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KH6 QSL Bureau

The Big Island Amateur Radio Club assumed management of the ARRL KH6 QSL Bureau on April 1, 2008. We receive QSL cards from other bureaus around the world, from individuals sending in cards and also from ARRL. We then redistribute them from our base in Hilo. This Bureau is open to all amateur radio operators. ARRL membership is not required. We do not provide Outgoing QSL service. Detailed information on the ARRL Outgoing QSL Bureau service can be located at www.arrl.org/qsl/qslout. We have handled over 100,000 QSL cards between April 2008 and December 2011.
There are guidelines for the use of the incoming QSL service on the ARRL website at www.arrl.org/qsl/qslin but here is some additional information specific to KH6 (which includes prefixes AH6, AH7, KH6, KH7, NH6, NH7, WH6 and WH7).
1.Rather than sending self addressed envelopes and stamps, we recommend that bureau users establish money credits to enable best utilization of your funds. This will allow us to provide proper mailer and exact postage for the amount of cards being shipped to you, independent of current and future price increases on stamps and regulations of thickness of envelopes, etc. Checks can be made out to KH6 Hawaii QSL Bureau and mailed to the KH6 Hawaii QSL Bureau, Attn: Barbara Darling NH7FY, P.O. Box 1938, Hilo, HI 96721. If you do send self addressed stamped envelopes please make sure you use Forever stamps. Usually the envelopes will not be sent with less than five cards, except at the end of the year when all cards are sent out. 2. We are receiving cards from QSL Bureaus for KH6 callsigns that have European, JA and USA mainland QSL managers, so it is obvious these cards are being sent to us without identifying the QSL manager on QRZ.com. We are sending those cards on to ARRL for redistribution. 3. If you do not want to receive Bureau cards, make sure you put this information on QRZ.com and notify Barbara Darling by mail at the Bureau address or by email at nh7fy@yahoo.com. Your notification on QRZ.com that “NO BUREAU CARDS will be accepted” will not always prevent those cards from arriving. These cards will be destroyed per instructions from ARRL. If you change your mind and want those cards please let Barbara know and change your info on QRZ.com. Any concerns regarding the KH6 Hawaii QSL Bureau operation should be directed to Barbara Darling at nh7fy@yahoo.com or the Bureau address.



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