W5 Incoming Bureau
NEWS FLASH Effective April 1^st, 2025 The W5 Incoming QSL Bureau management transitioned to David Chenault, W5CWT, and the Rusk County Amateur Radio Club. New and Improved April 20, 2025 The Paypal app has been updated. Users can now pay for their purchases using Paypal, Venmo or a Credit/Debit card. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ The W5 Incoming Bureau accepts money credits only (cash, check, money order, PayPal). NO SASE's, labels or stamps. Due to rising postage, supplies and printing costs, the new fee is $1.50 per envelope. Funds may be sent to: W5 Incoming Bureau P.O. Box 1496 Henderson, TX 75653   or via PayPal (Use PayPal Purchase Options drop-down menu below).  All SASEs will be made up by the W5 Incoming bureau. The bureau will provide all envelopes, postage and labels. VERY IMPORTANT, MAKE SURE TO INDICATE CALLSIGN ON CHECK OR PAYPAL.            ***PLEASE*** USE COMMON SENSE WHEN MAKING YOUR PURCHASE.  IF YOU ONLY GET A DOZEN OR SO DX CARDS A YEAR,            IT IS *NOT* NECESSARY FOR YOU TO BUY 10 SASE'S.  THAT JUST FILLS UP THE SORTER'S FILE CABINET NEEDLESSLY.            5 SHOULD SUFFICE. IF YOU HAVE A CALLSIGN FROM A CALL DISTRICT OTHER THAN THE 5TH, YOU ARE *NOT* HANDLED BY THE W5 INCOMING BUREAU, EVEN IF YOU NOW LIVE IN THE 5TH CALL DISTRICT. PayPal Purchase Options Choose the option(s) below and click "Add to Cart". When you are ready to pay, click the Shopping Cart button. Please contact the Bureau Manager as soon as possible should you encounter any issues while making your purchase. Before you contact the Bureau Manager, please do the following: 1) Use this search feature to see what is shown for your callsign. Enter your callsign, click on search==> 2) If questions remain, please contact the sorter that handles your callsign (Sorter Page). 3) If questions still remain after these steps, then you are welcome to send an email to the Bureau Manager at: w5@ruskcountyarc.com AS OF 7/14/24, THE FIRST CLASS POSTAL RATE FOR ONE OUNCE IS 73 CENTS. THE SECOND OUNCE IS 28 CENTS. FOREVER stamps are used for SASE's made at the bureau. Normally, mailings to bureau sorters go out only when a flat rate envelope is full.
W5 Incoming Bureau P.O. Box 1436 Henderson, TX 75653 Bureau Manager: David Chenault - W5CWT Sorters: Sorter Page Bureau Resources: Current USPS Price List Old Stamp Rates 1x1 Callsign Lookup FCC-ULS License Archive Search DX'ing Resources: American Radio Relay League The QSL Manager's Society World-Wide Callbooks Solar data from WM7D	Bureau Procedures The W5 Incoming Bureau is operated as a service to the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) by the Bureau Manager, David Chenault, W5CWT, and a lot of dedicated volunteers who contribute their time and talents and energies to help their fellow hams and give back to this great hobby of ours. QSL cards arrive at our P.O. Box from various sources, such as DX bureaus around the world and the ARRL Incoming Bureau. Upon arrival, the cards are sorted by the pre-sorters and returned to the Bureau Manager who puts them into the slots for all the letter sorters. When enough cards have accumulated for a particular letter of the alphabet, the Bureau Manager mails that batch out to the specific sorter. Each letter sorter is then responsible for matching up the cards with envelopes on file for users and mailing cards to bureau users when enough cards are accumulated to equal the amount of postage provided. Sorters also notify any ham who has cards on file but no envelopes.