[Dx-qsl] Return address on QSL's mailed

[Steven Wheatley KU9C]

Alan, let me add a few things to this, after thinking about it a bit more


1.  Remember...it is the QSL that YOU need that is in the envelope.  Thus, I think it's to the person's benefit that is sending the QSL to make sure the card will have the best chance to make it back to the person that sent it.  Thus, do whatever you can to make it likely to return.

2.  If the ink smears, or the label falls off, DO NOT expect the QSL manager to cover your miscue by putting a return address on.  Test your labels.  Check the ink you use, by wetting your finger and attempting the 'smear test'.  If it smears/falls off, you take your chances....

3.  Also, check your 'self stick' envelopes.  I have to tell you, I LOVE these things, as it saves me a step to some extent.  However, a good number of the ones I see do not seem to have enough 'stick' to them.  I try to tape them, but I'm sure I miss them.  If you get a self stick envelope back open, and with QSLs missing, think about the envelopes yhou're sending.  If you see tape on the back of them, consider changing vendors of the envelopes you use!!!

73
Steve

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Alan Zack <k7acz at cox.net>
Date:  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:12:57 -0800

>I'm wondering if anyone has noticed a trend among some QSL mangers not 
>to use a return address when sending a QSL back to you.
>
>We send a QSL manager a SAE or SASE with our address stamped on it to 
>get the QSL back to us.  But I noticed most QSL managers don't stamp 
>their return address on the envelope we provide.  This is fine UNLESS 
>for some reason our address can't be read because of being smudged or 
>if using a label, the label gets torn off.  then what happens?  With 
>no return address the envelope goes to the dead letter file and is 
>lost forever.  The person who sent the SASE/SAE doesn't get his card, 
>and gets mad at the QSL mgr for not sending it, when he actually did 
>send it.
>
>If a QSL mgr didn't want to use his address as the return address then 
>I suppose we could put our own address on the back flap of the 
>envelope so it would get returned to us.  This would be OK UNLESS 
>someone moved and the forwarding order expired or for some other 
>reason it could not be delivered (Flood, hurricane, house burned down, 
>etc).
>Anyway, I wonder what the QSL mgrs in the group have for suggestions 
>on using or not using their return address on SAE/SASE they receive.
>73
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