![JOMOC Northwood QSL](https://petersdxcorner.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Royal-Navy-Northwood.jpg)
One of the first things I discovered when I restarted the hobby almost 2 years ago is how easy it is to decode the various digital modes these days. I played with MultiPSK and received a weather fax from JOMOC Royal Navy Northwood on 2618.5 kHz. The quality was quite poor as I was still working with a simple indoor MLA30+ loop, which picked up a lot of noise. But the JOMOC ID was clearly visible:
![Weather FAX Northwood](https://petersdxcorner.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Norrthwood-FAX.jpg)
As I didn’t have an email address I sent my report by regular mail. One and a half year later I received a beautiful paper QSL card. And a letter apologizing for the delay. Well, it was worth waiting for:
![](https://petersdxcorner.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/QSL-Royal-Navy-Northwoord-back.jpg)
Apart from the long wait there was a complication in receiving this QSL. For some reason or another a customs declaration form was attached to the envelope. Indicating that the value of the contents was 10 GBP. And prior to delivery by PostNL I had to pay 8 Euros taxes and admin fee as the UK is no longer part of the EU. A complaint could only be filed after payment.
Upon reception of the QSL I tried to file the complaint online. But PostNL forgot to properly register delivery in their systems so that didn’t work… In other words: basically I was taxed for something they were not even able to demonstrate that it was actually delivered😂 . The PostNL helpdesk explained that all I could do was send a letter to their head offices… in the end I got a 2.36 Euro refund… I left it at that…
![](https://petersdxcorner.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Royal-Navy-Northwood-Letter-500.jpg)