[Dx-qsl] A Scoundrel in our Midst?

[Bill Echols]

Actually, I sent all the cards out in envelopes without my return stamp in  
the upper left hand corner; the recipients only knew the postmark was  
Jackson, MS. My thinking was that I often get DX cards from U.S. hams; I  
oft times don't know if they were forwarded or if they are the as yet  
unannounced U.S. QSL manager. Therefore, I guess for selfish reasons, I  
did not want anyone to think I was (or am) the stateside manager for this  
Russian amateur.

I did think it odd, in retrospect, that a Russian amateur who can afford a  
nice rig and antenna system AND has dial-up Internet access from home (not  
using the normal 'wireless cafe') would depend upon a U.S. amateur to pass  
his cards on.

I suspect most of the cards I forwarded were from direct card requests  
received in Russia; most were recent contacts with contesters and DXers  
for which I am in friendly competition.

Bill, NI5F

On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 09:56:02 -0500, Al Bailey <k8six at comcast.net> wrote:

> Ouch. If my math is correct that is $12.58 out of pocket. I would hope  
> most, if not all, would be decent and send you a stamp back in return.
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> I always forward the cards as well and in most cases the Op is polite  
> and sends a stamp back which is exactly what I do.
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> Let's just hope our cards go to someone with the same attitude. :)
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> At 09:46 AM 3/19/2005, Bill Echols wrote:
>> It is quite common for me to receive other U.S. ham's QSL cards in my
>> return envelopes. Several weeks ago, however, an unnamed Russian amateur
>> sent 34 cards in the envelope with my return QSL card. All the cards had
>> W5-land calls; I forwarded all 34 cards in envelopes.
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>> I can understand one or two extra cards being tucked into my prepaid
>> envelope; however, I am not the W5-land incoming QSL card bureau and I  
>> am
>> not his stateside manager.
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>> I received a return email from the unnamed ham after I asked him why all
>> the other ham's cards where in my envelope. He responded that if I could
>> afford a direct card to him with IRC then I could afford to send the
>> other's cards on also. (I guess there is some truth to that.)
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>> Be that as it may, if any of you receive my cards, please send them to  
>> me;
>> I will repay the postage.
>>
>> Bill, NI5F
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