Greetings topbanders. . .
My recent comment about the quick confirmation via LoTW brought multiple
private responses with comments questioning the need for a donation to receive
speedy V84SAA LoTW confirmation. Several asked why I would even make the
requested $5 donation. I felt the modest $5 donation to the operation was well
worth it for the speedy LoTW confirmation. By the time I filled out the card,
addressed the envelope, put sufficient postage for foreign delivery on the
envelope, put money in the envelope, get it to a mailbox, hope that it might
actually get there un-pilfered, and then wait months for the card hoping that
the foreign postal services actually got it to the USPS so it could be
delivered. . . .well, I figured the $5 donation was about a break-even point
(or less) as compared to mailing a printed card and “hoping.” Plus, I didn’t
mind at all making a rather small donation to a first rate operation with a
real low band focus (which it most successfully had).
73. . .Dave, W0FLS
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