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 did it again!  On May 11, 2009 the one ounce rate went up to 44 cents.
Click on Rates in Item 6 below.

Once again during December 2009 we made a "Year End Clearout" and mailed cards to those
members for whom we had 2 or more cards on hand and hadn't mailed any cards since January.
Funds furnished by fellow members of FISTS were used for these mailings.

We made a change in reference to SASE's.  Click New Approach in Item 5..

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 4383 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 we 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.  On January 1, 2010 we began a New Approach and won't require you to send SASE's but we will prepare
     them using funds you have sent to us.

6.  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.

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

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

9.  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, KDØV
    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 new "Vanity Call" - K4HOA.

10. Spoon Award Certificates have been presented to honor "Senior Moments" or "Bonehead Actions"
      by some of our FISTS members.  The latest Award went to Ed, N2ED.  To find out why and who else
      has been so honored, click HERE

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

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

13. After eleven-plus years handling the "8" calls, Charlie, K4BSF has decided to relinquish the job.
      Over those years he had handled 44,638 cards for the Bureau.  Frank, K4HOA will now handle
      both the "5" and "8" calls.
 

Number of Cards Handled
 
Cards Handled
During June 2010
103
Year 2010 Total
1,716
Since November 1997
399,747

Card Totals for June
 
Sent
Received From
Received For
On Hand
DX
0
0
5
12
VK/ZL
0
0
1
1
BV/JA
0
0
0
 0

 
Received For
VE 0
DX
(This side of Atlantic)		 0

On the 5th of June we received 17 cards from Mark, AD5WI.

Chuck Spence, MØAVW sent us 36 cards from DX members which we received on May 1st.
And also on that day we received 7 more cards from Bill, W6DDB
On the 21st we received 16 cards from Mark, AD5WI and 25 cards from Ron, WB8NMK
On the 25th a total of 76 cards were received from Nigel Hardy, ZL2TX
of which 66 were from John, VK4TJ
On the 29th we received 11 cards from Ray, K5NLR

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 7/21/2010 by Stan Reas