[HCARC] QST April Fools Articles

[Gary J - N5BAA]

"So, Yes, many of the April Fools do have a point that people seem unwilling 
to make in a more direct manner."  Problem is that any "point" one would 
like to make is carefully censored by ARRL Editorial people.  Somehow that 
just makes it lose it spontaneity.

My point is that for many of us, the QST is THOUGHT to be a reputable Radio 
Journal.  Somehow, I can't see a serious Microbiological scientific journal 
putting out an April Fools Edition.

Gary J
N5BAA

-----Original Message----- 
From: SARA SANDSTROM
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 6:44 PM
To: H - Reflector
Subject: [HCARC] QST April Fools Articles


The first April Fools item was on the front cover, "Advancing the Art and 
Science of Radio S ince 1914".  The only thing the ARRL has advanced in 
recent years is its wealth.  It has been a long long time since QST had 
articles that were breakthroughs such as some of the receiver design 
articles of the 50's and 60's and earlier or the VHF propagation articles 
before and after WWII.

As far as Larsen E. Rapp goes, many of his articles as well as the April 
Fools advertisements pointed out issues that others were unwilling to 
discuss.  One of my favorites from the 60's was the ads for original cartons 
for selling old radios.  How many things on E-bay and QRZ.com swap listings 
come with their original shipping cartons even though the equipment is 20 or 
more years old.  Who is kidding whom?

Another of my favor ites is the ad for rare DX QSL cards appropriately 
filled out.  I don't know if that is actually going on now, but, 
unfortunately,  it wouldn't surprise me.

Many of the W6ISQ stories were similar in that they pointed out directions 
we were headed that were not good for ham radio.

So, Yes, many of the April F ools do have a point that people seem unwilling 
to make in a more direct manner.

By the way,  Larsen E. Rapp's call was W1OU and I think he lived at 
Kippering on the Charles.  He was not the only author of those articles but 
he was the most infamous!

73,

Kerry
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