[Dx-qsl] Global QSL

[Nenad Stevanovic]

Laurent,


Thanks for your comments.

Some sort of remote (authorized) printing is certainly
the way to go. Obiously all-elctronic exchange is 
even cheaper, and faster, but in view  of many
old timers 'not the real stuff'.

On the other hand, escalating postal expenses,
fueled by high fuel surcharges, will force many 
QSL bureaus to turn into Rx only, or
even inoperable, evetually closed.

Doing it via IARU is definetly a good idea, but 
difficult to acomplish. Many IARU bureaus not even 
have computers, let alone the color printers.

Keep in mind that in many countires incoming, and 
outgoing QSL bureaus are separated, and do their
business independently.

I still think this remote QSL printing, and local
distribution should be kept private. I use the 
term "QSL Manager in reverse".  In that model
end user pays the  service of such manager
in local currency, , but in return does not
have upfront cost of printing blank cards.


73  Nenad   VE3EXY 


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From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Laurent Ferracci
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:37 AM
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Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Global QSL


Nenad Stevanovic a écrit :

> From my QSL Bureau manager's persepctive any
> system that includes overseas mailing cannot 
> last long, without substantial costs.

The problem for Global QSL is not yet to "last long", but to "start" !

I agree with you Nenad, but once they start, they could make their own business plans and imagine to have some local "subsidiaries" (ie cards printing and processing units) in big countries. The central server would share the printing between them and each one would send to 
"regional" bureaus. This being transparent to the end user.

If you push that to the extreme, the IARU bureaus could to the same thing ! The only thing they would exchange would be digital data (QSL designs + ADIF files) and there would be some digital color printers at the end (just because we like paper).

-- 
Laurent F1JKJ