Re: [IRCA] thoughts on qsl's

[The Kaskey Family <kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx>]

texas4421 wrote:

>      Just a thought about the past. WHAT COUNTS AS A QSL? Tonight, as
> I was digging thought old QSL's I have receive from the past, from
> broadcast band stations, I ran across a letter from WCFL-1000 in
> Chicago. The envelope was post mark -- 15 Jan 1968, with a 6 cents
> stamp. The outside of the cover has written on it, "WCFL, the voice of
> labor." At that time WCFL was run by labor unions of Chicago. The
> letter is in a form of a memo, and is signed by Phil Harper, Director
> of Engineering.  This memo said, "We will gladly send you our QSL
> card, thanks for the excellent reception report.However, I must ask
> you to denda stamped self-addressed envelope (6 cents) to:"The memo
> goes on to give an address to send a 6 cent stamp to. This character
> wasted time and postage to tell me that I needed to send him postage
> so he could send me a QSL. The envelope is a large cover with this
> small piece of paper in it. So a few questions arise here.1. Is this
> letter good enough to count as a QSL, since the sender does
> acknowledge I did send him a  'excellent' report? By usingthe word
> 'excellent' would indicate it was correct. I had never noticed this
> until this moment. I had, over all these years, just assumed it was a
> conformation.  I never sent him the postage and never received a
> printed QSL. And it's obvious it's a little late to do so at this
> time, since WCFL is no longer.
>
> ------In my opinion....YES!!!!
>
>  2. Was/is this typical of the way a union works and treats it's
> employee's? Wasting time and money to gig someone over 6 cents.
>
> ---------I was in Management....my opinion is confidential......:-)
>
>  3. Not a bad price for postage, was it.
>
> -------Indeed!
>
>  Just a thought to pass on to the group.
>
> ------------------Hang tuff Willis............don k.
>
>  Willis, WB5KHDOld Fort, TN
>
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