[Dx-qsl] (no subject)

[Steve Sullivan]

I believe W3HC has retired from qsl managing back a while ago.  If I remember correctly, N2OO and others have taken over all the stations that he previously managed.

73 de Steve, KZ2I
Charlotte, NC
Carolina DX Association - South Jersey DX Association
ex-WB2VFT (1965-1973)



--- On Wed, 11/5/08, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net> wrote:

> From: Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
> Subject: RE: [Dx-qsl] (no subject)
> To: lwloen at myclearwave.net, dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 9:02 PM
> Yes, they do have names.  No, I'd prefer to avoid naming
> any from my
> personal knowledge, as situations change and I would prefer
> not to
> accidentally make a false accusation.  With that in mind...
> 
> K3ZO, who now manages the W3 Incoming buro, posted to this
> list back on July
> 15th listing 3rd District (call) stations who decline to
> use the buro for
> incoming cards.  I recognize well known QSL Manager W3HC on
> that list, and
> yes, that is one of the calls I had in mind.  You can find
> the updated list
> in the center of
> http://www.qsl.net/ncdxa/ncdxa_third_call_area_bureau_revised.html,
> and
> there are probably other QSL managers there as well.
> 
> I also received a PM from another QSL manager, an old
> friend I haven't heard
> from for awhile, who also discussed this.  This individual
> WILL answer buro
> cards from US amateurs for his stations... eventually. 
> They tend to go to
> the bottom of the pile.
> 
> Personally... look, if you really want a particular QSL
> card from a
> particular station, doing it their (or their manager's)
> way is the cost of
> doing business.  (Are the policies of some outrageous? 
> Sure, but luckily,
> that's a very tiny minority.)  That's just the way
> it is.
> 
> 73
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of
> lwloen at myclearwave.net
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 4:09 PM
> To: dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Dx-qsl] (no subject)
> 
> 
> W3WN wrote:
> 
> >Yes, you can (send buro QSLs to stateside QSL
> managers).
> 
> >But keep in mind that some US managers do not accept
> >buro cards on behalf of
> >their managed stations.
> 
> Do these masked men and women have names?  Is there a way
> to find out in
> advance?
> 
> To my knowledge, I never had a stateside QSL manager refuse
> a QSL card,
> including back before we had stuff like QRZ.Com.
> 
> 
> Wo0Z
> 
> 
> 
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