"Bert Hyman" wrote in message
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I would be hesitant about using a $2 bill to help with postage--too
many people in the US are dubious about them, but even in Indonesia
and Svalbard, the standard $1 bill is familiar.
I had the same thought; heck, $2 bills ara a curiousity even here.
I'm currently scouring the city looking for post offices which
actually have IRCs; they're pretty scarce.
They can order them for you. Unless they have a regular call for them, most
post offices don't stock them. Generally a polite request is sufficient but
sometimes you have to be more assertive.
I love paper QSLs--I was just looking at some of mine earlier today,
enjoying remembering the QSOs, the exotic locations .. but you'll
probably want to sign up for "Logbook of the World" in addition. It
looks darned useful on the face of it, even if you (like me) still
want those paper QSLs when possible.
I've uploaded all my contacts for all my calls going all the way back
to about 1963; 3200 contacts (I was surprised at how few there were,
but I go inactive for years at a time) and only 31 QSLs.
Contesters and big DXers seem to be the best about being signed up for LOTW
and using it. I've uploaded about 6000 and gotten about 1000 confirmations
in LOTW.
Hope this helps a bit.
It confirms my guesses.
Who are you working these days?
Practially nobody :-)
Waiting for the sunspots to come back ...
There's lots of stuff out there right now if you are patient and persistent.
Dee, N8UZE