAC Commercial, 2002