[Dx-qsl] Courtesy wait period for QSL?

[Ron Lago]

I welcome emails as a manager. Things get lost or the printer is slow. I 
am awaiting cards since August because of lost package and just took on 
4 more stations where I will be waiting for cards.
Very 73
Ron
AC7DX
On 11/5/2012 12:21 PM, Joseph D. Orsak wrote:
> Thanks for your reply. I understand there are many different situations and
> my intention is not to generalize but just to see what different QSLers do
> in different situations, with the possible exception of expeditions as
> there's usually plenty of information available as to where they are in the
> QSLing process.
>
> Here's my personal opinion:
>
> For individual Ops in rare/semi-rare countries: at least 6 months before
> emailing. But I don't see waiting a full year if a guy has an email address
> listed on QRZ.com. My own QSL stats show zero email replies to emails sent
> to individual Ops after 6 months anyway.
>
> For direct mailed QSLs to Managers: this one is where I see some gray area,
> and the main reason for my query. For instance I have one out for close to 4
> months to a great manager who in the past has turned around my requests in
> just a few weeks. I'm thinking I'll email him shortly to see if he's waiting
> on the printers or if my letter got lost, I don't see waiting another 2
> months in this case. In general though I'd say 6 months IMO.
>
> For PayPal'ed requests to Managers for individual Ops (Not dxpeditions):
> Here's another one where I'm curious what the group thinks. I'll say 3 or 4
> months in this case IMO. I suppose I can assume from the PayPal 'receipt' my
> Green Stamps got to where they were going and 2 months is a more than
> adequate turnaround time for card printers these days.
>
> 73,
>
> -Joe W4WN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Ed Swiderski, KU4BP
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 2:00 PM
> To: 'DX QSL Posts'
> Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Courtesy wait period for QSL?
>
>
> Depends on the size of the DX station you want a QSL from. A major
> expedition or just a single operator from a rare country. Also, depends on
> where the QSL resides. Some countries are hard to get a letter through from
> the USA due to mail theft in them. I have seen about a week for a letter
> from the USA to arrive. A reply can take a while due to commitments of the
> operator or their manger outside of radio and, like I said before, the
> volume of requests for the station worked. I don't think there is a set
> amount of time. You have to be the judge given the circumstances.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Joseph Orsak
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 1:49 PM
> To: DX QSL Posts
> Subject: [Dx-qsl] Courtesy wait period for QSL?
>
> Looking for opinions from the group, if this has been covered in some List
> FAQ (I couldn't find one) I apologize in advance for the bandwidth:
>
> Just wondering how long the gentlemanly wait period would be before emailing
> an op or manager regarding a direct mailed QSL?
>
> Thanks & 73,
>
> Joe W4WN
>
>
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