[Dx-qsl] 1 or 2 USD

[Osten B Magnusson]

Scott and others!

The ''greenstamp'' isn't that valuable as you think. One USD does=20
not cover the less expensive mailing from Sweden to any country=20
in the world, two does and so does also one IRC.=20

And I can't see what ARRL has to do with the costs of getting QSL's,=20
it's up to you if you need / want  it or not. And, how should the =
DXCC-dept.=20
be able to know what you sent? And the bureau works just fine here in
Sweden as also in USA, but in many countries they don't have money to
send cards out.  I know that the Z3-bureau in Macedonia is trying to get
cards out once a year, that is IF they have money enough from their
members. Just an example.=20

73/DX de Osten SM5DQC


----- Ursprungligt meddelande -----=20
Fr=E5n: "Scott Manthe" <scottm@fbx.com>
Till: <N7DC@cs.com>; <dx-qsl@mailman.qth.net>
Skickat: den 24 februari 2003 00:53
=C4mne: Re: [Dx-qsl] (no subject)


> An effective solution might be to pressure the ARRL not to accept for =
DXCC
> credit QSLs from managers that require excessive postage or those that
> refuse to accept cards via the bureau. If these cards were not good =
for
> credit, these managers that require 2 IRCs or $2 or 3.00US (!!!!) =
would soon
> find themselves with plenty of time on their hands. There has been =
talk of
> this before, but so far, I haven't seen the DXCC people take any =
action. It
> would be nice to see someone from the ARRL really address this problem =
by
> doing more than talk about it! I guess they don't want to offend =
anyone...
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> I don't mind paying the mailing expenses of DX stations or helping =
defray
> the cost of operating or DXpedition costs, but I do mind someone =
trying to
> make a living off of amateur radio. Of course, if some of us chasing =
awards
> didn't pay the piper to get a card back, this problem would soon take =
care
> of itself.
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> 73,
> Scott, N9AI
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <N7DC@cs.com>
> To: <dx-list@yahoogroups.com>; <DX-QSL@MAILMAN.QTH.NET>;
> <dx-qso@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 5:05 PM
> Subject: [Dx-qsl] (no subject)
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> > Following just received on the Penn DX Bulletin.
> > I suggest all station NOT work the DX stations he is manager for, if =
you
> are
> > doing so for a QSL card.  Lets put a stop to managers who either =
cant or
> wont
> > confirm by bureau.  All it would take here, is for those station for =
which
> he
> > is the manager, to provide him the funds to send/receive from his =
buro.
> > After all, its them that want him to do their work for them, and =
they
> should
> > be the ones to provide the funding.  Far too many such instances are
> cropping
> > up these days and it negates the usefulness of the buro system.  =
Does
> anyone
> > have a list of these stations???
> >
> >
> >
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