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	While sending QSL cards directly to a distant station is most often fastest, the confirmation of large numbers of international contacts may prove expensive. An alternative offered by many national and regional amateur radio societies is a bureau system. QSL's from individual stations are sent to an outgoing bureau locally; that bureau bundles all outgoing cards for each country and sends each bundle as a single package - reducing international postage costs. At destination, a national or regional incoming bureau holds received cards so that they may be claimed by the operator of the intended station.		While sending QSL cards directly to a distant station is most often fastest, the confirmation of large numbers of international contacts may prove expensive. An alternative offered by many national and regional amateur radio societies is a bureau system. QSL's from individual stations are sent to an outgoing bureau locally; that bureau bundles all outgoing cards for each country and sends each bundle as a single package - reducing international postage costs. At destination, a national or regional incoming bureau holds received cards so that they may be claimed by the operator of the intended station.

	The [[International Amateur Radio Union]] maintains a list of [http://www.iaru.org/iaruqsl.html QSL Bureaus] for most nations worldwide. There is no incoming bureau in the following countries:		The [http://www.iaru.org/ International Amateur Radio Union] maintains a list of [http://www.iaru.org/iaruqsl.html QSL Bureaus] for most nations worldwide. There is no incoming bureau in the following countries:
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	* [http://www.w1wc.com/qsl_cards QSL card printer sites] list, W1WC		* [http://www.w1wc.com/qsl_cards QSL card printer sites] list, W1WC
	* [http://webhome.idirect.com/~va3rj/qsl_card.html VA3RJ's list of QSL printers]		* [http://webhome.idirect.com/~va3rj/qsl_card.html VA3RJ's list of QSL printers]
			* [http://www.radioqth.net/qsl.aspx Online QSL card designer] from RadioQTH

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QSL managers

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	== QSL managers ==		== QSL managers ==
	In some cases, a distant station will delegate the task of responding to QSL requests to another radio amateur, often in another region. The QSL manager is responsible for storing a copy of the station's logs (often in an electronic form, such as [[ADIF ~~format~~]]), verifying requests and issuing QSL cards. Requests to "QSL via (callsign of another station)" are most commonly used by [[DXpedition]] operators and stations in remote locations where direct mail would incur undue delay.		In some cases, a distant station will delegate the task of responding to QSL requests to another radio amateur, often in another region. The QSL manager is responsible for storing a copy of the station's logs (often in an electronic form, such as [[ADIF]] Amateur Data Interchange Format), verifying requests and issuing QSL cards. Requests to "QSL via (callsign of another station)" are most commonly used by [[DXpedition]] operators and stations in remote locations where direct mail would incur undue delay.

	A [http://www.qsl.net/qslmanagers QSL Managers' Society] maintains a list of radioamateurs willing to handle QSL requests on behalf of other stations. Various databases listing QSL managers by call sign of individual stations served include:		A [http://www.qsl.net/qslmanagers QSL Managers' Society] maintains a list of radioamateurs willing to handle QSL requests on behalf of other stations. Various databases listing QSL managers by call sign of individual stations served include:

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External links

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	* [http://www.g3swh.org.uk G3SWH], a charity operated by an eccentric millionaire, offers information from the point of view of a longtime QSL manager		* [http://www.g3swh.org.uk G3SWH], a charity operated by an eccentric millionaire, offers information from the point of view of a longtime QSL manager
	* [http://hamgallery.com/qsl Ham Gallery], a collection of worldwide QSL cards		* [http://hamgallery.com/qsl Ham Gallery], a collection of worldwide QSL cards
			* [http://www.qsl.net/de0brf QSL's on the Web], list of 465 QSL galleries
			* [http://www.pe2pe.eu/funny_qsl_cards.htm PE2PE Funny QSL] Gallery

