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KV1J on W1 QSL Bureau, New England Sci-Tech, April 23, 2019

April 21, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Eric Williams, KV1J, Co-manager of the W1 QSL Bureau, is the featured guest speaker at New England Sci-Tech on April 23, 2019 at 7 PM. Eric will explain how the QSL card sorting works, and encourage attendees to do some actual card sorting. Prior to the meeting, at 6 PM the club offers training on how to operate the HF station in the radio room (tours for visitors); at 6:30, everyone is encouraged to check into the net on 449.125 (CTCSS 146.2 Hz). After the meeting and presentation is the Planetarium show and public telescope night, weather permitting. …

ARRL Rolls Back Outgoing QSL Bureau Rates to 2011 Prices

April 16, 2019 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

via ARRL Web: ARRL is rolling back Outgoing QSL Bureau rates to 2011 levels. Effective May 15, 2019, the new rates will be: $2 for 10 or fewer cards in one envelope. $3 for 11 – 20 cards in one envelope, or 75 cents per ounce for packages with 21 or more cards. For example, a package containing 1.5 pounds of cards — 24 ounces, or about 225 cards — will cost $18. No transaction service fees. Any cards received before May 15 will be charged the current rate. There will be no adjustments for cards received before May 15. More …

W1 QSL Card Sorting Session at Algonquin ARC, August 9, 2018

July 29, 2018 - by k9hi - Leave a Comment

Eric Williams, KV1J, writes on the Algonquin ARC mailing list: The Algonquin Club will be holding a QSL card sorting session on Thursday August 9th, 7:30 PM at the Marlborough Fire Station. We will be in the classroom/EOC where we hold Field Day. The Bureau receives QSL cards from DXers all over the world, sort them and then send them to the New England area hams. We processed about 100,000 QSL cards each year. To do this, we are grateful for the team of over 40 volunteers and several area clubs that help make this happen. Our Algonquin club is one of the …