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Paul Evans, Baileys Bay Bermuda |
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| Paul
Evans, 6809 River Road, Tampa, FL 33615, U.S.A. |
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The best way to make sure your QSL card gets to me and my reply gets to you

QSL and Logging software design
When you next have your new cards designed, remember:
If you don't do this, it is easy for QSL managers to make mistakes.
If your logging software outputs metres without an option for MHz, request that your software writer includes this in their next release.
QSLs - Why no IRCs?
Discussion amongst many DXers in NA/SA have shown that the USPS is
making it VERY hard to encash IRCs since
2007-01-02.
In fact, although
they are supposed to sell them, they have no idea what they are.
QSLs
- Why SAE?
If you send a self addressed envelope it makes returning a QSL to you
VERY easy and VERY much less prone to errors.
There's absolutely no need to put the senders address on the top left of the envelope. If you put your own it will freak out the USPS (since 2001-09-11 they delay or destroy many sent this way).
I have my own stampers and if you put your address there, I will just have to black it out anyway.
It
makes life much easier if you
include a self-adhesive envelope. It saves those tongue paper cuts
which are truly awful. Buy a supply of them, other DX stations will
like you for it.
QSLs
- Why so much money? [International Postage is now $1.05 per envelope]
The rate for sending a letter from the USA to outside the USA increased
from US$0.66 to US$0.98 after 2007-01-01 (and to even Canada to
US$0.75).
A HUGE
increase.
The cost (at the lowest price possible) of a full colour QSL card is
US$0.08. If you send
US$2 and SAE it helps a lot!!!! Sending one from
VP9
costs well
in excess of US$2. A very complex calculator for USA mailing
can be found here.
QSLs
- Why no bureau?
Handling cards via the USA, Bermuda or British bureaux is just
too time consuming at the rate at which cards would be received (many
per day).
Bureau cards are slow. Extra work. They could
come through my other routes:
G4BKI [RSGB] - won't make it. I have this callsign, but I'm not an RSGB
member and don't send envelopes to their buro.
VP9KF [RSB] - might just make it if they don't discard them and if
VP9GE gets them for me :-)
W4/VP9KF [ARRL] - won't make it. I joined and left the ARRL.
QSLs - Why none sent out from me?
I gave up DX chasing at
least 20 years ago. If you want a card, you'll
get one, but I don't send any out unless I receive one first.

QSL cards are printed and being shipped direct.
| After 2012-01-22 (Sunday),
they are: To International: US$1.05 <------ breaks through $1 for first time! To Canada: US$0.85 To Mexico: US$0.85 USA: US$0.45 USA Postcard: US$0.32 |
| After 2011-05-09
(Monday), they were: To International: US$0.98 To Canada: US$0.80 To Mexico: US$0.80 USA: US$0.44 USA Postcard: US$0.29 |
| After 2010-05-10
(Monday), they were: To International: US$0.98 To Canada: US$0.75 To Mexico: US$0.79 USA: US$0.44 |
| After
2009-05-11 (Monday), these increased to: To International: US$0.98 To Canada: US$0.75 To Mexico: US$0.79 USA: US$0.44 |
| After
2008-05-12 (Monday), these increased to: To International: US$0.94 To Canada/Mexico: US$0.72 USA (1oz): US$0.42 |
| To International:
US$0.90 (many
countries) To Canada/Mexico: US$0.69 USA (1oz): US$0.41 |
| Error in QSO data | QSL decision |
| Time in error by small amount or by integer number of hours. | QSL, with time changed to that at VP9KF |
| Callsign in log is close (by a dit or so) and the correct log callsign has not already been QSLed. | QSL |
| Band is wrong. Station error. Not VP9KF as band is derived from computer controlled rig. | QSL, with band changed to that at VP9KF |
| Mode is wrong. No chance. I only operate CW. | No QSL |
| All other cases. | No QSL, pending further investigation |