	=== QSL card printers ===		=== QSL card printers ===

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	As of 2008, the list of [http://dxpub.com/dx_news.html most needed] DX station QSL's included:		As of 2008, the list of [http://dxpub.com/dx_news.html most needed] DX station QSL's included:
	# P5 [http://www.qsl.at/common/northkorea.html North Korea] - The governments of North Korea and Yemen are the only worldwide known to issue no amateur radio licenses to their citizens; the last P5 station signed off in 2002 and is not expected to return.		# P5 [http://www.qsl.at/common/northkorea.html North Korea] - The governments of North Korea and Yemen are the only worldwide known to issue no amateur radio licenses to their citizens; the last P5 station signed off in 2002 and is not expected to return.
	# 7O [http://dx-hamspirit.com/2007/06/17/why-cant-yemeni-7o-issue-licenses Yemen] has no licensed amateur radio service; attempts to correct this have met with long-standing opposition from the country's Interior ministry.		# 7O [http://dx-hamspirit.com/2007/06/17/why-cant-yemeni-7o-issue-licenses Yemen] has no licensed amateur radio service; attempts to correct this have met with long-standing [http://www2.arrl.org/news/stories/2000/05/01/2/?nc=1 opposition] from the country's Interior ministry. The last to have shown government approval to operate from Yemen is [http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/02/0920/ 7O/OH2YY in 2002].
	# KP1 [http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/navassa Navassa Island] is an uninhabited, 5 km² island in the Caribbean Sea between Haiti and Jamaica claimed as part of the US Minor Outlying Islands. Status disputed as Haiti has also made claims; as a US National Wildlife Refuge, Navassa has no permanent infrastructure.		# KP1 [http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/navassa Navassa Island] is an uninhabited, 5 km² island in the Caribbean Sea between Haiti and Jamaica claimed as part of the US Minor Outlying Islands. Status disputed as Haiti has also made claims; as a US National Wildlife Refuge, Navassa has no permanent infrastructure.
	# FR-G [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fs.html Îles Glorieuses (Glorioso Islands)] - One of five scattered tropical islands (Îles Eparses) around Madagascar, part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands. No permanent inhabitants; most visitors are scientific research station, fishery or military personnel. A planned [http://glorieuses2008.free.fr/ 2008 DXpedition] has been repeatedly postponed.		# FR-G [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fs.html Îles Glorieuses (Glorioso Islands)] - One of five scattered tropical islands (Îles Eparses) around Madagascar, part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands. No permanent inhabitants; most visitors are scientific research station, fishery or military personnel. A planned [http://glorieuses2008.free.fr/ 2008 DXpedition] has been repeatedly postponed.
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	* [http://www4.plala.or.jp/nomrax/hammaps.htm Maps for CQ zones, ITU zones, grid squares]		* [http://www4.plala.or.jp/nomrax/hammaps.htm Maps for CQ zones, ITU zones, grid squares]
	* [http://www.g3swh.org.uk G3SWH], a charity operated by an eccentric millionaire, offers information from the point of view of a longtime QSL manager		* [http://www.g3swh.org.uk G3SWH], a charity operated by an eccentric millionaire, offers information from the point of view of a longtime QSL manager
			* [http://hamgallery.com/qsl Ham Gallery], a collection of worldwide QSL cards

	=== QSL card printers ===		=== QSL card printers ===

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QSL Bureaus

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	== QSL Bureaus ==		== QSL Bureaus ==
	While sending QSL cards directly to a distant station is often fastest, the confirmation of large numbers of international contacts may prove expensive. An alternative offered by many national and regional amateur radio societies is a bureau system. QSL's from individual stations are sent to an outgoing bureau locally; that bureau bundles all outgoing cards for each country and sends each bundle as a single package - reducing international postage costs. At destination, a national or regional incoming bureau holds received cards so that they may be claimed by the operator of the intended station.		While sending QSL cards directly to a distant station is most often fastest, the confirmation of large numbers of international contacts may prove expensive. An alternative offered by many national and regional amateur radio societies is a bureau system. QSL's from individual stations are sent to an outgoing bureau locally; that bureau bundles all outgoing cards for each country and sends each bundle as a single package - reducing international postage costs. At destination, a national or regional incoming bureau holds received cards so that they may be claimed by the operator of the intended station.

	The [[International Amateur Radio Union]] maintains a list of [http://www.iaru.org/iaruqsl.html QSL Bureaus] for most nations worldwide. There is no incoming bureau in the following countries:		The [[International Amateur Radio Union]] maintains a list of [http://www.iaru.org/iaruqsl.html QSL Bureaus] for most nations worldwide. There is no incoming bureau in the following countries:

