[Dx-qsl] DX-QSL Digest, Vol 119, Issue 10

Wed Dec 11 14:18:05 EST 2013

I just redeemed a dozen at the Winchester VA post office last week, the lady
had to ask another employee the procedure but no hassle. 
As long as they are the current IRC they have to take them until the cutoff
date. Ask for the Postmaster if the supervisor has no clue. 
Or try the post office in a nearby town. 

Good luck AG4SO

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Today's Topics:

   1. IRC Redemption (Tom Harke)
   2. Re: IRC Redemption (Ron Notarius W3WN)
   3. IRC Redemption (Tom Harke)
   4. Re: IRC Redemption (Murray Green (K3BEQ))
   5. Re: IRC Redemption (Dave Novoa W4DN)
   6. Re: IRC Redemption (Roberto Rey)
   7. FR4NT (Rex Turvin)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 12:30:20 -0600
From: Tom Harke <tom at tomharke.com>
To: DX-QSL at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Dx-qsl] IRC Redemption
Message-ID: <52A75DBC.5020104 at tomharke.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

I went to a local Post Office today and tried to redeem a big stack of
IRC's. The Postmaster had no idea even though I provided him with USPS
Handbook location regarding redemption of IRC's. He told me he would check
into the procedure with his district office and call me at home when he got
the information.He called me back and told me that the IRC's are not
redeemable. He was advised by the Great Lakes District Office that the IRC's
have not been accepted for the past 5 years and they will not redeem them. I
know this is a bunch of garbage. Any recommendations how to handle this.
Appreciate any information.

73 de Tom AA9A

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:21:53 -0600 (CST)
From: Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
To: tom at tomharke.com, DX-QSL at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] IRC Redemption
Message-ID: <3171530.220988.1386703313039.JavaMail.root at vznit170128>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

Tom, 

You worry me.  I have a few that I never got around to using, so I'm going
to have to redeem them before the end of the month as well.

The ARRL is covering this on the League web site...
http://www.arrl.org/news/international-reply-coupon-redemption-deadline-loom
s

They advise everyone to ask for a supervisor if you run into a problem, and
bring along a copy of USPS International Mail Manual Section 381 (IMM 381
can be found at http://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc3_020.htm )

After reading the section over, I suspect that whomever made the decision
was looking at 381.3(d), which refers to the OLD IRC's that we used to
exchange, the small ones without expiration dates.  In short, I wonder if
you ran into someone who was looking for an excuse to not have to bother
with them.  

73

On 12/10/13, Tom Harke wrote:

I went to a local Post Office today and tried to redeem a big stack of
IRC's. The Postmaster had no idea even though I provided him with USPS
Handbook location regarding redemption of IRC's. He told me he would check
into the procedure with his district office and call me at home when he got
the information.He called me back and told me that the IRC's are not
redeemable. He was advised by the Great Lakes District Office that the IRC's
have not been accepted for the past 5 years and they will not redeem them. I
know this is a bunch of garbage. Any recommendations how to handle this.
Appreciate any information.

73 de Tom AA9A

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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:28:26 -0600
From: Tom Harke <tom at tomharke.com>
To: DX-QSL at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Dx-qsl] IRC Redemption
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I contacted the Postmaster General Office in Washington DC regarding my
problem with the local Postmaster. The IRC's are redeemable and the USPS
District Office is giving misinformation. They are going to issue an
information bulletin regarding IRC redemption through out their system. 
I will go to another Post Office in a couple of days and try again hopefully
with better results.

73 de Tom AA9A

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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:10:42 -0500
From: "Murray Green (K3BEQ)" <mgreen at erols.com>
To: Tom Harke <tom at tomharke.com>
Cc: DX Posts <DX-QSL at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] IRC Redemption
Message-ID: <52A77542.1010901 at erols.com>
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Good for you Tom. Right to the heart of the problem.
73 Murray, K3BEQ

On 12/10/2013 02:28 PM, Tom Harke wrote:
> I contacted the Postmaster General Office in Washington DC regarding 
> my problem with the local Postmaster. The IRC's are redeemable and the 
> USPS District Office is giving misinformation. They are going to issue 
> an information bulletin regarding IRC redemption through out their 
> system. I will go to another Post Office in a couple of days and try 
> again hopefully with better results.
>
> 73 de Tom AA9A
>
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:15:25 -0500
From: "Dave Novoa W4DN" <dnovoa at bellsouth.net>
To: <DX-QSL at mailman.qth.net>,	<n4xp at juno.com>
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] IRC Redemption
Message-ID: <522642FF64C7454DAFAEFFB8451102FA at computer1>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
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Today I took 20 IRCs to the main post office in Miami.  I was armed with a
copy of the regulation.  The clerk, who had never seen an IRC, called a
supervisor.  The supervisor told the clerk how to do the processing, and two
minutes later I walked out with 20 new  holiday global stamps.
I had tried to redeem them previously and was told by another supervisor
that she had to check with the postmaster, as my IRCs  were not stamped on
the left hand side corner. Today, that was not an issue.
73,
Dave, W4DN 

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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:55:41 -0500
From: "Roberto Rey" <cwdude at gmail.com>
To: "Dave Novoa W4DN" <dnovoa at bellsouth.net>,
	<DX-QSL at mailman.qth.net>,	<n4xp at juno.com>
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] IRC Redemption
Message-ID: <F20E528F19954B16B0C6E853984EB543 at satto8dae07c29>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
	reply-type=response

You wrote:

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Novoa W4DN" <dnovoa at bellsouth.net>
To: <DX-QSL at mailman.qth.net>; <n4xp at juno.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] IRC Redemption

> Today I took 20 IRCs to the main post office in Miami.  I was armed with a

> copy of the regulation.  The clerk, who had never seen an IRC, called a 
> supervisor.  The supervisor told the clerk how to do the processing, and 
> two minutes later I walked out with 20 new  holiday global stamps.
> I had tried to redeem them previously and was told by another supervisor 
> that she had to check with the postmaster, as my IRCs  were not stamped on

> the left hand side corner. Today, that was not an issue.
> 73,
> Dave, W4DN
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:50:58 -0800 (PST)
From: Rex Turvin <turvin2009 at yahoo.com>
To: DX-QSL Reflector <DX-QSL at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Dx-qsl] FR4NT
Message-ID:
	<1386777058.81941.YahooMailNeo at web126102.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

Has anyone received QSL's from FR4NT. I sent direct request with $$$ Feb
2013. No response.
Does anyone have an e-mail address for him?
73 NR6M

?
ex: KF7NMD

Sincerely,

Rex Turvin
www.nr6m.com

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