Re: [HCDX]: Why QSL? (was: Re: addresses)

[shack@xxxxxx (Ruud Vos)]

On Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:26:23 +0200, you wrote:


>Well, I beg to differ.  An embassy is a medium that increases 
>pressure enormously, because many radiostations are involved in 
>development projects sponsored by a government, which are 
>audited and monitored primarily by embassies.  Illustrative of this 
>are facilities in Papua New Guinea, sponsored by the Japanese 
>government and a Surinamese radiostation that had an FM-
>transmitter donated by the Indian government.  These are big 
>donations, but on a smaller scale assistance is also given, for 
>example hiring airtime to disseminate the results of a particular 
>project.
>
>Since nobody wants to bite the hand that feeds them of course 
>these stations will issue a QSL.  Indeed, they are probably used to 
>handing out all kinds of paper with stamps and signatures to 
>document projects and/or get co-financing for their activities.  To 
>these non-QSLing stations, a verification will probably just be 
>another piece of paper like that.
>
>Best 73s all
>Wian Stienstra

Thanks for the interesting contribution in the discussion!

73!

Ruud Vos
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