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	# FR-G [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fs.html Îles Glorieuses (Glorioso Islands)] - One of five scattered tropical islands (Îles Eparses) around Madagascar, part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands. No permanent inhabitants; most visitors are scientific research station, fishery or military personnel. A planned [http://glorieuses2008.free.fr/ 2008 DXpedition] has been repeatedly postponed.		# FR-G [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fs.html Îles Glorieuses (Glorioso Islands)] - One of five scattered tropical islands (Îles Eparses) around Madagascar, part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands. No permanent inhabitants; most visitors are scientific research station, fishery or military personnel. A planned [http://glorieuses2008.free.fr/ 2008 DXpedition] has been repeatedly postponed.
	# ZS8 [http://marion.sanap.org.za Marion Island] (46°54' S, 37°5' E) in the Prince Edward Islands group in the Southern Indian Ocean is home to a South African National Antarctic Programme [http://www.up.ac.za/academic/geog/marion_island.html research station]. Outside the one scientific base station, the island has an extensive population... of penguins.		# ZS8 [http://marion.sanap.org.za Marion Island] (46°54' S, 37°5' E) in the Prince Edward Islands group in the Southern Indian Ocean is home to a South African National Antarctic Programme [http://www.up.ac.za/academic/geog/marion_island.html research station]. Outside the one scientific base station, the island has an extensive population... of penguins.
	# KP5 [http://www.fws.gov/Refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=41523 Desecheo Island] is a US National Wildlife Refuge located 14 miles west of Puerto Rico (18.40° N, 67.55° W); normally [http://www.topuertorico.org/city/desecheo.shtml uninhabited except by nesting sea birds], it became the destination of a [http://www.kp5.us 2009 DXpedition].		# KP5 [http://www.fws.gov/Refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=41523 Desecheo Island] is a US National Wildlife Refuge located 14 miles west of Puerto Rico (18.40° N, 67.55° W); normally [http://www.topuertorico.org/city/desecheo.shtml uninhabited except by nesting sea birds], it became the destination of a [http://www.kp5.us 2009 DXpedition] - the first in fifteen years.
	# 3Y-B [http://3y0e.com/3y0e Bouvet Island] - An uninhabited Atlantic island at (54º 26′ S, 3º 24′ E) of approximately ten square miles, with no suitable harbour and situated on sharp volcanic cliffs. Administered by Norway, but no local presence except an unattended weather monitoring station.		# 3Y-B [http://3y0e.com/3y0e Bouvet Island] - An uninhabited Atlantic island at (54º 26′ S, 3º 24′ E) of approximately ten square miles, with no suitable harbour and situated on sharp volcanic cliffs. Administered by Norway, but no local presence except an unattended weather monitoring station.
	# VKØ-H [http://www.heardisland.aq Heard Island] - A remote uninhabited sub-Antarctic island; expeditions must obtain permission from Australian authorities months in advance and most who travel to this remote outpost are engaged in scientific research.		# VKØ-H [http://www.heardisland.aq Heard Island] - A remote uninhabited sub-Antarctic island; expeditions must obtain permission from Australian authorities months in advance and most who travel to this remote outpost are engaged in scientific research.

