[Dx-qsl] QSLing Complaint (or Rant)

[George McCrary]

	In the past 12 years I would conservatively estimate that I've
received at least 25 cards included with mine from various managers.
I've NEVER failed to forward them (although one time I received a full
10 cards from an African station, these went to the ARRL incoming).

	But, at least say "please forward", "thanks" or something! Heck,
even if he says "You low life's included insufficient funds, so suck it
up and forward this darn card!" it would be better than nothing.

	A good case is the manager for a St Peter & Paul Rocks
Dxpedition about 6 years ago. He included the other folks address and a
note saying something to the effect that postal theft was making it hard
for him to return all cards direct and thanking me advance for
forwarding the cards. At least I felt there was a good reason for what
was happening and I forwarded the 2 cards I received (the station even
included the other guys addresses).

							Regards,

							George (K8QM)




-----Original Message-----
From: FireBrick [mailto:w9ol@billnjudy.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 5:53 PM
To: k8qm@nc.rr.com; dx-qsl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] QSLing Complaint (or Rant)

George
It may not be what you think.
This has happened to a lot of people, myself included.

It's usually caused because the sender did NOT include return postage.
Or.
The return postage was pilfered in the mail.
Or.
Recently the dollar has lost value considerably and if the postage was 
provided, it may no longer be enough to return.

I like to give the station the benefit of the doubt. He tried to get
a qsl card back to a requester.

So while it may SEEM to be strange, lets assume he was trying to 
overcome obstacles not of his maker.

What makes be believe that is he simply could have chucked the other 
qsl request, but he didn't. 
So I'm going to assume he tried his best.

I'm a manager, I don't get many 'pilfered' requests, but it does happen.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George McCrary" <k8qm@nc.rr.com>
To: <dx-qsl@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 4:46 PM
Subject: [Dx-qsl] QSLing Complaint (or Rant)


> Guys,
> 
> I know I'm "preaching to the choir" here and I try not to
> clutter the reflector with pointless complaints, but on the off chance
> that it might reach someone who needs to hear it..here goes.
> 
> I received a envelope today (I won't mention the station) that
> included a card for another U.S. ham along with my card. Geez that
> annoys me! At least in some cases I've had managers put a note like
> "please forward", include the other guys SAE or even include a stamped
> envelope ready to drop in the U.S. mail. But there is no excuse for
just
> tossing a card in like this guy did! It honestly annoys me less to get
a
> direct card back via the buro than to have this happen!
> 
> If anyone knows W8OLI you can let him know that he will (of
> course) get his 3X card from me, and hopefully if he's ever in this
spot
> he will do the same for someone else.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> George (K8QM)
> 
> 
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