[OKDXA] Bureau Sorter Needed

Mon, 3 Mar 2003 15:08:50 -0600

No see E on Buro setup.

Many thanks and 73 de jay..

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Chouinard" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 12:33 PM
Subject: [OKDXA] Bureau Sorter Needed

> Folks:
>
> The W5 Incoming Bureau is looking for a replacement for a sorter to handle
> the letter I (eye).  The gentleman currently handling that letter is
moving
> from a big city in Texas to the countryside in Mississippi.  He will be
> quite busy over this next year and needs more of his spare time to get
> settled.  He's a good one and I hate to lose him but understand his need
> for more time.  His past work has been appreciated by many.  He has
> graciously offered to help until a replacement can be located.
>
> Most of the bureau sorters maintain a database of articles and activities
> relating to each of the call signs they handle.  That is one of the
> requirements of becoming a sorter for the bureau.  Several products are
> used by the sorters and almost any format can be imported and readied for
> the web page.  The current I (eye) database is kept in a Microsoft Works
> spreadsheet which is easily imported and formatted for the bureau's web
> query.  Other products used by sorters are Access, Excel and Works
> DB.  Generally after each month's sort and mail out activity a sorter
> emails a copy of their updated database to me which I then post to the web
> site.
>
> Other than the database requirement, sorter methods and means vary based
on
> a sorter's desires.  I haven't been around long enough to see all the
> different volunteer's setups for handling cards, envelopes, credits and
> mailings but do know different "tools" are used by all.  The W5 bureau has
> been known and continues to be known for it's responsiveness so timely
mail
> outs and answers to user inquiries are desired.
>
> An example of a sorter's "setup" can be seen at
> http://www.okdxa.org/buro/buro-lsetup Ken's is a nice one - if I did one
it
> would likely not be quite as "XYL" approved.
>
> The work of a bureau sorter is all volunteer time ie; no pay....  If,
after
> pondering that statement, you would be interested in "volunteering" to be
a
> bureau sorter, send an off reflector email to [email protected]  and I'll be
> glad to elaborate on the duties and details involved in being a bureau
sorter.
>
> Thanks and 73,
> Jerry K5YAA
> W5 Incoming QSL Bureau Mgr.
>
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