{"id":44693,"date":"2026-01-16T12:25:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?page_id=44693"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:02:31","slug":"fast-track-and-direct-print-services-darc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/operating\/qsl-bureau\/fast-track-and-direct-print-services-darc\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast Track and Direct Print services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44648\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Mi0TMW.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1189\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Mi0TMW.jpeg 1189w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Mi0TMW-300x179.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Mi0TMW-1024x611.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Mi0TMW-150x89.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/Mi0TMW-768x458.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1189px) 100vw, 1189px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4>These extra QSL services are provided by the DARC QSL Bureau as part of its contract with the RSGB. In both cases, cards bypass the RSGB Bureau address and provide a much faster QSL processing service.<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Fast Track service\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Members may post cards directly to the DARC QSL Bureau for faster processing.<\/p>\n<p>All eligibility rules and fair-usage limits still apply. Your call sign must be clearly contained within the package. Failure to do this will result in cards being rejected\/destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>The member is responsible for completing the required customs declaration when sending cards to Germany.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Send your QSL cards to the following address. You must include (for RSGB) in the address as shown:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DARC QSL-Service GmbH (for RSGB)<br \/>\nLindenallee 4<br \/>\n34225 Baunatal<br \/>\nGermany<\/p>\n<h3><strong>DARC Direct QSL Print service\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(available later this year)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This enhanced paid service will allow RSGB members to upload their log (in ADIF format) to the DARC system and have QSL cards printed and dispatched directly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upload your own images and card designs<\/li>\n<li>Access to ready-made designs, logos and templates<\/li>\n<li>Use of off-the-shelf card designs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>This service:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is separate from the conventional RSGB QSL bureau<\/li>\n<li>Is charged by DARC directly to users<\/li>\n<li>Includes a 20% discount for RSGB Members from the <a href=\"https:\/\/qslshop.de\/Card-Credits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DARC published price list<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Members using Direct Print may still collect incoming cards from their RSGB sub-manager.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further details are available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/qslshop.de\/DARC-QSL-Service-GmbH_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DARC QSL Bureau<\/a> website.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These extra QSL services are provided by the DARC QSL Bureau as part of its contract with the RSGB. In both cases, cards bypass the RSGB Bureau address and provide a much faster QSL processing service. Fast Track service\u00a0 Members may post cards directly to the DARC QSL Bureau for faster processing. All eligibility rules [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20358,"featured_media":0,"parent":659,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44693","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20358"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44693"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44845,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44693\/revisions\/44845"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}