[SixClub] _ LOTW_

[Murray Hunt]

What I meant by keeping are cost down was that maybe it would be one 
less reason to up are membership price.  I am sure there will be many 
others. Anyways

I will always remember my first QSL card in the mail.  It was not that 
long ago. About 2 years ago and it was a 6 meter contact.  I am not a 
big contact maker.  Most of my contacts have to come from portable or a 
mobile(that I only drive 1 time a week thanks to gas prices) however 
thinking about the little amount of cards that I sent out, I know they 
cant compare to what others send, and the price for a stamp keeps 
climbing. I do enjoy going out to the mail box and getting cards in the 
box. Some plain some very colorful. All have a spot on my wall. 
Every contact I make I send out a card, however I do not have the money 
to send SASE to get a return.  I also EQSL and LOTW, and as much as I do 
enjoy that card in the mail returning via EQSL or LOTW works for me.

$5.00 thats will soon almost be a tank of gas!!!!!


Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW wrote:
> Well,
>
> I doubt seriously if its gonna lower OUR costs,...........
> BUt if it makes it easier for the ARRL to operate it,.
> I am all for it.   I am to the point now where as much as I like 
> ,.......... going to the mail box,........ I hate the price of 
> stamps.............  so if more people start using LOTW then I will 
> still get to my DXCC goals, where as I may not if I have to depend on 
> the Price of stamps.
>
>   its getting to be a 5.00 dollar deal to mail a card off and there 
> are No guarantees it will ever even GET to its destination because 
> about 30% of the postal employees on this planet are 
> theives.............. So IF it gets there then there is the question 
> of rather or not the HAM,...........
> will even answer it.......................
>
>  thats expensive, 5.00 dollars to throw in the drain,.....
> the last visit I made to the post office with a batch of qsl cards 
> cost me 115.00 dollars................... this is,....... a hobby isnt 
> it ?
>
>
>
>
>
>                                          Richard J. Fiero II
>                                          A.R.S. W5TFW
>                                          www.w5tfw.com
>                                          www.6mt.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Murray Hunt" <mahunt at adelphia.net>
> To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] _ LOTW_
>
>
>> There it is.   What do you think about it?
>>
>>
>> Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW wrote:
>>> when I log in I see a black drop behind the planet earth and in big 
>>> bold letters its written
>>>
>>> Principal sponsor   Yaesu
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>                                          Richard J. Fiero II
>>>                                          A.R.S. W5TFW
>>>                                          www.w5tfw.com
>>>                                          www.6mt.com
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Murray Hunt" <mahunt at adelphia.net>
>>> To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 10:48 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [SixClub] _ LOTW_
>>>
>>>
>>>> Where did that come from?  I logged on today to both ARRL and LOTW 
>>>> and did not see anything.  If its so it could be a good thing.  I 
>>>> am sure it cost money to run and manage. Any cut of ARRL's cost 
>>>> with a sponsor will in turn keep are membership cost down. Right?
>>>>
>>>> Murray
>>>> kb3lzv.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Richard J. Fiero II W5TFW wrote:
>>>>> Have you guys noticed that the ARRL has a sponsor now for LOTW ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Its YAESU.....................................................
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>                                          Richard J. Fiero II
>>>>>                                          A.R.S. W5TFW
>>>>>                                          www.w5tfw.com
>>>>>                                          www.6mt.com
>>>>>
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