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	== Rare ("most needed") QSLs ==		== Rare ("most needed") QSLs ==
	As of 2008, the list of [http://dxpub.com/dx_news.html most needed] DX station QSL's included:		As of 2008, the list of [http://dxpub.com/dx_news.html most needed] DX station QSL's included:
	# P5 ~~NORTH KOREA~~		# P5 [http://www.qsl.at/common/northkorea.html North Korea] - The governments of North Korea and Yemen are the only worldwide known to issue no amateur radio licenses to their citizens; the last P5 station signed off in 2002 and is not expected to return.
	# 7O Yemen		# 7O [http://dx-hamspirit.com/2007/06/17/why-cant-yemeni-7o-issue-licenses Yemen] has no licensed amateur radio service; attempts to correct this have met with long-standing opposition from the country's Interior ministry.
	# KP1 ~~NAVASSA~~		# KP1 [http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/navassa Navassa Island] is an uninhabited, 5 km² island in the Caribbean Sea between Haiti and Jamaica claimed as part of the US Minor Outlying Islands. Status disputed as Haiti has also made claims; as a US National Wildlife Refuge, Navassa has no permanent infrastructure.
	# FR-G GLORIOSO		# FR-G GLORIOSO
	# ZS8 MARION ISLAND		# ZS8 MARION ISLAND
	# KP5 ~~DESECHEO~~		# KP5 [http://www.fws.gov/Refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=41523 Desecheo Island] is a US National Wildlife Refuge located 14 miles west of Puerto Rico (18.40° N, 67.55° W); normally [http://www.topuertorico.org/city/desecheo.shtml uninhabited except by nesting sea birds], it became the destination of a [http://www.kp5.us 2009 DXpedition].
	# 3Y-B ~~BOUVET~~		# 3Y-B [http://3y0e.com/3y0e Bouvet Island] - An uninhabited Atlantic island at (54º 26′ S, 3º 24′ E) of approximately ten square miles, with no suitable harbour and situated on sharp volcanic cliffs. Administered by Norway, but no local presence except an unattended weather monitoring station.
	# VKØ-H [http://www.heardisland.aq Heard Island] - An uninhabited sub-Antarctic island; expeditions must obtain permission from Australian authorities months in advance and most who travel to this remote outpost are engaged in scientific research.		# VKØ-H [http://www.heardisland.aq Heard Island] - A remote uninhabited sub-Antarctic island; expeditions must obtain permission from Australian authorities months in advance and most who travel to this remote outpost are engaged in scientific research.
	# FT5W ~~CROZET~~		# FT5W [http://www.btinternet.com/~sa_sa/crozet_islands/crozet_islands.html Îles Crozet] - French archipelago in the Indian Ocean (between 45°95' and 46°50'S, 50°33' and 52°58'E) located far from inhabited land with no airport, port or regular transport.
	# FT5Z [http://www.discoverfrance.net/Colonies/St-Paul_Amsterdam.shtml Amsterdam Island] - Amsterdam & St. Paul Island (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises) has no permanent inhabitants but has accommodated scientific expeditions.		# FT5Z [http://www.discoverfrance.net/Colonies/St-Paul_Amsterdam.shtml Amsterdam Island] - Amsterdam & St. Paul Island (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises) has no permanent inhabitants but has accommodated scientific expeditions.

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	# KP5 DESECHEO		# KP5 DESECHEO
	# 3Y-B BOUVET		# 3Y-B BOUVET
	# VKØ-H [http://www.heardisland.aq Heard Island] - An uninhabited sub-Antarctic island; expeditions must obtain permission from Australian authorities months in advance and most who travel to this remote outpost are		# VKØ-H [http://www.heardisland.aq Heard Island] - An uninhabited sub-Antarctic island; expeditions must obtain permission from Australian authorities months in advance and most who travel to this remote outpost are engaged in scientific research.
	# FT5W CROZET		# FT5W CROZET
	# FT5Z [http://www.discoverfrance.net/Colonies/St-Paul_Amsterdam.shtml Amsterdam Island] - Amsterdam & St. Paul Island (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises) has no permanent inhabitants but has accommodated scientific expeditions.		# FT5Z [http://www.discoverfrance.net/Colonies/St-Paul_Amsterdam.shtml Amsterdam Island] - Amsterdam & St. Paul Island (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises) has no permanent inhabitants but has accommodated scientific expeditions.

	== External links ==		== External links ==

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	== Rare ("most needed") QSLs ==		== Rare ("most needed") QSLs ==
			There are currently two nations with no licensed radio amateur service; many other [[DXCC]] entities remain rare as they correspond to distant or uninhabited islands to which access is difficult or impractical.

