[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC QSO costs

[John Neeley]

Bruce is the best, and very timely.......appreciate all that he does in working 
as a volunteer card checker and awards manager for Amsat...

John W6ZKH






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From: Bruce Paige <kk5do at att.net>
To: Zachary Beougher <zack.kd8ksn at hotmail.com>; John Neeley <w6zkh at att.net>; 
Rick - WA4NVM <wa4nvm at comcast.net>; Jeff Yanko <wb3jfs at cox.net>; 
amsat-bb at amsat.org
Sent: Sat, January 22, 2011 7:58:40 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC QSO costs


no, if you take or send your cards to an arrl awards manager (i am one for vucc, 
was and 5bwas), you do not pay anything other than a check to the arrl for the 
cost of your award plus the postage to return your cards to you (if you did not 
take them in person). we are not allowed to accept any fee for checking cards, 
we volunteer to do this for other hams. i became an awards manager long ago when 
there was none in houston and i had to send my cards to san antonio. i have 
checked many a card since then. 


73...bruce





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From: Zachary  Beougher <zack.kd8ksn at hotmail.com>
To: John Neeley <w6zkh at att.net>; Rick - WA4NVM <wa4nvm at comcast.net>; Jeff Yanko 
<wb3jfs at cox.net>; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Sent: Sat, January 22, 2011 8:38:51 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC QSO costs

Do you need to pay the card checker the $.20/QSO, or is that only if you 
send them directly to ARRL??

I agree with Rick - the wording is not very clear.

Zack
KD8KSN

-----Original Message----- 
From: John Neeley
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 9:07 AM
To: Rick - WA4NVM ; Jeff Yanko ; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC QSO costs

Sounds like to me all the better to find a Card Checker in your area before
sending anything to ARRL.  Save on postage, etc.  Hopefully the Card Checker
wont want his cut too now?  Sign of the times, it looks like to me...

John W6ZKH
#37184





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From: Rick - WA4NVM <wa4nvm at comcast.net>
To: Jeff Yanko <wb3jfs at cox.net>; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Sent: Sat, January 22, 2011 4:54:02 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VUCC QSO costs



Hi Jeff and the BB,

I just found both applications on the ARRL website. (the old form, date
2009,
and the new form, date Jan. 2011)  see following website:

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Awards/VUCC%20App%202011.pdf

It looks like instead of a flat $10 fee, they now have gone to multiple fees
for postage, the application and number of contacts.   If I'm comprehending
this correctly, if you apply for additional VUCC sticker, in the US and a
ARRL
member, and turn in 60 cards, it would cost you the following:

$1 postage,   $7 application fee, and $.20 x 60 = $12 for a total of $20.00

Is this correct?  I welcome all replies, if not.

73 all,

Rick WA4NVM


> Hi all,
>
> I was just looking over the VUCC award application and noticed that they
> now
> charge 20 cents per QSO.  Is this fee only applicable if cards are sent to
> HQ for submission or in general even if you take them to a card checker?
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
> 73,
>
> Jeff  WB3JFS
>
>
>
>
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