Fair enough! I don't care for them, too expensive, too outdated and if you have the means to transmit over 1000s of miles you will have electronic means to confirm. Yes, eQSL and LotW are in the right direction, although far too user-unfriendly (LotW).
Thanks Rick, Stefan On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Rick Tejera <saguaroas...@cox.net> wrote: > Stefan, > > My knowledge of the '30's comes from listening to my parents rant about how > tough they had it as kids. That being said, I am on LotW and Eqsl (AG). Not > everyone is, and the bulk of those who are tend to be Dx. I send cards to > those Dx stations that have not confirmed by Eqsl or LOTW. > > And I do like those pretty postcards with pictures of antennas. > > To each his own. > > Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) > Sagauro Astronomy Club > www.saguaroastro.org > Thunderbird Amatuer Radio Club > www.w7tbc.org > 30 Meter Digital Group # 5794 > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On > Behalf Of Stefan Wagener > Sent: Thursday, 08 November, 2012 21:05 > To: amsat...@wd9ewk.net > Cc: Amsat - BBs > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: IRC's to be discontinued > > Isn't it time to move to the next level. We are not in the 30s anymore with > little, pretty postcards, outdated info and pictures of antennas! > > Stefan VE4NSA > > PS There is a reason I don't do QSL cards anymore. > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) < > amsat...@wd9ewk.net> wrote: > > > Hi Ted! > > > > > On the plus side though:" Beginning early next year, the Postal > > > Service > > will > > > introduce a First-Class Mail Global Forever Stamp. The new stamp > > > will > > allow > > > customers to mail letters anywhere in the world for one set price of > > $1.10, > > > and is among new mailing and shipping services filed with the Postal > > > Regulatory Commission today." > > > > > > Thus, it will be a lot cheaper to send our cards. For example, I am > > sending > > > a card to Cuba this week - cost: $1.85. So the new flat rate will > > > save a bunch > > > > If you paid $1.85, either too much postage was put on the envelope, or > > what you were sending did not meet the requirement to send up to one > > ounce to the "rest of the world" (anywhere except Canada and Mexico). > > The current rate is $1.05 for up to one ounce in an envelope that is > > not too thick or outside the size limits for that airmail rate. > > > > The $1.10 Forever stamp will be good for sending mail to most of the > world. > > I have not found if there will still be a lower rate for airmail to > > Canada and Mexico. If not, then the rate increase is almost 30% over > > the current rate to those two countries (85 US cents for one ounce > > from the US to Canada and Mexico). > > > > 73! > > > > > > > > > > > > Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK > > http://www.wd9ewk.net/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