	As of 2008, the list of [http://dxpub.com/dx_news.html most needed] DX station QSL's included:		As of 2008, the list of [http://dxpub.com/dx_news.html most needed] DX station QSL's included:
	# P5 [http://www.qsl.at/common/northkorea.html North Korea] - The governments of North Korea and Yemen are the only worldwide known to issue no amateur radio licenses to their citizens; the last P5 station signed off in 2002 and is not expected to return.		# P5 [http://www.qsl.at/common/northkorea.html North Korea] - The governments of North Korea and Yemen are the only worldwide known to issue no amateur radio licenses to their citizens; the last P5 station signed off in 2002 and is not expected to return.
	# 7O [http://dx-hamspirit.com/2007/06/17/why-cant-yemeni-7o-issue-licenses Yemen] has no licensed amateur radio service; attempts to correct this have met with long-standing opposition from the country's Interior ministry.		# 7O [http://dx-hamspirit.com/2007/06/17/why-cant-yemeni-7o-issue-licenses Yemen] has no licensed amateur radio service; attempts to correct this have met with long-standing opposition from the country's Interior ministry.
	# KP1 [http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/navassa Navassa Island] is an uninhabited, 5 km² island in the Caribbean Sea between Haiti and Jamaica claimed as part of the US Minor Outlying Islands. Status disputed as Haiti has also made claims; as a US National Wildlife Refuge, Navassa has no permanent infrastructure.		# KP1 [http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/navassa Navassa Island] is an uninhabited, 5 km² island in the Caribbean Sea between Haiti and Jamaica claimed as part of the US Minor Outlying Islands. Status disputed as Haiti has also made claims; as a US National Wildlife Refuge, Navassa has no permanent infrastructure.
	# FR-G ~~GLORIOSO~~		# FR-G [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fs.html Îles Glorieuses (Glorioso Islands)] - One of five scattered tropical islands (Îles Eparses) around Madagascar, part of French Southern and Antarctic Lands. No permanent inhabitants; most visitors are scientific research station, fishery or military personnel. A planned [http://glorieuses2008.free.fr/ 2008 DXpedition] has been repeatedly postponed.
	# ZS8 ~~MARION ISLAND~~		# ZS8 [http://marion.sanap.org.za Marion Island] (46°54' S, 37°5' E) in the Prince Edward Islands group in the Southern Indian Ocean is home to a South African National Antarctic Programme [http://www.up.ac.za/academic/geog/marion_island.html research station]. Outside the one scientific base station, the island has an extensive population... of penguins.
	# KP5 [http://www.fws.gov/Refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=41523 Desecheo Island] is a US National Wildlife Refuge located 14 miles west of Puerto Rico (18.40° N, 67.55° W); normally [http://www.topuertorico.org/city/desecheo.shtml uninhabited except by nesting sea birds], it became the destination of a [http://www.kp5.us 2009 DXpedition].		# KP5 [http://www.fws.gov/Refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=41523 Desecheo Island] is a US National Wildlife Refuge located 14 miles west of Puerto Rico (18.40° N, 67.55° W); normally [http://www.topuertorico.org/city/desecheo.shtml uninhabited except by nesting sea birds], it became the destination of a [http://www.kp5.us 2009 DXpedition].
	# 3Y-B [http://3y0e.com/3y0e Bouvet Island] - An uninhabited Atlantic island at (54º 26′ S, 3º 24′ E) of approximately ten square miles, with no suitable harbour and situated on sharp volcanic cliffs. Administered by Norway, but no local presence except an unattended weather monitoring station.		# 3Y-B [http://3y0e.com/3y0e Bouvet Island] - An uninhabited Atlantic island at (54º 26′ S, 3º 24′ E) of approximately ten square miles, with no suitable harbour and situated on sharp volcanic cliffs. Administered by Norway, but no local presence except an unattended weather monitoring station.
	# VKØ-H [http://www.heardisland.aq Heard Island] - A remote uninhabited sub-Antarctic island; expeditions must obtain permission from Australian authorities months in advance and most who travel to this remote outpost are engaged in scientific research.		# VKØ-H [http://www.heardisland.aq Heard Island] - A remote uninhabited sub-Antarctic island; expeditions must obtain permission from Australian authorities months in advance and most who travel to this remote outpost are engaged in scientific research.
	# FT5W [http://www.btinternet.com/~sa_sa/crozet_islands/crozet_islands.html Îles Crozet] - French archipelago in the Indian Ocean (~~between~~ 45°95' ~~and~~ 46°50'S, 50°33' ~~and~~ 52°58'E) located far from inhabited land with no airport, port or regular transport.		# FT5W [http://www.btinternet.com/~sa_sa/crozet_islands/crozet_islands.html Îles Crozet] - French archipelago in the Indian Ocean (45°95' - 46°50'S, 50°33' - 52°58'E) located far from inhabited land with no airport, port or regular transport.
	# FT5Z [http://www.discoverfrance.net/Colonies/St-Paul_Amsterdam.shtml Amsterdam Island] - Amsterdam & St. Paul Island ~~(Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises) has~~ no permanent inhabitants but ~~has~~ accommodated scientific expeditions.		# FT5Z [http://www.discoverfrance.net/Colonies/St-Paul_Amsterdam.shtml Amsterdam Island] - Amsterdam & St. Paul Island have no permanent inhabitants but have accommodated scientific expeditions. Like ''Îles Glorieuses'' and ''Îles Crozet'', this is part of the uninhabited ''Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises'' collection.

	== External links ==		== External links ==