[CQ-Contest] Encouraging Casual Participation in Contests

[Jim Preston]

Ron,

Yes, LOTW is much cheaper than cards. However, I wasn't interested in 
the award when I had to collect cards, and I'm not interested it at $120 
or more. After all, I can use eQSL for free, execpt for the cost of 
bronze membership.

73,

Jim N6VH


On 4/29/2017 1:38 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
> Bill,
>
> I agree in principle that a quantity discount would be nice to have.
> Especially if you're submitting 1000 cards at $.12 each...  Namely $120
>
> However, let's keep things in perspective.  If you have to request the
> physical 1000 cards from the domestic and DX stations, how much will it cost
> you to obtain them?
>
> Let's say 400 of those cards are from US stations or US managers.  So that's
> 400 letters sent at about $.49 each for first class postage... That's $196
> right there.  Plus cost of cards and envelopes.  And if you have an SASE in
> with each, that's $392 just for postage.  Easily can be another $100 for
> envelopes and cards.  So you're looking at about $500.  For the domestic 400
> cards, we haven't even gotten into the other 600 DX cards.
>
> Suddenly, that $120 doesn't look too bad, does it?
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
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