[Dx-qsl] QSLing Courtesy

[Mike Lazaroff]

When I got started in ham radio, I was taught "a QSL is the final courtesy
of a QSO".  Back in those days, (early 1970's) no stateside station ever
demanded an SASE for a card.  We sent QSLs as postcards with postcard
postage.  I have stacks of them here received that way - no SASE sent or
expected.  QSLing was basically automatic after a QSO, and return rates
were high.  I don't remember when everyone started demanding SASEs but it
strikes me as being a bit of a cheapskate - some of you guys have
thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars invested in rigs, amps,
towers, antennas, etc., and then say you can't afford a few postcard
stamps?  Get real!  

Obviously, these comments are not aimed at DX, DXpeditions, etc. - that is
another case entirely.

Lighten up a little and chase the moths out of your wallets.

73, Mike K3AIR


> [Original Message]
> From: WC7N <wc7n at charter.net>
> To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>; John Warren <nt5c at texas.net>; Hardy
Landskov <n7rt at cox.net>
> Cc: <bernie at dailydx.com>
> Date: 9/10/2004 10:38:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] QSLing Courtesy
>
> Well I am sure they can.  If they want it they just need to include an
SASE. 
> I chase DX and I know I wouldn't get a return card unless I include Arc's
or 
> Green stamps.
>
> Give me a break
>
> Rod WC7N
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt at cox.net>
> To: "WC7N" <wc7n at charter.net>; <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>; "John Warren" 
> <nt5c at texas.net>
> Cc: <bernie at dailydx.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 7:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] QSLing Courtesy
>
>
> > All,
> > Why can't everyone get a card if they want one?  LOTW is ok  for many
now
> > but it is really just begining.
> > My opinion.....
> > 73 N7RT
> >
> > At 11:15 AM 9/10/04 -0700, WC7N wrote:
> >>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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> >>> also
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> >>
> >>
> >>&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 
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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 !!