[OKDXA] DXCC Plaques from ARRL HQ

[NE5SD - Steve Duskin]

Definately.  Might cost a little more but also might be higher quality.  😃

73

-Steve.
NE5SD


On Wed, Dec 15, 2021, 9:52 AM Thomas Webb <tmwebb at cox.net> wrote:

> Maybe we should give ARRL the address to Midwest Trophy?
>
> Tom WA9AFM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On
> Behalf Of Roger Simpson
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 9:35 AM
> To: Oklahoma DX Association
> Subject: [OKDXA] DXCC Plaques from ARRL HQ
>
> I ordered a 5 band DXCC plaque on October 1st.  I still have not received
> the
> plaque from ARRL so I sent an email to the DXCC desk at ARRL HQ. I found
> out
> that the delay in sending out the DXCC award plaques is due to the shipping
> backlog of stuff coming to the USA from China. The plaques come from
> China. A
> batch of 5 band DXCC plaques arrived from China in Newington just before
> Thanksgiving.
>
> I sent a note to the DXCC desk a couple of days ago asking the ARRL what
> the
> status is. How could it be that my plaque has not arrived given that the
> ARRL
> got a batch of them at Thanksgiving time? The answer I received is they
> ran out
> of endorsement medallions. I was told that the medallions are in transit
> from
> China.
>
> I don't know how these medallions are coming from China. If they are in a
> small
> package that is in a shipping container on a boat that is waiting for dock
> space
> at the ports of Los Angeles / Long Beach it could be awhile before the
> medallions arrive in Newington.
>
> Bottom line:  The supply chain for DXCC plaques could include stuff that
> comes
> from China so expect delays due to stuff being held up due to shipping
> delays.
>
> Evidently, paper awards are printed by ARRL in Newington. I submitted LOTW
> QSLs
> for the 10m DXCC paper certificate back in September and it came within a
> week.
>
>
> 73  Roger   K5RKS
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows
>
>
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