IRCs are still available from Canada Post. As far as I know it'll continue selling them.
73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL On 11/8/12, Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE <[email protected]> wrote: > The last time I walked into my local USPS office and asked for an IRC all I > got were dumb looks and "What's an IRC?" > > > Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE > Eagle Creek Observatory > http://www.eaglecreekobservatory.org > Common sense is so rare these days it should be classified as a Super Power > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of John Papay > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [amsat-bb] IRC's to be discontinued > > The ARRL Letter dated November 8th has an item about the USPS proposing to > discontinue the sale of IRC's here in the United States. If you are > sending > for a QSL card to many countries, the alternative compensation, American > dollar bills, are likely to be stolen by a postal worker. Your card never > makes it and you don't get one back. IRC's can only be exchanged for > stamps > so the likelihood of them being stolen is lessened. > > IRC's are available at usps.com so there is no need to have them stocked or > ordered at a local post office. It costs literally nothing to have them in > the online store. If the sale of IRC's is discontinued here in the US, you > will have to buy them from another country. IRC's must be exchanged for > postage by Universal Postal Union member countries but there is no > requirement that they be sold in member countries. > > There is a link in the ARRL Letter that goes to a site where you can file > comments regarding the proposal. The URL is > http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=USPS-2012-0101-0001 > > I did that and made the case for retaining them in the usps.com store only. > Please consider doing the same so we don't have to buy them overseas. > > 73, > John K8YSE > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
