[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs

2011-01-25 Thread Jeff Yanko
tric bill or some form of "official" business entity that can be cross referenced to confirm you and your QTH. 73, Jeff WB3JFS - Original Message - From: "Gordon JC Pearce" To: Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 10:27 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs &g

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs

2011-01-25 Thread Gordon JC Pearce
On Tue, 2011-01-25 at 00:06 -0800, Jeff Yanko wrote: > Hi Gordon, > > What personal information does LoTW request that isn't listed on QRZ.com or > buckmaster.com? Are they asking for more or different information from DX > stations than from U.S. stations? > > > 73, > > Jeff WB3JFS When I

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs and VUCC LoTW -- more uploads by WD9EWK to LOTW

2011-01-25 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi Gary! >        Do you ever show the same callsign from multiple grids?  I suspect > you or John, K6YK have the most confirmed by LOTW. I have seen the same call from multiple grids in my LOTW QSLs. Some of them have been selected by LOTW as the QSL for those grids, and others are visible when

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs and VUCC LoTW -- more uploads by WD9EWK to LOTW

2011-01-25 Thread Gary "Joe" Mayfield
oun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Zachary Beougher Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 9:11 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org; John Papay Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs (re-send with corrections) I can deal with the $.20/QSO fee, but what I am wondering now is if they charge you $.20/QSO if that QSO was in the s

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs

2011-01-25 Thread Jeff Yanko
: Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 11:49 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs > On Mon, 2011-01-24 at 14:30 -0800, Jeff Yanko wrote: > >> That's why I've been stressing the use of LoTW and it makes much more >> sense >> to pay 17.5 cents per QSO than pay nearly $3.0

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs

2011-01-25 Thread Gordon JC Pearce
On Mon, 2011-01-24 at 14:30 -0800, Jeff Yanko wrote: > That's why I've been stressing the use of LoTW and it makes much more sense > to pay 17.5 cents per QSO than pay nearly $3.00 for a piece of paper via the > mail. I went to register with LoTW when I got my licence first, but I'm unhappy abo

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC costs

2011-01-24 Thread Jeff Yanko
n't work unless most participate, that's the sad part. 73, Jeff WB3JFS - Original Message - From: "John Geiger" To: "Jeff Yanko" ; "Amsat-Bb@Amsat. Org" Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC costs > Eve

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC costs

2011-01-24 Thread John Geiger
o: "John Geiger" ; ; "Amsat-Bb@Amsat. Org" ; "'VHF REFLECTOR'" Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC costs > Hi John, > > It's funny how HQ never came out and stated there would be new fees > beginning of

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs

2011-01-24 Thread Jeff Yanko
ay nearly $3.00 for a piece of paper via the mail. 73, Jeff WB3JFS - Original Message - From: "John Papay" To: Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 6:36 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs > The new fee schedule has brought forth a lot of > comments. Twent

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC costs

2011-01-24 Thread Jeff Yanko
k so. Hope this new insane fee schedule > doesn't kill VUCC submissions. I think AMSAT awards will be getting much > more popular. > > 73s John AA5JG > > ----- Original Message - > From: > To: > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 12:25 PM > Subject: [amsat-

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs (re-send with corrections)

2011-01-24 Thread Zachary Beougher
. ;-) Zack KD8KSN -Original Message- From: John Papay Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 9:53 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs (re-send with corrections) The new fee schedule has brought forth a lot of comments. Twenty cents a card seems like a lot of money but consider

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs (re-send with corrections)

2011-01-24 Thread John Papay
The new fee schedule has brought forth a lot of comments. Twenty cents a card seems like a lot of money but consider how much you spent to get that card. An SASE with a stamp on it plus the stamp for sending it here in the US costs you $.88. If you send for a DX card to countries other than Cana

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC Costs

2011-01-24 Thread John Papay
The new fee schedule has brought forth a lot of comments. Twenty cents a card seems like a lot of money but consider how much you spent to get that card. An SASE with a stamp on it plus the stamp for sending it here in the US costs you $.88. If you send for a DX card to countries other than Cana

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC costs

2011-01-24 Thread John Geiger
be getting much more popular. 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 12:25 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC costs > Nice explanation of the costs for VUCC in the Jeff Yanko blog. However, I > did > not see what happens with LOTW submisio

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC costs

2011-01-24 Thread mlolmsted
Nice explanation of the costs for VUCC in the Jeff Yanko blog. However, I did not see what happens with LOTW submisions. If the cost of awards keep going up, maybe the ARRL should offer award insurance as well as equipment insurance. Just a thought. :>) Merle, AA4QE __