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ZL2iFB, Castle Peak, 1262 Taihape Road, RD9 Hastings 4179, NEW ZEALAND
 Responding to a direct QSL costs me
slightly more than US$2 - that’s NZ$2.40
(US$1.95) just for the airmail stamp, plus
the cost of the card, the label and a share
of the ~60km round trip to the Post
Office in town. If you send less than
US$2 or one IRC, I will respond but via
the bureau system, not direct.
< Here is a 4kg batch, ~1,500 cards
about to go to the NZ post office.
Please
put your callsign somewhere on
your return envelope - under the
flap/inside if you prefer it not to be seen -
so that if it becomes separated from the
card I still know who the envelope is for.
To contact me directly, I’m usually QRV around ZL dusk (~05:00z until bed time) mostly on 10m or 12m at present, and sometimes around ZL dawn too (~17:00z to 20:00z). During the ZL day,
I often monitor the 10m beacons and sometimes watch DXcluster for new ones on the high bands.
If you see my call spotted or spotting on the DXcluster, I’m QRV but watch out for the descending
hordes of cluster crabs.
Keep an ear out for ZL2iFB or ZM4G in the next CW contest, CW DX pileup or rarely on the QRP
calling frequencies (least reliable of all but definitely the most fun!). I’ve even been known to
frequent the digimodes/RTTY sections for as long as I can stand that noisy warbling before hastily
retreating to the more civilised CW end.
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