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   Message 4,121 of 5,937   
   Caveat Lector to All   
   Six Meter ops - Please QSL   
   10 Jan 07 12:30:30   
   
   From: CL@nowhere.com   
      
   Well I jumped on six meters a few years ago   
   Worked all 50 states except KY   
   Sent SASE's to all states and over 120 Grid square contacts   
      
   Only 60% of the Grid Squares have come back - Sent 18 Months Ago   
      
   Of the states -- all came back except WY and RI   
      
   In todays mail my SASE to WY came back -- 3 and half years after I sent it !   
   Oh well at least I got it   
      
   For RI after a year -- sent another SASE -- no return. After another year --   
   made up a QSL card for the guy along with an SASE -- no return. Only a few   
   thousand Hams in RI and I am on the west coast. Could be years B4 I catch   
   another.   
      
   So if you work six meters it is important to QSL, the award managers want   
   the cards as proof.   
      
   Working all states on six is achievable -- but not easy - could take several   
   years.   
      
   I gave up on 100 grid squares VUCC just such a poor QSL return   
      
   Grouse and complain   
      
   CL looking for KY on 6   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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