[RTTY] QSL'ing

[Charles Morrison]

Tom,

Im with you on this and I too have received numerous qsl cards following
contests requesting La for qsl and such.  The worst are the ones with a
stamp and a sticker on the back of the qsl, sent as a post card.  It
absolutely ruins the card and makes it worthless as a collectors item.  Two
of them got replies in the same way just this past week ONLY because I had 3
$.37 stamps left without any 2 cent stamps.  So I printed out labels, stuck
em on the card and stuck the otherwise useless 37 cent stamps directly on
the card.  

Also note Tom, that I've had a bit of success with entering that information
under the QSL info on QRZ.com.  Since most need to look up the address to
mail it, put in the QSL info on QRZ that stateside requires an SASE and DX
requires an IRC or greenstamp.  Like you, I ALWAYS send either money or an
SASE (although I do apologize for the ones that I've sent to stateside qsl
mgrs over the last 6 months who havent sent them back yet and are now stuck
with either the guilt of not sending it, or forking over the additional 2
cents because you waited too long to send it back).

Charlie
KI5XP


 
> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:22:50 -0600
> From: "Tom Moore" <wx4tm at tm-moore.com>
> Subject: [RTTY] QSL'ing
> To: "RTTY" <RTTY at contesting.com>
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> 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
> 
>