Thanks Orin. However, I am not looking for a paper or mailed QSL card. I just want them to confirm my contact on QRZ, Clublog, or LoTW. It still seems they want money for that.
From: orin snook <osn...@hotmail.com> Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 6:14 AM To: Roy Storey via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> Cc: Shannon Tassin <stas...@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Charging for QSL? Shannon, Common practice following rising postal rates. Cards started out as real post cards, then got fancy with color photography+. In order to keep them pristine, mailing in an envelope became customary, drawing even more postage. When in Indonesia, it was common for me to receive their QSL card with a self addressed envelope enclosed with a dollar, real stamps or a “green stamp” (that was killed years ago) – an international postal unit of value about two thirds of the time. Motivated me to respond in stellar fashion. Started a significant stamp collection. With large numbers, gets to be a real job, often farmed out to QSL Managers, hence the drive toward different e-QSL verifications of contacts “chasing paper”. 73 & GL in contest KB5F Orin Snook Ex YC0ARO, YC8ABV ________________________________ From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> on behalf of Shannon Tassin via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2023 5:37 AM To: Roy Storey via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> Cc: Shannon Tassin <stas...@hotmail.com> Subject: [BVARC] Charging for QSL? All, As I am working to connect with more countries via FT8, I am more routinely coming across folks who want me to pay them money for a QSL. At first it was folks who were working from a remote country or island (e.g., Rwanda), but now I am seeing that from a guy in Israel. Is this accepted and expected behavior? Why would I do that? Thanks, Shannon Tassin K4SCT
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