[OKDXA] DXCC Plaques from ARRL HQ

[N5OK]

And delivered in a timely manner.

Coy C Day, N5OK
20685 SW 29
Union City, OK 73090
H(405) 483-5632 C(405) 448-2368
n5ok at arrl.net


On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 10:16 AM NE5SD - Steve Duskin <ne5sd.steve at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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