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Who Are We?
We are a group of amateur radio operators who are dedicated to upholding the traditions established by our founders in 1957. That was the year the North Jersey DX Association was established and in that same year, the management of the QSL Bureau was taken over. Dr. Urb LeJeune, W2DEC is a founding member of the NJDXA and serves as our Webmaster. An accomplished DXer, Urb is the author of several books dealing with the Internet. His contributions to the success of our club and of the QSL Bureau are most appreciated.A few of our members are retired but most of them still have the normal responsibilities of work, home, family, and a life apart from amateur radio. Still, every month, they show up at our meetings and take home a grocery bag full of cards to either sort and return for distribution or they make mailings to the subscribers to our service. Even our Senior Members pitch in when the volume of cards is high. |
What we do
Our primary focus is on sorting and distributing foreign QSL cards addressed to our subscribers whose call was issued in the Second District. With a work force of over 45 dedicated volunteers, we handle approximately one/half million cards per year.
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Where we live
Members of the NJDXA come from all over the state of New Jersey and from New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland and Orange counties in the state of New York. Some members travel nealy 100 miles each way to attend a meeting. They do not complain because they realize that the DX Community depends upon their work.
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Why we do what we do
| Members of the North Jersey DX Association feel that we have derived a great deal of pleasure from amateur radio. By volunteering our efforts to the operation of the QSL Bureau, we feel that we are giving back some of what we owe to the hobby. QSL Bureau Manager, Doug Rue, W2EN does more than his share of work for the Bureau. Doug is a Letter-Manager as well as the Bureau Manager. He assures that all of the cards we receive during the month are distributed properly. He oversees the entire distribution process including subscriptions. Doug responds to subscriber inquiries, maintains liason with the ARRL and provides each Letter-Manager with a monthly update on newly purchased credits, address changes, etc. |
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All subscriptions are recorded in our main database
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| In order to maintain an up to date record of all QSL Bureau subscriptions and renewals, our Chief Financial Officer (Treasurer), Gene Ingraham, N2BIM takes care of data entry, bank deposits, address changes, and any other data maintenance tasks that may be necessary. Gene sees to it that all payments are properly recorded and that the appropriate credit has been given to each subscriber who has sent us money for the month. Just before the club meeting, Gene prints reports to each Letter-Manager telling them which subscribers sent money and how many credits should be added to their account. With dedicated people like Doug and Gene, the ARRL Second District QSL Bureau enjoys an excellent reputation among our subscribers. We are fortunate to have people like these two men who are willing to pitch in and help keep the operation at peak performance. |
