[Boatanchors] QST Resizing

Sun Jan 7 14:37:18 EST 2018

Another year and more ARRL P&M.

If one is a yearly member or a life member, you have several choices for
distribution of the monthly journal (paper, digitial, or both). If you
find little to no value in the monthly journal, go to the ARRL web site,
log in, and change the distribution to just digital. Now you have the
option of looking though it monthly or not; not having to throw it in the
trash/recycling, and save a few trees. Being a member of an organization
and judging its value by its monthly journal/magazine is silly.

QST has changed its size, content, number of pages, etc. a number of
times over the last 100 years. 

Pete, wa2cwa

On Sat, 6 Jan 2018 18:36:01 -0600 Lee Bahr <L at w0vt.us> writes:
> Bill:
> 
> I could not have said it any differently.  I'm a life member of the 
> ARRL 
> too,  but would cancel if paid annually.  The thing for me is 
> worthless 
> for the most part.  No depth, hardly any articles of interest and 
> those 
> of interest are old news.  I'm not interested in what 5 year old 
> girl 
> just got her EXTRA Class License.  The ARRL just doesn't get it.  
> New 
> cereal box licensed hams don't give a damn about the League or ham 
> radio 
> as a hobby and the guys interested in ham radio are interested in 
> stuff 
> QST passes over or treats lightly.  I too enjoy Electric Radio.  I 
> 
> haven't seen a CQ magazine in years.  I dropped them for lack of 
> quality 
> articles years ago.  All I hear now about them is the issues don't 
> show 
> up or show up late.  I don't need that type of aggravation.
> 
> Lee, w0vt
> 
> 
> On 1/6/2018 2:18 PM, Bill Stewart wrote:
> > I used to enjoy QST but now I'm done in a few mins. and in
> > the trash it goes....just not worth saving and taking up
> > room any more. If I were not a life member, I would
> > surely stop the subscription. Electric Radio is my mag.
> > of choice.
> > 73, Bill K4JYS
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
> > To: "Doug Hensley" <w5jv at hotmail.com>
> > Cc: "boatanchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 6, 2018 1:30:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] QST Resizing
> >
> > They also cut the number of pages with the Jan. issue and changed 
> the
> > styling of the magazine.  Notice that it no longer says on the 
> cover,
> > "Devoted Entirely To Amateur Radio"
> >
> > QST is essentially Popular Electronics now.  the "real hams," 
> folks
> > who build stuff and operate HF are no longer the sole intended
> > audience.   I imagine ARRL is in survival mode, the 40 or 50 on 
> the
> > payroll doing whatever they think is needed to keep the money 
> coming
> > in.
> >
> > Not surprisingly, the eHam QST reviews approve of all this.
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Rob
> > K5UJ
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 11:31 AM, Doug Hensley <w5jv at hotmail.com> 
> wrote:
> >> The weight also changed from 9.4 to 7.9 ounces.  Must be USPS 
> strategy.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Doug Hensley <w5jv at hotmail.com>
> >> Sent: Saturday, January 6, 2018 11:28 AM
> >> To: boatanchors mailman.qth.net; collins at mailman.qth.net; 
> hammarlund at mailman.qth.net; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> >> Subject: QST Resizing
> >>
> >>
> >> This months QST is 7 15/16" wide by 10 3/8" tall
> >>
> >>
> >> down from Decembers'  8 1/4" wide by 10 3/4" tall.
> >>
> >>
> >> Does that reflect a change in useful information or do you 
> suppose its strictly a stragedy on postage costs?
> >>
> >>
> >> Cheers ??
> >>
> >>
> >> Doug W5JV
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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