[DX] eQSL cards - NOW ACCEPTED - for DXCC

[Wayne Day N5WD]

On Fri, 8 Feb 2002 17:59:30 -0500, Ron Notarius WN3VAW wrote:

 <snip>

>But gang, here's the rub.  In essence, eQSL is now acting as a=
 QSL
>manager -- and charging a hefty fee for the privilidge (of that=
 $1 --
>remember, paid in advance, only 1/3 goes to postage.  And that's=
 assuming
>the card is sent first class.  If it's sent as a post card...=
 bulk
>mailed...
>computer generated... ok, let's say the total cost is $.50,=
 that's still
>quite a bit for eQSL to pocket, and NONE of that goes back to=
 the
>originating station).  So if they are now mailing you a card=
 instead of
>handling the card electronically, What Is The Point of eQSL's?

Ron,

If it only costs me a dollar to get a QSL from some of these=
 Dx-entities,
then I'd say we're coming out way ahead:

  My card  =3D   $120/1,000 =3D .02
  Envelopes =3D  $24.50/100 =3D .25
  US Stamp =3D              =3D .80
  Return stamp +/-        =3D1.50 (that's on the low side for=
 some)
                        ________
                           $2.57

 less greenback for E-QSL   1.00
                        _________
  
       Savings             $1.57 PER CARD

and that does NOT include the cost to resend cards that don't=
 get
answered in the first year!

So, quit yer bitching about them "making" some money on this... I=
 wouldn't
suggest they pay for the servers, printers, postage and=
 everything else
it'll take to keep that operation running out of their own=
 pocket.

My one and only concern about E-QSL has been whether it would be=
 accepted
for the awards that require hard-copy cards.  Now, it seems as if=
 it might,
and if so, that'd shoot that concern out of the water.


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R. Wayne Day, Licensed Paramedic  Fort Worth, Texas, USA
     n5wd@earthlink.net      rday@northwest.k12.tx.us
Health Science Technology Instructor/Clinical Coordinator
      Northwest High School, Justin,Texas  Go Texans!
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