I agree totally Tom. I QSL every new contact on every band in the US with a
SASE. And I QSL direct to every country on every band with return envelopes
and postage until I have the country confirmed.
The rest go via the bureau and if the country is not served by the bureau I
send those direct as well.
My elmer told me, "If you want'em you gotta send'em". He was right and I want
them, soooooooo......
Occasionly the QSL comes back with the SASE returned as well. This has
happened about as often as I have received QSLs sent as postcards or mailed
with out a SASE so for the time being I'm willing say it all works out in the
end.
Bob
KE4QOK
>
> From: "Tom Moore" <wx4tm@tm-moore.com>
> Date: 2006/01/25 Wed AM 07:22:50 EST
> To: "RTTY" <RTTY@contesting.com>
> Subject: [RTTY] QSL'ing
>
> Hey folks, we need to remind new hams, especially new RTTY'ers of the
> coutesy and tradition of QSL'ing.
>
> In the last two weeks, I've received a dozen or so QSL's in the mail direct
> from apparently new stateside HAMs or new RTTY'ers for contacts during the
> ARRL RU. The problem is that they are asking for return QSL's but did not
> send SASE's. Out of 18 cards received, only 3 had SASE's. Some pleaded that
> they needed my state for RTTY WAS. I don't think I've ever received a direct
> card from a DXCC station that did not include an SASE and I've always sent
> SASE's for QSL's that I needed, DX and stateside. That's the way it was
> taught to me many years ago - that it's simple courtesy and a tradition to
> do so.
>
> So please, don't put the burden of cost of QSL'ing your QSO on the other
> guy, send SASE's if you really want or need a QSL.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Tom WX4TM
>
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