I have faced the same dilemma for years. My station typically makes 7,000 to
10,000 QSO's per year. My qsls are $.35 apiece to print. Now that I live in
NV and in a county with only 8 hams, I have established my "house rules" for
QSL'ing.
o Every card received gets answered
o Every card with an SASE gets answered within a week
o Bureau cards get answered within a month
o US with no SASE go in a pile that is labeled "When an Outgoing US QSL
Bureau Is Available"
The only exceptions is brand new hams who haven't learned the courtesy of an
SASE. They get a card and a note. I have 40 years of QSL's in the attic and
don't especially need any more, although I do look forward to the envelopes
from the bureau every month. For those of you who send cards to K5RC, K7GJ, ,
however, if you want one back, please send an SASE.
Just one person's opinion.
Tom, K5RC
Virginia City NV
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