[NCDXA] [W3 Incoming QSL Bureau] QSL Shipment Update and other things

[Ed Kuebert]

HI Jack,

Thanks for the excellent job you are doing managing the W3 QSL Bureau. The entire NCDXA should understand the organization you have developed. I suggest we make the Zoom Meeting a part of one of the March Thursday night NDXCA meetings?

73,

Ed, K5EK

> On Jan 29, 2024, at 10:10 AM, Jack Ference <jackference at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Since the last shipment sent in late December, I received over 50 lbs of QSLs and have been busy finalizing arrangements for shipping them to you sometime this week. I am still waiting for QSL shipments from M0URX and M0OXO. It seems they have become very busy serving recent DXpedtions, so I guess it may be early Spring before I receive QSLs from them. I have agreed to be their drop-off point and will be forwarding their sorted QSLs to all stateside bureaus. The ARRL has agreed to cover my expenses. This was an agreement Fred had set up and I agreed to continue.
> 
> The shipment to be sent out this week contains QSLs from DL, HB, CU, PY, UA and an ARRL shipment of a multi-European assortment of ON, PA, EA, EA8, EA6, F, FM. As always, if you will be unable to accept the shipment this week, please contact me as soon as possible, so your shipment can be delayed. You will receive an automated Email when the cards have been shipped with a tracking number.
> 
> I have also been wrapping up my annual financial report to the ARRL. as well as, a short write-up describing records and procedures in use at our bureau, and a discussion of any issues encountered during the past year. 
> 
> I will continue to use pirateship.com <http://pirateship.com/> as my source of shipping labels. The operation has been very reliable and requires the least amount of effort on my part. Based on my past year's experience, it seems that when the QSL backlog reaches 50 lbs, it is time to ship QSLs. Last year there were seven shipments. 
> 
> My current policy is to ship QSLs to sorters with 2 or more pounds in storage. As always, QSLs for sorters residing in Virginia will be shipped to Rich, NN3W. If this arrangement is no longer convenient for all, please contact me and I will make changes accordingly. Over $400 in shipping costs have been saved over retail USPS or UPS using pirateship.com <http://pirateship.com/>. The ARRL has finally gotten wind of this from another sorter and has suggested that other stateside bureaus look into use of pirateship.com <http://pirateship.com/> for their operation.
> 
> I was thinking about having a 1-hour Zoom call in March to go over my experiences this past year and to also provide time for feedback, suggestions and sharing information and experiences among sorters. Please let me know if you think this would be a good idea and if you might participate.
> 
> Thanks again to all for your support of our bureau operation.
> 
> 73,
> --
> Jack J. Ference W3KX, Manager
> ARRL Third Call Area Incoming QSL Bureau
> jackference at gmail.com <mailto:jackference at gmail.com>
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