VE5 Incoming QSL Bureau

The R.A.C. VE5 Incoming QSL Bureau

Most QSL cards for Canadian amateurs come to the Canadian Incoming QSL Bureau. where they are initially sorted by prefix. When sufficient cards have accumulated for a zone, the National Incoming Bureau boxes them up and sends them to the appropriate Provincial Incoming Bureau.

In the case of Saskatchewan, because we have so few amateurs who operate DX to any extent, this happens only about three times a year. Some countries opt to send their outgoing cards directly to the provincial bureau instead of the national bureau, so cards "dribble" in, a few dozen at a time, from various sources. Even individuals, keen to get that rare VE5/VA5 card, sometimes send cards to the bureau if they don't know the address of the station they worked. As cards come into the bureau, they are sorted alphabetically, by suffix this time and when enough have accumulated to justify the cost of postage, are mailed out to the individual hams, if that amateur is current with the bureau.

The Incoming QSL Bureau system is a completely volunteer system. That is, it is supported entirely by volunteer labour and costs of postage and envelopes must be borne by the amateurs who receive the service. The VE5/VA5 bureau operates on a cash basis. That is, amateurs send money to the bureau manager ($5 at least) who then supplies postage and envelopes and debits the amateur's account when cards are mailed out. Each mailing is accompanied by a statement of account and a request for additional funds when appropriate. If you are operating HF, particularly if there is no credit in your
account, the cards received for you will be destroyed. How do you avoid losing your valuable QSL cards? Simple, send some money (at least $5) to your Incoming QSL Bureau Manager, along with your mailing address. Please make cheques payable to (RAC SK QSL Bureau). When cards accumulate for you, they will be mailed out. The VE5/VA5 QSL Bureau address is: