I can think of lots of reasons that the QSL route got changed. For example:
1. The original address appears to be a business address... something may have changed (such as an employment or ownership change) that makes this an unreliable route. 2. The individual who was set to handle the cards may now be unavailable -- job transfer, medical problem, family problem, SK all come to mind. 3. The original address was just a mail drop for forwarding purposes, and the forwarded mail has been intercepted enroute. Note too that K1BV did NOT say that the mail would or would not be forwarded. He DID say not to count on it. That may mean nothing more than he does not know when, how, or if the party(s) on the UK end will handle the mail that they've received so far, especially in terms of getting it (somehow) to him. What this entire exchange appears to say is that for whatever reason, the original route did not work out and they've made alternate arrangements. Nothing more, nothing less. I wouldn't make any further accusations or implications without further data. 73, ron wn3vaw "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood... won't you be my neighbor?" Fred Rodgers, "Mister Rogers Neighborhood," SK, 27 February 2003 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shelby Summerville" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DX-Chat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 5:31 AM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] [DX-NEWS] D44TT and D4B "Ted Melinosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : "4L5A and EY8MM have asked me to handle cards for these operations" I asked: "Is 4L5A forwarding the cards already sent the address that "was" listed on the web site?" "Ted Melinosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied: "I wouldn't count on it. Please resend to be sure." Possibly the "operators" don't understand, but "why change horses in the middle of the stream"? c/o CODAN UK Ltd,Gostrey House,Union Road,Farnham Surrey GU9 7PT England - U.K. Why was this information posted as a QSL route, if there was no intention of using it? Will all those SASE's that were sent to the "original" QSL route be returned? Are the operators so in need of SASE's, possibly containing a "donation", that they "set up a mail drop", having no intention of using it? Without any "in-depth" information, this just sounds a "little bit strange" to me? 73, Shelby Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
