[Dx-qsl] buro cards

[Steven Wheatley KU9C]

Very good point......both in terms of family time, enjoying ham radio yourself, and the balance between your personal life, your hobby life, and your work life.  I had a guy once locally ask me how much money i made doing QSL cards....and I chuckled.  I told him that my consulting business payed nicely, gave him an 'hourly figure'....and then told him what my QSL business paid me, gave him an hourly figure.  Problem with the QSL figure, it had a negative sign in front....

73
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From: "Bernie McClenny" <bernie at dailydx.com>
Reply-To: <bernie at dailydx.com>
Date:  Mon, 19 Sep 2005 21:50:35 -0400

>Steve and everyone else.  It's not just the money but the time also!  And
>that is more valuable than the money.
>
>Bernie
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>On Behalf Of Steven Wheatley KU9C
>Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 20:52
>To: dx-qsl-mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] buro cards
>
>Ahhhhh...the proverbial can of worms has been opened.  For the record, I
>follow Ron and Phil's 'process'....if you've got it on a band/mode, the only
>way you'll get a second card is via a direct request.  
>
>Last count of bureau cards received, where I did a 'serious tally' of the
>results, showed that about 60% (58 to be exact) were duplicates....being
>defined as the call I manage had been requested and answered before for the
>band/mode. 
>
>Now, if someone wants to "help"....lets do the math on the next 70 pounds I
>get....
>
>Roughly 300 bucks for QSL cards
>Roughly 24 bucks for labels
>roughly 40 bucks to get the cards to me
>roughly 280 bucks to get the cards back out
>
>Do that math, and then look at 60% of it due to 'duplication'.  Add on top
>of that you have to often make a choice with an hour...do direct, or sort
>thru the burro cards....realizing, also, as Nenad pointed out...many have
>come via direct as well.
>
>Not having a bad day, just making those that send a card to everything that
>moves realize what the pain is.
>
>73
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