[OKDXA] ARRL Outgoing QSL Bureau

[Jeff Martin]

Some good news from the ARRL:

THE TRANSACTION FEE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!


ARRL Rolls Back Outgoing QSL Bureau Rates to 2011 Prices
04/15/2019
ARRL is rolling back Outgoing QSL Bureau rates to 2011 levels. Effective May
15, 2019, the new rates will be:

$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.
No transaction service fees.

Any cards received before May 15 will be charged the current rate. There
will be no adjustments for cards received before May 15.QSL Service Fee
Structure (to change effective 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 is: 
    $1.15 per ounce, plus $7.00 QSL Bureau service fee. 
For example, a package containing 1.5 pounds of cards - 24 ounces, or about
225 cards - will cost $34.60. Please see the information below for
additional pricing details. The minimum charge is $8.15 for one ounce or
less. DXCC credits cannot be used towards the QSL Service fee.

Effective May 15, 2019, the new rate structure will be:
    $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. No transaction service fees.

Any cards received before May 15 will be charged the current rate.  There
will be no adjustments for cards received before May 15.

You should use an accurate scale to weigh your cards. Most post offices have
scales that you may use.   

Please pay by check (or money order) and write your call sign on the check.
Send cash at your own risk.  DO NOT send postage stamps or IRCs. Please make
checks payable to: "The ARRL Outgoing QSL Service."

Packages received with insufficient payment will not be processed until the
balance is paid in full. The outgoing QSL bureau does not keep money on
account.
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73,
Jeff - K5WE