USPS Return Letters From USA

You may remember the problem regarding letters routed to the USA being returned by the USPS endorsed:

”RETURN TO SENDER, NOT DELIVERABLE AS ADDRESSED UNABLE TO FORWARD”

 

Yet every letter is correctly addressed & No change of address has required forwarding.

I am STILL experiencing the same problem even though I am formatting the addresses to USPS specifications.

All returned letters I have had back, have been posted again at no cost to the DX’er.

The problem is clearly with the software on USPS sorting machines, remember mail is no longer hand sorted. 

I am sure that USPS are not even aware of the software problem, sadly they also don’t seem to care as all my emails for the last two years have gone unanswered. Just not good enough USPS! Please help!

TX3X Plaque of appreciation

TX3X Plaque

Thank you to K5GS and the TX3X Chesterfield Island DXpedition team for the plaque received today!

“In appreciation of Support to TX3X”

Well, it was a pleasure to assist you guys. Always here if you need! Thank you
Tim M0URX - TX3X

Bureau Posting News Outgoing! January 2016

QSL cards have been posted to 85 World Bureaus today, Wednesday 20th January 2016 

This mailing is a joint mailing between M0OXO Charles and M0URX Tim
I would very much appreciate feedback from you when the QSL cards start arriving at World Bureaus or received by hams around the world.? This feedback will be added to our data below.

Total amount of QSL cards 17,056
Via M0URX 10,742
Via M0OXO 6,314

Total Weight kg 67,665g

Total Cost £309.48 / per kg £4.58
Average postage cost  1.81p per QSL card.

Photo – M0OXO, Charles with our bureau mailing

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Appointed QSL Manager for the VK0EK Project.

VK0EK

I am very proud to announce that I have been appointed QSL manager for the forthcoming VKØEK DXpedition to Heard Island this year. Here is the announcement in full by the VKØEK Team:

“Jan. 6, 2016. We are pleased to announce that Tim Beaumont, MØURX, will provide the QSL manager service for VKØEK, with cards printed by Max, ON5UR. DXA will be the DXers primary interface with the expedition, and DXers will be able to request their QSLs via the DXA and VKØEK web pages, with QSL requests fulfilled by Tim and Max’s United Radio QSL Management Bureau. Online requests for direct cards are preferred, although direct paper QSLs via MØURX will also be accepted. Bureau requests will also be made via DXA/VKØEK. To provide efficient service and to reduce workload on the bureau system, all bureau requests should be made on-line.”

Appointed QSL Manager for the VK0EK Project.

VK0EK

I am very proud to announce that I have been appointed QSL manager for the forthcoming VK0EK DXpedition to Heard Island this year. Here is the announcent in full by the VK0EK Team:

“Jan. 6, 2016. We are pleased to announce that Tim Beaumont, MØURX, will provide the QSL manager service for VKØEK, with cards printed by Max, ON5UR. DXA will be the DXers primary interface with the expedition, and DXers will be able to request their QSLs via the DXA and VKØEK web pages, with QSL requests fulfilled by Tim and Max’s United Radio QSL Management Bureau. Online requests for direct cards are preferred, although direct paper QSLs via MØURX will also be accepted. Bureau requests will also be made via DXA/VKØEK. To provide efficient service and to reduce workload on the bureau system, all bureau requests should be made on-line.”

TX3X QSL’s Start To Arrive

M5JON

t always gives me great pleasure to receive images of the QSL cards arriving at their destination, especially if the QSL is an ATNO for the DX’er. The images also give me information about how the mailing has gone and how long it takes for the letters to arrive around the world.

I first received an email from G3UML, Laurie in London that the QSL arrived just 24 hours after it was posted, At the same time M5JON John sent me the photo (below left) with the QSL in his shack.Further tweets from EI9KC & DL2AJB also indicate the QSL has arrived.

Just one day later i saw several Twitter messages from France, F8DZY sent the image (below middle) of the QSL. Also several messages from Germany saying that the QSL had arrived. 

HNY

TX3X QSL Mailing

TX3X1

Whilst most people were stuffing the Christmas turkey over the last few days, I was stuffing the TX3X QSL cards into envelopes for the big mailing.

As Global Mailing Consultant to the TX3X Team, it was my job to ensure that the QSL card was designed by ON5UR Max Rymenant (Maxi-Print) to the specification requested by the team, and also process the OQRS requests and complete the QSL mailing in a timely manner.

As a result, packages to our sponsors DDXG, GDXF, MDXC & SWDXF, along with 2,749 letters to the deserving will be posted by business mail class on Tuesday 29th December and should reach you very soon.

Thank you to the TX3X Team for trusting me with this important job! 



From VE2TKH

QSL-VE2CSI
It’s been five years now that I moved to Sept-Iles in CQ Zone 2 and try to work as many as possible to give them the chance to have CQ Zone 2 in their logs, many of you were in my logs and I thank you for that. But the most important thing, is the QSL manager. And mine is Tim Beaumont, M0URX who deserve a big thank you and our congratulations for a great service he provided. Tim, sincerely THANK YOU for what you’ve done. And you Tim and fellow DXers who read, I wish you a Merry Christmas and Seasons Greetings. Now, we are reaching zone 5 in Montreal to study in security. So, no more VE2CSI for myself but fellow DXers wait until the station is rent for different contests. Good luck and thank you for great memories from zone 2. 
Steve VE2TKH/VA2TKH 

Thank you Steve, and thank you for everything you have done to keep CQ Zone 2 on the on the last 5 years!
Merry Christmas Steve,

VK8RD QSL Preview

K800 QSL-VK8RD

I would like to welcome VK8RD, Rowan Dollar to United Radio QSL Bureau. Rowan is now living in Darwin Northern Territory of Australia.

QSL Via M0URX Direct or OQRS. Bureau by OQRS only please.
K800 QSL-VK8RD-BACK

Direct QSL cards posted.

392 QSL cards were posted direct for TT8AMO & PJ4/OE7PGI on 10th December. 
All bureau cards are ready for the next dispatch in January.