[Collins] QST Resizing

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Dr, Jerry, so good hear from you again.

Best of everything in 2018

David Knepper, W3ST/W3CRA
Secretary, Collins Radio Association
www/collinsradio.us


> On January 6, 2018 at 5:13 PM "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj at netins.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> I saw a forecast of the shrink but I can't find it in November or 
> December QST so it must have been in one of the weekly ARRL e-mails. I 
> think they promised no change in font or font size, just more efficient 
> use of space (likely smaller margins) and possibly nearly the same 
> contents and advertisements. The January issue paper does feel thinner 
> to me. Pretty sure to be a postage saving on weight and on size. There 
> was comment that the existing QST was larger than the publishing 
> industry standard. Its only been that size for about half a century. Its 
> likely the post office charged extra for having to use larger magazine 
> sorting machines to get things sent out.
> 
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ, Technical Adviser to the Collins Radio Association.
> 
> On 1/6/2018 11:28 AM, Doug Hensley wrote:
> > 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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