W5 Incoming QSL Bureau
Bureau News Items
The Bureau Status Quick Search below makes it possible for you to see what your sorter has on file for your callsign.
Please contact your sorter if you believe the information is not correct or have any questions. Sorters
Contact Mike Schenkel, W5VXU, the bureau manager, to check on the status of envelopes, funds, postage, labels, etc.
sent to the bureau.
FIRST CLASS POSTAL RATE IS 45 CENTS (FOREVER STAMP) FOR ONE OUNCE. THE SECOND OUNCE IS 20 CENTS.
Postage Rates increased to 45 cents for an envelope on January 22, 2012. We will continue placing the Forever stamp on envelopes being put together here. We suggest the use of that stamp if you send envelopes to the bureau. Costs for sending more than 4 ounces of cards in a 6x9 envelope will be calculated at a Large Envelope rate. A new stamp pictorial along with a rate information sheet from the Postal Service can be viewed by clicking on Stamp Rates (New & Old) on the left side of this page. We expect continued close "scrutiny" of weights, envelope sizes etc. will continue. Mailings go out when the MEDIUM FLAT RATE BOX IS FULL.
PO BOX 10
Hobart, OK 73651
Manager: Mike Schenkel - W5VXU
Your Sorter: Sorter Page
Webmaster: Gene Lewis - W5LE
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Background
The ARRL W5 Incoming QSL bureau is operated by the Oklahoma DX Association. The bureau consist of volunteers who provide this valuable service to their fellow hams. Cards arrive at our P.O. Box from various sources, such as other DX bureaus around the world and the ARRL Incoming Bureau. Upon arrival, the cards are presorted by a group of volunteers. This presorting consists of grouping the cards alphabetically by the first letter of the call suffix, for example, W5ABC, WB5AFG, N5AA would all go in the same "A" stack. The presorters then return the sorted cards to the bureau manager. Each letter of the alphabet has another sorter assigned to handle the actual mailing of QSLs and notices when a ham has cards on file but no envelopes or credits. Every two months, the cards accumulated for each letter of the alphabet are mailed to the sorters. Each letter sorter is then responsible for matching up the cards with envelopes and mailing when enough cards are accumulated to cover the amount of postage provided. They also notify any ham who has cards on file but no envelopes. Please check the Procedures and Dos & Don'ts links for details on proper procedures for using the W5 QSL Bureau.
