At 11:33 PM 7/16/2007 -0700, you wrote: >Great going Charlie. I like QSLing the TIS/HAR stations. As most are >good QSLers. >73, >Patrick
Patrick, The Universe is cruel! I bust my bumpkins to get a verie from some station and don't get no reply. Then I DON'T report to a station (in the normal way) and get a QSL! Go figure!! In this case Dave Jordan WA3GIN signed the certificate, and it was on thick certificate paper and very well done. In fact, I merely reported reception to the address on their Arlington (City of) website along with an mp3 file. Got two replies, one from a gal name I forget and Mr. Jordan. Replied straightaway to Jordan mentioning that I was a retired VOA transmitter tech. Well he knew John Z..... who quit VOA to be a consultant. Did I know him? Yes I did. Blah, blah, blah. Couple e-mail exchanges, and I forgot it. Then I (for courtesy's sake) wrote and thanked the gal. I sent a JPG "coupon" which, if presented to her supervisor, would get her an extra two weeks paid leave. Of course, it's a joke. But it's fun for me and fun for the recipient. I usually do that to friendly people with whom I exchange e-mail with over business and/or other routine correspondence. Seems to me that I would have gotten a verie if I had requested one, but I told WA3GIN that I quit collecting veries back in 1978 as returns were poor and oftimes the office personnel either couldn't make heads nor tales of a cassette tape with all the whistles, hiss and static, or had no idea what I wanted. But Dave sent one anyway. Which goes to show there are some pretty decent people on earth. Still, I admire YOUR dogged efforts to get a QSL. Ernie Cooper (who, coincidentally sold me my current R-390A) was like that, too. Buncha Threes atcha! Jolly Cholly Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com