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FISTS QSL BUREAU
1020 Long Island Drive
Moneta, Va 24121
Email of the Buro Manager K4UK - Stan Reas is:
Go to FISTS Homepage

Members of the Franklin County Amateur Radio Club of Virginia are proud to provide the World Wide QSL service for the International Morse Preservation Society, better known as the FISTS CW Club.
FISTS members can determine who participates in the FISTS QSL Bureau - That is, those who have SASE's
on file with the Bureau. See Item 1. in the Table of Contents below or use the "Bureau Use Search" feature.

To access the Items below click on the blue underlined word(s).

Bureau Use Search: Provides a fast method to obtain information on which members use the Bureau
or which ones QSL direct only or which ones do not QSL at all.

Bureau Status Search: Provides a method to find out the number of cards and envelopes we have on
hand for you here at the Bureau.

Oh my, the Postal Service is doing it again! On May 11, 2009 the one ounce rate goes up to 44 cents.
Click on Rates in Item 5 below.

During December 2008 we made a "Year End Clearout" and mailing cards to all those members for whom
we had 2 or more cards on hand. Funds furnished by fellow members of FISTS were used for these mailings.

Please Remember:

If you wish to exchange QSL cards with a FISTS member through the Bureau please confirm during your
QSO that they will QSL via the Bureau. By doing so you can know that they have SASE's on file.

If you don't do so, the member may not use the Bureau and your card will just sit here in a sort box
and not go anywhere!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. List of the 4378 FISTS Members who HAVE or have had SASE's on file.

2. List of FISTS Members who have 2 or more QSL cards here but have NO SASE's on hand!
2.a - Those who have NOT YET furnished any SASE's
2.b - Those who we have USED their "Last" SASE

3. List of FISTS Members that do NOT use the Bureau
3a. List of those who will only QSL direct.
3b. List of those who do not QSL at all.

4. The Beginner's Guide to the FISTS QSL Bureau - Your reference as to how we work for you.
Note: Please furnish # 10 Business Size (4-1/8" x 9-1/2") envelopes for SASE's - Thanks!

5. The Postal Service changed Rates effective May 11, 2009. The one ounce rate went up to 44 cents.
     But the additional ounce step remains at 17 cents. We suggest you purchase Forever Stamps which
     will handle one ounce postage from now to forever. Hard to believe but it is true.
                        For Tips on how to save money using the QSL Bureau.

6. Bureau statistics and how we handle cards for those who have not responded to our requests for SASE's

7. Breakdown of cards handled by the QSL Bureau over the past eleven years

8. Special Certificates and QSL Cards are available for working the members of FISTS QSL Bureau.
    The most recent FISTS member who earned the "Special Achievement" Award No. 23 was Merlin, KD0V
    His Award is unique because all QSO's were Two-Way QRP on 30 Meters.
    Special Notice: Frank, Ex-KE4HOA has a General license so you can now find him on the HF Bands and
    he now has a "Vanity Call" - N4FEG which are his initials.

9. Spoon Award Certificates have been presented to honor "Senior Moments" or "Bonehead Actions"
by some of our FISTS members. The latest Award went to Lloyd, VE1VEI. To find out why and who
else, click HERE

10. Members of the Franklin County ARC operate W4FCR as a FISTS affiliated club. Information
on the club and its activity can be found HERE

11. We've added a "YL" to our QSL Bureau crew. Fran, KI4ZND will handle the "9" calls and
Frank, N4FEG will now handle the "5" calls. Her picture and those of the rest the QSL
Bureau crew can be found HERE

Number of Cards Handled


	Cards Handled
During June 2009	214
Year 2009 Total	2,802
Since November 1997	396,354

Card Totals for June


	Sent	Received From	Received For	On Hand
DX	0	0	6	12
VK/ZL	0	0	3	3
BV/JA	0	0	0	2


	Received For
VE	6
DX (This side of Atlantic)	4

On June 4 we received 12 cards from Aleksey, K3OSO
Bill, W6DDB sent 12 cards received on June 6.
On June 22 we received 16 cards from Mark, AD5WI

DX Bureaus: Chuck Spence, MØAVW runs the QSL Bureau for most DX, Nigel Hardy, ZL2TX runs the QSL Bureau for VK/ZL members and Harry Shibata - JL3AMK is the QSL Manager for FISTS East Asia.
There is a picture of MØAVW at his mailbox and a picture of ZL2TX at his operating position.

To see the Mailbox at K4UK where your Envelope arrives

Sometimes it is covered with Snow

What's a CC number ?

This Page Revised 7/1/2009 by Stan Reas