[Dx-qsl] XE1IDJ?

Sat May 17 17:39:00 2003

Funny how these things happen....

In the mailbox today were my QSLs from XE1IDJ.  Thanks David!

For the record, I sent an SAE/1 IRC to his QRZ address,
in a regular air mail envelope, on Feb 26, so ~3 month return.

Thanks everyone for your comments!

73 Len K1NU

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick STODDARD" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] XE1IDJ?

> Hi!
> 
> Len K1NU asked:
> 
> > Anyone get a card (direct or buro) from XE1IDJ?
> 
> > Sent a direct card about 3 months ago, no reponse yet.
> 
> I worked David on 8 December 2002 (12m CW as XE1IDJ, then a few
> minutes later as 6J1IDJ on 12m SSB), sent my card direct with an 
> SASE a day or two after our QSOs, and had his cards in 8 or 9 
> weeks - not bad for the Mexican post.  I used this address 
> (basically as shown on QRZ.com but formatted a little differently):
> 
> David VEGA Urbina
> Huatapera 325, Col. Eduardo Ruiz
> 58140 - Morelia, Michoacan
> Mexico
> 
> I sent an SASE with Mexican postage, and I put 2 stamps totaling 
> 10.20 pesos on my SASE.  BTW the air-mail rate for an envelope up 
> to 20 grams from Mexico to the USA is 8.50 pesos (about 83 US cents 
> right now, assuming an exchange rate of 10.20 pesos = USD 1).  For 
> Europe and the rest of the Americas, the rate is 10.50 pesos (USD 
> 1.02), and for the rest of the world it is 11.50 pesos (USD 1.13).  
> With the exchange rate fluctuating around the 10 pesos = USD 1 
> level, it sometimes makes the rate for Europe and the rest of the 
> Americas come in at just under USD 1, but without a noticeable 
> devaluation of the peso the "rest of the world" rate will probably 
> remain comfortably above USD 1.  
> 
>  ...

> 73!
> 
> 
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Glendale, AZ 
> http://www.qsl.net/wd9ewk/
> 
> 4A2Q from northern Mexico, 3-4 May 2003: http://www.qsl.net/4a2q/
> 
> 