[SADXA] qsl cards

[Wes Stewart]

I think that was back when our money was still worth something and the powers that be didn't want the peasants having any.

QRZ.COM will get you a lot of info about how these guys want to receive cards. So will sites like: http://www.425dxn.org/

To get high returns, put yourself in the other guy's shoes.  Does he want to answer a shoebox full of bureau cards instead of operating, or would he better appreciate a self-addressed, self-sealing envelope with more than enough $$ in it to pay for the stamps and help out with the purchase of the cards?

Speaking as the guy filling my shoes, I have before me about 100 QSLs that answer cards I've received from the bureau.  I stuck labels on some of them at least 6 months ago and haven't gotten around to bundling them up, adding my check and going to the USPS to post them.

OTOH, I received a QSL from N6NH, (with a photo of his 200' rotating tower with an 80-meter Yagi above stacked 40-meter beams!) along with a SASE, for a regular old 20-meter QSO.  I took it to the PO the next day.

--- On Sun, 2/7/10, RICHARD SOLOMON <w1ksz at q.com> wrote:

Not sure what it's like today, but there was a time that having "Yankee Dollars" could
get you thrown into jail in some countries.
IRC's are the best bet, but don't pay the long price at the Post Office. There are a lot
of QSL Managers out there who sell the new ones at a discount. 
You might want to subscribe to the DX Reflector, asking there will get you a response.

73, Dick, W1KSZ

> From: toddd1 at cox.net
> To: sadxa at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 20:36:01 -0700
> Subject: Re: [SADXA] qsl cards
> 
> Yep.... I'm using LOTW, and was able to trim the number of cards to 7 for 
> the WAS award. The big problem is that of the 72 DXCC  stations that I've 
> worked, 26 have responded via LOTW.
> 
> I have some cards from  places that don't use LOTW.
> 
> So the idea is to send out a bunch of cards to all those who avoid the 
> modern wonders of the Internet...
> 
> 
> Anyone know what methods get the highest number of returns for DXCC cards ? 
> Is Direct better than Bureau, are green stamps better than IRC's ?
> 
> 
> Thanks all.
> 
> Doug
> 
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