[HCRA] New Benefit of Being a HCRA Member - Outgoing DX QSL Service - read below

[Larry Krainson]

The Hampden County Radio Association provides “pooling” of outgoing QSL
cards as a benefit to members, who are also members of the ARRL, and who
wish to send their DX cards through the ARRL’s Outgoing QSL Service. The
submission form and instructions are attached and QSL cards can be dropped
off at our regular meetings or to Paul Kelliher, NF1G (address and contact
information is on form).

Hampden County Radio Association

QSL Card Submission Form

Name:  _____________________________

Callsign: ____________________________

ARRL Membership No.: ________________

Mailing Address:

Street or P.O. Box ____________________

City/Town: __________________________

ZIP Code: ___________________

Email: ______________________________

Telephone:  (H) _______________________

                      (C) _______________________

Number of Cards Enclosed: _____________

Note:

   1.

   Address, Telephone and Email are requested in case we need to contact
   you.  Only Name, Callsign and Membership Number will be included with
   submission of cards to ARRL.
   2.

   You must be a Member of BOTH the ARRL and HCRA to use this service.




INSTRUCTIONS:


   1.

   Complete this form in its entirety and include the first page with your
   cards.
   2.

   Please sort your card in accordance with the ARRL Outgoing QSL Service
   rules. (See ARRL website for instructions).
   3.

   Only include cards for countries with Incoming QSL Bureaus. The ARRL
   website also includes a current list of those countries which do NOT
   have an incoming bureau.
   4.

   If your QSO contact uses a QSL Manager (often the case if the country
   does not have a bureau) please indicate the manager on the same side as the
   QSO information, preferably in the upper left corner and the word “VIA”
   followed by the manager callsign. Then, sort the card by the QSL manager’s
   country.
   5.

   Finally, consult a site such as QRZ.com for QSL instructions. You may
   find the station states “No Bureau” particularly if they do not belong to
   their country’s amateur radio society or group that runs their bureau. In
   these cases, they may never receive your card.



Questions??  Please contact:

Paul Kelliher NF1G

P.O.Box 399

520 Audubon Road

Leeds, MA 01053

paulkelliher at comcast.net

(C) 413-530-5122