[NCDXA] Update on Near-term W3 Incoming QSL Bureau activities and actions

[Phillip Barsky]

To the list for 3/10 at Fred's house  KQ3F , Joe from Harrisburg. Thank Joe

73  Phil

On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 2:33 PM Phillip Barsky <phillipbarsky at gmail.com>
wrote:

> To all,
>
> As a result of a very successful and informative brainstorming session
> last evening attended by most of the Bureau Sorters, NCDXA members and
> interested PVRC members, the following actions were decided upon.
>  1.  A visit to the Clinton Post Office will be on Friday , 3/3/23, at
> 2PM. There are two objectives for the Post Office visit
>   a) To change the signatory for the post office box , from Fred Laun to
> Phil Barsky, Bureau manager.  I am acting in this role until we get things
> rolling and someone offers to serve as the permanent manager going forward.
> The post office box rent has been paid for a year, effective December 2022.
> As of this time Wa3DVO, Everett and W3KX, Jack, will be accompanying me to
> the post office along with the executor of Fred's will, Roger Morales.
>  b)  To retrieve all of the boxes of received QSLs and mail addressed to
> the Bureau and or NCDXA.
>  c)  After the post office actions, we will be visiting Fred's basement to
> assess how much has to be moved out of the present location. I plan on
> taking some photos of the items which must be removed. This info is needed
> for the move scheduled on 3/10/23 at 10 AM. See 2 below
>
> 2. We will be assembling at Fred Laun's QTH, 5801 Huntland Road, Temple
> Hills, MD 20748-3625, on 3/10/23 at 10 AM  to remove all QSL's , physical
> sorting structures, and anything else having to do with the W3 Incoming QSL
> Bureau or its operations. We will be leaving all of Fred's QSL collections
> since they are going to be given to the YASME Foundation,, per Fred's
> wishes. All items removed will be brought to the sorting operation- See 3
> below. The present list of attendees K3Ew, W3UR, WA3DVO,W3DQ,WK3A, N3QE,
> W3IDT, WA1T.
>
> 3. The New Location for the Bureau HQ sorting operations will be at the
> offices of Wiley, Rein, ... at 2050 M Street NW.  Rich DeDonna, NN3W, has
> offered up a large conference room and conference table for the operation
> on Sundays.  The first meeting will occur at the office on Sunday 3/10/23
> starting at 10 AM.  ( Parking is available on the streets -no cost to park)
> ; Tentative list of attendees: K3EW, K3LU, W3DQ, NN3W, N3WD.  If I missed
> anyone, please let me know.  We could surely use more folks to step forward
> to assist in the massive sorting effort which will be started, but probably
> not completed, on 3/10. All PVRC members, living in the DC area are invited
> as well- We would appreciate that word getting out through PVRC reflector