[Dx-qsl] duplicate bureau cards

[Stuart Santelmann KC1F]

> Stuart,
>
> Here is an example:
>
> I worked KC1F in ARRL DX SSB 2001 on 10m (true). Sent QSL card via bureau, 
> haven't received one back (also true).
>
> If you sent me QSL, who knows why it didn't make it through to me.
>
> You've made assumption that your first card reached me. But I haven't 
> received it and I now think that you don't use bureau...
>
>
> Regards &73!
> Andrei, de ZL1TM
>
>
>>From: "Stuart Santelmann KC1F" <kc1f at adelphia.net>
>>To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
>>Subject: [Dx-qsl] duplicate bureau cards
>>Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 10:30:36 -0400
>>
>>Hello:
>>
>>I'm going through a stack of received bureau cards, mostly from contest 
>>operations.  I'm more than happy to receive all these cards, and I 
>>lovingly examine them and file them in order.  I do however receive MANY 
>>bureau cards from Europe that have obviously been sent in a mass printing 
>>dump, for the same band and mode that I have QSLed before - some are even 
>>handwritten.  I've taken to checking in my logging program DXbase to see 
>>whether I've QSLed them before on that band mode, and then I ignore the 
>>second request.
>>
>>But then I've wondered if by some circumstance they needed another card 
>>for some other reason - I just now looked at a QSL from IK2VFW - ""From 
>>fire destruction pse QSL again 73".  I'll answer this one !  Fausto I hope 
>>you and your family are OK !
>>
>>I have 55,000 QSLs over 37 years and still expanding - not as many as K3ZO 
>>I don't think !
>>
>>Stu        KC1F
>>

Hello Andrei:

    You've made the assumption that your card reached ME, which it didn't ! 
Hi.  Your assertion that I don't use the bureau will come as a surprise to 
the ARRL outgoing bureau !  Indeed we have three QSOs on 10 meter SSB in 
contests in 2001 but I have no record of your QSLs being received, but now 
my QSL is coming to you direct sent in tomorrow's mail.

Very 73 and I hope to work you in the next contest...

Stu        KC1F