ARLHS QSL BURO
ANNOUNCING THE ARLHS
(USA/CANADA) QSL BURO
As of February 23, 2005, the ARLHS has created its
own QSL bureau to assist members in reducing the
higher and higher cost of QSL-ing. The ARLHS QSL Buro
allows you to make one
mailing to one central location for all of your
USA/Canada contacts.
This will be an easier way to get those QSL's needed
for confirmation for the many certificates that the
club is offering. If you are interested in the QSL bureau
as an easy way to control your postage costs, read the "How
To" portion of this announcement below.
HOW TO
RULES FOR THE ARLHS BURO
[1.] Send only #10 business-sized envelopes (4.25 X 9.5 inches or 10.4 X 24.1 cm) with postage in
the proper amount affixed to the upper-right corner (see [2.] below for amounts). Canadian members can send cash,
and we will purchase the postage for you (see [5.] below). Address the envelope to yourself. Put
your ARLHS Member Number in the upper-left-hand
corner.
[2.] If you have or are planning on activating a
lighthouse or more, you might want to send a
6 X 9 inch or 15.2 X 22.9 cm brown SASE envelope
with a multiple of postage applied to it.
To help you guess at postage rates, 10 QSL's equals
about 1 ounce. The first ounce of postage is 37
cents and 23 cents per ounce for each additional
amount of weight. (All currency is in USA dollars and cents.)
[3.] All cards collected during the month will be
mailed on the last day of the month, regardless of
the count in your envelope. If your envelope fills up
faster than that, it will be mailed sooner!
[4.] When sending your QSL's please, please try to
put the addressee's ARLHS member number on the card: it will
help us sort them faster.
[5.] Canadian dollars will be accepted, and we will purchase
USA postage for you if you can't get it where you are located.
For our Canadian members, send your money and addressed
envelopes to the address in [7.] below.
[6.] Note: This QSL service is for members of the ARLHS only.
If you are not yet a member, see the
Application Page.
[7.] Send your QSL's and envelopes to:
Chuck Dobbins
KA5PVB #430
616 North Cherry St.
Alpine, Texas 79830-3308
USA
As the new QSL manager of the ARLHS QSL Buro, I look
forward to working for you to get your QSL's
exchanged at a satisfactory rate!
Keep the Flame!
73'S
Chuck Dobbins
KA5PVB
Member #430
Created on ... February 24, 2005