[Dx-qsl] Contacting TI9JJP

[Stuart Santelmann KC1F]

> Yeah...go get it yourself!
>
> I'm serious... I tried to get a qsl for a long time and never could. Then 
> I had a business trip to Costa Rica and called him up and after insisting 
> he "let" me go to his home. I got there on time - before 6:00, after the 
> days work and waited and waited and waited...I was left sitting in a small 
> living room, for about three hours- not even offered something to drink - 
> then somebody came in and turned on the freakin TV....I was so thrilled to 
> watch Costarican TV!
> Mr. Pastora came 3 hours late and said.."oh I´m sorry" - sat down gave me 
> the qsl, not even looked at his logbook and I was out on his front door at 
> around 9:15..not knowing where I really was and trying to haul a taxi in 
> the a city I wasn't even familiar with.
>
> He is a class act!
>
> 73 de HK3CW  ROB

>
>
>>I have tried multiple ways of sending a card for the December 2002 
>>operation by TI9JJP on Cocos Island (TI9).
>>

Hi Rob and the group:

I was waiting for someone else to go first on this subject, and I remember 
your story from before !  I got TI9JJP QSLs from 1992 and 1994 but it took 
several tries.  I found TI2JJP on the air and asked him if he had received 
my QSL requests, and he said no, and that I should resubmit.  Then I sent my 
cards again with US $10 and he responded right away.  So I guess the Costa 
Rican mail system works better the more cash you enclose in the envelope, if 
you get my meaning.  I also heard that the locals were upset about the big 
TI9M operation in 2002 that bypassed the usual channels, had a US manager 
that got everyone their cards OK, and drove Cocos way down on the needed 
list.

Stu        KC1F