Thanks everyone; very helpful replies. Ted, KN1CBR
>Message: 16 >Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 17:33:57 -0700 >From: Richard Solomon <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] IRCs >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > >The USPS may no longer sell them, but as members of the UPU they are >required >to accept them. Of course that means trying to convince your local >Postal Clerk !! > >As for buying them, they are available on the secondary market, from DX >stations >and QSL mangers quite frequently and much cheaper. > >Just in the last week I have seen two adds on the eHam swap page. > >73 es HH, Dick, W1KSZ > >------------------------------ > >Message: 17 >Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 20:08:29 -0500 >From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] IRCs >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > >> What I have not been able to find out is whether an IRC purchased in >> country A (e.g. Canada) and sent to country B (e.g. some DX entity >> that's part of the international postal union) can be used in country >> B to pay for return QSL postage from B to country C (the USA) - that >> is, a country other than the one where the IRC was purchased. > >Yes, according to UPU regulations, an IRC purchased in any country may >be redeemed in any other country for one unit of first class (air mail) >postage to any place in the world. > >BTW, the lowest cost I've found is Swiss Post at 20 CHF for 20 IRCs. >At current exchange rates (http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/) >that's about $1.05 each! > >73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 18 >Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 02:02:36 +0000 >From: Michael Adams <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] IRCs >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >Just be careful about buying from Swiss Post. > >The batch of IRCs I received from SwissPost were marked only with a >simple "SU" on the left side, and not the full postmark-like stamp that >is apparently required for an IRC to be fully valid. > >-- >Michael / N1EN > >________________________________________ >From: Elecraft <[email protected]> on behalf of Joe >Subich, W4TV <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2014 8:08 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] IRCs > >> What I have not been able to find out is whether an IRC purchased in >> country A (e.g. Canada) and sent to country B (e.g. some DX entity >> that's part of the international postal union) can be used in country >> B to pay for return QSL postage from B to country C (the USA) - that >> is, a country other than the one where the IRC was purchased. > >Yes, according to UPU regulations, an IRC purchased in any country may >be redeemed in any other country for one unit of first class (air mail) >postage to any place in the world. > >BTW, the lowest cost I've found is Swiss Post at 20 CHF for 20 IRCs. >At current exchange rates (http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/) >that's about $1.05 each! > >73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 19 >Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:32:34 -0500 >From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] IRCs >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > >The postmark is *optional* - that is what "(facultative)" in the >origination box means. > >The full translation is: > Home country control fingerprint (optional) or > Issuing country postmark (optional) > >The issuing country identification (e.g., SU) is sufficient. Any clerk >that refuses to honor unpostmarked IRCs needs to be taught remedial >French and be given an "attitude adjustment." > >73, > > ... Joe, W4TV ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
