Re: [IRCA] One for the Books

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jim, 

Now you are all set to be their surrogate QSL manager!

(Jim is not only Protestant but a Presbyterian minister...)

73, Glenn Hauser

--- On Tue, 11/27/12, Stewart, Joseph R <RandyStewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Absolute insanity... and it gives me
> the feeling that nobody currently running/working for
> Vatican Radio has a clue about DXing, reception reports,
> QSLing, etc.--or cares any longer. This sounds very much
> like what you experienced with Danmarks Radio (i.e. clearing
> out their stock of QSL cards just to get rid of
> them)--albeit on a more epic scale. But at least you GOT a
> reply!  Back in 1995 after my one and only reception of
> Vatican-1611, I sent a nice taped report... and a
> follow-up... and another follow-up... and never heard word
> one from them.
> 
> Randy Stewart
> Arts Producer
> KSMU
> 901 S. National
> Springfield MO 65897
 
> 
> -----Original Message-----

> Subject: [NRC-AM] One for the Books
> 
> Jim Renfrew, Holley NY
> 
> Yes, this is one for the books!
> 
> I requested a QSL by e-mail from Radio Vaticana for a
> reception of the Madagascar relay.  In today's mail I
> got a stack of 26 QSLs, and a nice note from Father Moses
> Hamungole thanking me from my report.  Unfortunately
> not even one of the 26 QSLs was actually filled out. 
> This has got to be a record of some kind for QSLing futility
> - 26 QSLs in one package, but not one counts!
> 
> I've had as many as four blanks arrive in one letter from a
> station (Radio Denmark when it was clearing out of English
> broadcasting), but 26 is beyond crazy.
> 
> 24 of those QSL cards are a picture of Ratzinger, not a guy
> shown much devotion in this Protestant household! 

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