From ekc at forth.com Wed May 15 18:59:05 2019 From: ekc at forth.com (Edward K Conklin) Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 12:59:05 -1000 Subject: [HIham] Hawaii QSL Bureau to handle outgoing cards Message-ID: <6500580d-d39f-1193-ba53-02ab51387b7b@forth.com> For those of you who are still using paper QSLs, note that the ARRL has greatly reduced the cost of handling outgoing cards.? Here is the announcement: ------------------------------------------------------------------- *QSL Service Fee Structure (as of May 15, 2019)* ARRL members ? including foreign members, QSL Managers, or managers for DXpeditions ? should enclose payment as follows: *Through May 14, 2019, the rate structure was: ??? $1.15 per ounce, plus $7.00 QSL Bureau service fee*. *Effective May 15, 2019, the new rate structure is:* *? $2 for 10 or fewer cards in one envelope. ??? $3 for 11-20 cards in one envelope, or 75 cents per ounce, for packages with 21 or more cards. * [For example, a package containing 1.5 pounds of cards -- 24 ounces, or about 225 cards --? will cost $18.] Under the new fee structure, there are no transaction service fees. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Because there are no longer any service fees, the Hawaii QSL Bureau will now accept outgoing foreign cards (to non-US calls only).? To use the outgoing service, you must have an account with the KH6 bureau.? You do not need to be an ARRL member, as the bureau automatically qualifies.? Mail me your cards (or drop them off in person, etc.)? I will then assemble an outgoing package to ARRL when I have accumulated enough cards to keep the mailing costs down.? There will be a charge to your bureau account of $1 per ounce (about 10 cards per ounce).? The extra 25 cents per ounce covers the cost of mailing from the KH6 bureau to ARRL.? Note that sending cards via the KH6 bureau will be slower than sending them to ARRL directly, but in any case ARRL does foreign mailings only about once a quarter. 73 Ned KH7JJ Hawaii QSL Bureau Manager -- =============================================== Edward K. (Ned) Conklin KH7JJ, ex-K1HMU 2969 Kalakaua Ave. #1004 Phone: 808-923-6133 Honolulu, HI 96815 Fax: telephone first email to: ekc at forth.com ===============================================