[Dx-qsl] QSLing Courtesy

[Phil Whitchurch]

Conversely, I find that many of the guys in the US who activate the 
rarer counties in the various QSO parties never reply to QSL requests 
when accompanied by an SASE and/or $.

I've all but given up on chasing counties as a result.

73

In message <006f01c49762$35caaa40$6401a8c0 at WC7N>, WC7N 
<wc7n at charter.net> writes
>John I recently participated in the Oregon QSO party as I was told 
>several county hunters needed Curry county.  I did received several 
>cards and over 35% of those did not include an SASE.  I went to far as 
>to send an e-mail to a few of them and told them if they wanted a QSL, 
>the log was posted on LoTW.  The response I received was "I don't 
>participate in LoTW." I decided that they really didn't want a card 
>from Curry County OR either.
>
>Rod WC7N
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "John Warren" <nt5c at texas.net>
>To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
>Cc: <bernie at dailydx.com>
>Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 10:03 AM
>Subject: [Dx-qsl] QSLing Courtesy
>
>
>> I've made quite a lot of QSOs in ARRL's Hiram Percy Maxim event as 
>>NT5C/135. Now the QSLs are starting to arrive. I'm very happy to 
>>respond  promptly, but if you want my QSL (or conversely if I want 
>>yours), I have  always considered it common courtesy to provide the 
>>means of replying -  SASE in the U.S., SAE + $1 outside. Apparently 
>>many of the folks I worked  don't consider that to be necessary.
>>
>> 73, John, NT5C.
>>
>> &quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've 
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>>
>
>
>&quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've 
>got...till it's gone.&quot; from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) but 
>also true about QSL.NET if more users don't open their wallets and help 
>financially. Please contribute TODAY !!

-- 
Phil Whitchurch
G3SWH

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