[Dx-qsl] QSL from USA

[Steven Wheatley KU9C]

And to add to Joe's comment, let me explain how I process Buro cards.  Firstly, I've not seen many from the 2004 contest season as of now, but my buddies in the 9-land bureau graciously send them to me in LARGE packages, to save me money on the incoming....thus, it takes a while to get incoming bureau cards to me.  That is, I don't get a monthly delivery.

Then, it takes me some time to process bureau cards.  They go to the bottom of the pile.  As I've stated before, it's something like 7 cents or so on the best day to 'reply' to a bureau card, so while I do it, it's not my favorite thing to do.  I try to make it as efficient as possible.

To save money, I bulk mail to individual bureaus, or combine with other managers.  Thus, after I get to the process of printing the QSOs, it still takes a while to get into the mail system.

I'd guess the MINIMUM time for a bureau response for a card, in my case, is 2 years...from the time you mail it to your bureau to come to me.  Sometimes faster, often slower.......sorry, but when you get bureau cards in the quantity I do, and with the cost to reply, I do it as efficiently as I can.

The bureau works, but it is SLOW.  LOTW, direct, etc are much more efficient methods.

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