I sent a card to YU7GMN via buro in 2003 with no reply.
I've never sent a card to V51AS despite 20+ QSOs because he is a
well-known QSL deadbeat. I don't buy his "bad mail service" excuse. It
appears he's a graduate of the FR5DX School of QSLing - send just enough
cards so people will keep trying, sending more green stamps each time.
If the mail service is, in fact, the problem, there are plenty of
volunteer QSL managers around the world, in countries with reliable mail
service, willing to help. One doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to
know that's the way to go if the mail service is really the problem.
There are DXpeditions of V5 every now and then. Wait for one of those.
73,
Barry W2UP
DAVE WHITE wrote:
Hi Jerry, I never tried YU7GWN, but have received several QSLs from V51AS.
V51AS is a good QSLer.....when he receives mail, so please don't blame
him.
Unfortunately, as with much of Africa since the colonial powers left,
countries descended into chaos, corruption and theft (go to Nigeria,
it's a way of life there!). We see this in the mail theft that
routinely happens with mail to V51AS. Sadly this has happened across
the whole continent - they're not all as bad as Zimbabwe, but plenty
are nearly there. Remember, $2 is often a weekly or monthly wage in
Africa and Western aid $$$ end up in the current dictator's Swiss bank
account.
If I can give any tips (they're old, well-known ones), it's
(1) Don't write callsigns or "amateur radio" etc on the envelope
(2) fold your green stamps inside your return envelope and make sure
that this in turn is folded so that the contents aren't visible even
if the corners of your envelope are lifted. Insert it opening down.
(3) If you've not got a dark coloured QSL card, shove some carbon
paper in there, so the contents aren't visible if it's held to the light
(4) try to fold the return envelope so it doesn't look like a return
envelope - this is a dead giveaway.
Following these, I have a pretty decent return rate from V51AS
I'd be surprised if there are such mail problems in Serbia, but YU7GMN
is a club station, so mail probably sits there for a while. They're
probably more interested in operating/antenna projects etc. Do you
know which op you worked? You could probably try him???
Whilst we're on the subject, has anyone received QSLs from XE1KK?
Hope this helps.
cheers
Dave G0OIL
--- On *Sat, 15/11/08, Jerry Rappel /<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote:
From: Jerry Rappel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [DX-CHAT] YU7GMN V51AS QSL's
To: [email protected]
Date: Saturday, 15 November, 2008, 5:19 AM
Has anyone received QSL's from YU7GWN, or V51AS?
Thanks,
Jerry WWØE
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