[Dx-qsl] Rudest response?

[Phil Whitchurch]

If what you say is correct then I do agree that he might have chosen his 
words a little more carefully.

73

In message <45F429BF.3020509 at pa4jj.nl>, Jan <dx-qsl at pa4jj.nl> writes
>No Phil it is not.
>Our bureau does not make this remark on it (as far as I know).
>It is just the individual and if I can remember I once got a card with 
>the same remark.
>
>
>
>Phil Whitchurch schreef:
>> Guys, FWIW
>>
>> I suspect that this is a rubber stamp applied by the Dutch bureau 
>>rather than the operator.  If you think about it, if the guy is not 
>>interested in QSLing (and there is no reason why he should be), he's 
>>not likely to go to the time and trouble of collecting his unwanted 
>>cards from the bureau, applying a rubber stamp and sending them back 
>>to the bureau, is he?
>>
>> 73 for now
>>
>> In message <20070311.112419.2296.5.Alitalian39 at juno.com>, Alfred J 
>>Cammarata <alitalian39 at juno.com> writes
>>> Well, well  in my 53 years as a ham this is a first.  Being honest? Bull
>>> pucky. Being a moron and putting a bad face on the ham radio 
>>>community is
>>> more like it. What ever happened to a litle courtesy and common sense?
>>> Why didnt the guy just write "Sorry, I dont QSL."?    73 Al w3awu
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 08:51:09 -0400 "Shelby Summerville" <k4ww at arrl.net>
>>> writes:
>>>> I admire the person's honesty! Actually, more than 90% of the bureau
>>>> cards I receive, I'm not really interested in. However, if they're
>>> asking
>>>> for my card, and it hasn't already been confirmed, I will answer it. I
>>> am
>>>> aware of the "final courtesy", but 99% of my contacts are contest
>>> related,
>>>> and I don't consider them a QSO?
>>>>
>>>> C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW
>>>> >>I got a card to PA0GMW back from th PA bureau with a stamp "Not
>>>> >>interested".
>>>> >> In what, I wonder?  Me? Ham radio? Courtesy? Good food and drink?
>>>> >> I'd rather just not get a card back.
>>>> >> Mike, NF4L
>>>> >>
>>>> >> &quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've
>>>> >> got...till it's gone.&quot; from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)
>>>> but also
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>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > &quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've
>>>> > got...till it's gone.&quot; from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)
>>>> but also
>>>> > true about QSL.NET if more users don't open their wallets and help
>>>>
>>>> > financially. Please contribute TODAY !!
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> &quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've
>>>> got...till it's gone.&quot; from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) but
>>>> also true about QSL.NET if more users don't open their wallets and
>>>> help financially. Please contribute TODAY !!
>>>>
>>>
>>>      ALFRED CAMMARATA
>>>                  W3AWU
>>>
>>>
>>> &quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've 
>>>got...till it's gone.&quot; from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) but 
>>>true about QSL.NET if more users don't open their wallets and  help 
>>>financially. Please contribute TODAY !!
>>
>
>
>&quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've 
>got...till it's gone.&quot; from Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) but 
>also true about QSL.NET if more users don't open their wallets and help 
>financially. Please contribute TODAY !!

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Phil Whitchurch
G3SWH

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