[Dx-qsl] An all-time first!

[Andrei]

> Not surprisingly, the address on the SAE was written entirely in
> Japanese except for JAPAN at the bottom. I've never seen one like that
> before either.

He did absolutely right thing - he made JA postmen live easier.

Regards & 73!
Andrei, de ZL1TM


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Becker" <johnb3030 at comcast.net>
To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, 19 January 2007 11:50 a.m.
Subject: [Dx-qsl] An all-time first!


Today I received in the mail an airmail QSL REQUEST from a DX station,
complete with SAE and IRC. In over 40 years of DXing, this is the first
time that has happened. It was for a 40M QSO during the CQWW CW contest
in November. Unfortunately for the poor JA, he is not in the log, and I
wasn't even on the air at the time he thinks he worked me. I get QSLs
through the bureau after every major contest for QSOs I didn't make, and
many are from JAs. I think they are working either N9MM or K9MMS and not
copying the call correctly.

Not surprisingly, the address on the SAE was written entirely in
Japanese except for JAPAN at the bottom. I've never seen one like that
before either.

I wish I had worked the guy. I'm going to feel bad sending his card back
marked NIL.

73,

John, K9MM


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