Q: What is the address to write to for the 4-Callsign area Incoming QSL Buro?
A:
You
can send all correspondence, QSL envelopes, questions, or SPARC
membership information to our address, which is:
SPARC QSL Bureau
Call Box 599
Sterling, VA 20167.
Q: I've worked a number of foreign stations that have said "I will QSL via the bureau". What does that mean?
A: In a nutshell, it means that they will occasionally prepare a batch of their outgoing QSLs for past QSOs and send them to their National amateur radio organization (like our ARRL). Periodically, these organizations will sort and ship cards gathered from various amateurs throughout their country to the various QSL Bureaus located throughout the world. Then individual amateurs make arrangements to obtain their incoming cards from their own local QSL Bureau.
Q: Does that mean I must be a member of the American Radio Relay League to participate in QSLing through the Bureau?
A: No, the Bureaus will accept cards for ARRL members and nonmembers alike; however, in order to ship your outgoing QSLs, you must be an ARRL member and pay a small fee for service. (See ARRL web site).
Q: I've never used a Bureau before, but have worked some DX in the past. Can I see if I have cards on file before sending envelopes?
A:
YES. Send am email to the Bureau
Manager and we will check the status of your cards and
envelopes.
A:
NO.
Envelopes are filed by call and different calls are maintained
at various locations, and we have no way to cross reference
upgrades, family calls, etc. Depending on callsign, you may have
to maintain envelopes at different bureaus or with different
letter managers.
A:
Send an email to the bureau manager, who
can check with the appropriate letter manager for you.