{"id":659,"date":"2013-10-22T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.rsgbtestzone.biz\/wordpress\/?page_id=659"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:54:16","slug":"qsl-bureau","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/operating\/qsl-bureau\/","title":{"rendered":"RSGB QSL Bureau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44690\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/QSL-card-G5AT-768x499-1.jpg\" alt=\"Transatlantic Centenary QSL card\" width=\"768\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/QSL-card-G5AT-768x499-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/QSL-card-G5AT-768x499-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2026\/01\/QSL-card-G5AT-768x499-1-150x97.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4>The RSGB QSL Bureau enables radio amateurs to exchange QSL cards at a fraction of the cost of sending cards directly by post and is a key benefit to members of the RSGB.<\/h4>\n<h4>Sending QSL cards via the Bureau is a member-only benefit. However, the RSGB also offers a \u201cQSL receive-only service<strong>\u201d<\/strong> for UK based non-members, allowing them to collect incoming cards for a small annual fee. Why not join the RSGB and make use of all the member benefits. <a href=\"http:\/\/rsgb.org\/join-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Head over to our membership page<\/strong><\/a> to find out more.<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Outgoing QSL cards from RSGB members are processed by the DARC QSL Bureau under contract to the RSGB. DARC is the German National Amateur Radio Society and employs semi-automatic sorting\/processing technology that is far quicker than conventional QSL national radio society bureau services. Incoming cards for UK amateurs are also now processed by DARC and distributed through the RSGB\u2019s network of volunteer QSL sub-managers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this web section you\u2019ll find information about the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/operating\/qsl-bureau\/the-rsgb-qsl-bureau-service-important-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Important changes to the Bureau Service \u2013 January 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/operating\/qsl-bureau\/what-is-a-qsl-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>What a QSL card is<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/operating\/qsl-bureau\/receiving-cards-from-the-bureau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to receive cards<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/operating\/qsl-bureau\/sending-cards-to-the-bureau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to send cards<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/operating\/qsl-bureau\/fast-track-and-direct-print-services-darc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Faster alternatives for sending cards<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/operating\/qsl-bureau\/qsl-bureau-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Who to contact for help<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The RSGB QSL Bureau enables radio amateurs to exchange QSL cards at a fraction of the cost of sending cards directly by post and is a key benefit to members of the RSGB. Sending QSL cards via the Bureau is a member-only benefit. However, the RSGB also offers a \u201cQSL receive-only service\u201d for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1956,"parent":14,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-659","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/659","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44840,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/659\/revisions\/44840"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}