[DX] Yet another eQSL acceptance story!

[Steve-KF2TI]

On 13 Feb 2002 at 21:36, Charles Johnston wrote:

From:           	"Charles Johnston" <ctj92@cableone.net>
To:             	"DX Reflector - SUBMIT" <dx@mailman.qth.net>
Subject:        	Re: [DX] Yet another eQSL acceptance story!
Date sent:      	Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:36:33 -0700

> 
>    And lastly...let's not forget about some so-called DX ops that have
> turned their rare home country into a dollar-bill collecting entity
> for themselves...you know the ones that get thousands of cards with
> $$$ enclosed each year and then only send out a couple dozen
> confirmations. Just enough so some Hams can "verify" that DX op
> so-and-so does qsl...yeah to about 1% of the cards he receives...

So just how would eqsl's stop this scenerio Charles?  Unless the op 
from
 that rare DX country downloads his logs AND notifies the ARRL that 
he 
accepts Eqsls as his QSL manager (you seem to keep forgetting this 
part), there is absolutlely NO advantage to this great technology.  
There is absolutely NO incentive for him to change othere than you 
wanting his card.  Instead of paying him, you're paying a 3rd party, 
which again brings up certain rules from the DXCC program (which, 
although mentioned, you keep forgetting about)


There are still many many holes in this program  


> 
>   Now with eQSL all that crap is stopped permanently....oh
>   yeah...isn't
> technology great?

Sorry, Charlie.  It ain;t that great.  So far, I have yet to see one 
significant DXpedition use this stuff.  Why should they?

Do you suppose the upcoming Ducie Island and Mellish Reff operatiosn 
will download their logs to Eqsl's?  What would be their advantage?  
IOW, what's in it for them.

Yes, Eqsl's seem to have a place, just like QSL buros do, but I 
highly doubt they're going to be the great savior that you seem to be 
spamming the world about.

Take care

73,

Steve - KF2TI

The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the 
cheese.  (think about it for a minute)

Laugh now, but one day you'll be driving a Lexus and eating 
dinner at four in the afternoon. (so what is an early bird?)

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