[UK-CONTEST] Short calls & the buro

[Charles OXO]

Chris, I agree. I am more than happy to send out cards and moreover recieve them too for contest contacts. I seriously doubt the amount quoted are binned but i guess we have to see factual evidence before makin a judgement on that comment. 
Kindest regards, 
Charles M0OXO

On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:54 CEST tom wylie wrote:

>people WANT Contest cards???   Every year after Field Day
>I get a single Card from DK0EE for EVERY band.   Contest cards totally 
>clog up the Buro system.  I'd venture to suggest about 95% are unwanted 
>and only serve to make the printers happy!!!    With LOTW and E-QSL 99% 
>of cards are now just pulp material.....
>
>
>:-)    Tom
>GM4FDM
>
>
>
>Mike Harris wrote:
>> G'day,
>> 
>> Surely the downside is there will be people who want the SCC card. 
>> If the incoming just get binned at the bureau how's that going to 
>> happen.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Mike VP8NO
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <g3rau at aol.com>
>> To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>; <r.bunce237 at btinternet.com>; 
>> <CDXC at yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:15 PM
>> Subject: [CDXC] Re: [UK-CONTEST] Short calls & the buro
>> 
>> 
>>> In a message dated 29/04/2010 15:17:02 GMT Daylight Time,
>>> thomaswylie at sky.com writes:
>>>
>>> I would  think that being used in Contests most people wont want 
>>> their
>>> cards in any  case.....
>>>
>>> Tom
>>> GM4FDM
>>>
>>>
>>> Exactly  Tom,
>>> All the new short contest call holders are requested to  tell Rose 
>>> if  they
>>> want her to bin their unwanted contest cards. I don't know how 
>>> many  shinny
>>> new short contest calls have just been issued by OFCOM, but there 
>>> will be
>>> quite an upsurge in card volume at her sub buro when they all 
>>> start being
>>> used.
>>> If people take the time now to advised her to "bin on receipt", or
>>> whatever, it will make her life a lot easier.
>>> 73 Derek G3RAU
>>> p.s.
>>> Does anybody know roughly how many new SCCs have  been issued?
>> 
>> 
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