I am in disagreement!
Baldur, DJ6SI, is an excellent QSL manager
and
operator (of course). He sends all cards
direct and
bureau also.
73, Beto, HK3ÐÐÐ
Hello DXers I want to chime in on the return postage danation issue.
I favor USA hams send ing $5.00 USD or equivalent IRC amount along with a
QSL request to both DXpeditions and hams in known poor countries, and there
are many, some of which are not often thought poor but which have high
Hello DXers I want to chime in on the return postage donation issue.
I favor USA hams send ing $5.00 USD or equivalent IRC amount along with a
QSL request to both DXpeditions and hams in known poor countries, and there
are many, some of which are not often thought poor but which have high
Just think. In the good old days of ham radio and DX we each exchanged
cards and paid our own postage. That's when a QSL card meant something.
Today it is a business. If you send $5.00 or $10.00 that will almost
guarantee you a card whether you work the station or not. If you do not
donate to
Hi J,
Well, as an active QSL manager, and an avid DXer, I must say I am personally
offended by your in fact statement. I think it was Winston Churchill or
maybe Roosevelt that said All generalities are false, including this one.
While it may possibly be true in some rare instances, I think your
John, I agree with you 100% regarding the cost of postage in the US. I
agree with you that the US is a lot better off than the rest of the
world, etc. That doesn't change the fact that government has gotten
bigger, the postal service is more expensive to operate, etc.
I was only trying to point
Hello DX-CHAT,
Saturday, September 20, 2003 Charles Harpole wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
CH USA hams seem to assume that if a ham is on the air from a poorer country,
CH that the DX ham is nevertheless, himself rich. Well, maybe by the standards
CH of the DX's country, but by American
As Steve, N4JQQ, steps on it a SECOND TIME. I meant better off in terms
of POSTAGE!
John, I agree with you 100% regarding the cost of postage in the US. I
SR agree with you that the US is a lot better off than the rest of the
SR world, etc.
I can't believe I read this on the DX
I was going to write a long detailed analysis as a rebuttal, but it occurs
to me that this can be summed up very simply:
Those who can afford to donate and choose to donate, do so.
But those who can't afford it and/or choose not to should not feel OBLIGATED
to do so.
Donating excess funds to ANY
Tony,
Don't be offended. I'm sure we have all had many positive experiences and
maybe a few negatives in getting qsl cards.
I think that W7KSG was trying to make the point that in the old days, the
station at the other end of the qso wanted your card as much as you wanted
their's. I may be
Actually, it was a Canadian that made that statement following 9/11. If you don't
understand, who do you think provided lend-lease to you in World War II???
John N6JM
Art RX9TX wrote:
Hello DX-CHAT,
Saturday, September 20, 2003 John and Mari Minke wrote to Charles Harpole:
JaMM
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