[PPRAANet] My Club Library Experience

[John A. Evans - N0HJ]

Greetings All,

  It looks like I was the first to request a copy of an article from the 
Club's Library issues of QST.  I thought I'd let you in on my experience 
and share some ideas as to how we can make this resource a wonderful 
club resource.

  I recalled Ken Sheehan's post a few weeks back about obtaining a huge 
quantity of QSTs when I was researching a potential transmitter project, 
so I fired off a quick email to see if he was receptive to locating the 
issue, scanning the article in question, and then emailing the scan to 
me.  Ken was extremely kind and receptive, located the article, and 
within hours I had the article I desired in my hands.

  Folks this is no minor task and to me, is an extremely valuable part 
of club membership - so much so that the renewal of my lapsed (ahem) 
membership is now in the mail.  Ken provided a high resolution bitmap 
scan of the article and sent each page individually when the group of 
attachments exceeded some limit along the way.

  Right now, Ken has a selection of QST's from January 1954 to date.  
Here's what I recommend that any members who are so inclined do:

* - Do you have any old QSTs, CQs, 73s, and other ham radio or radio 
related magazines collecting dust and taking up space in your house or 
storage ?  DONATE THEM TO THE CLUB

* - Got any old complete ARRL Handbooks that you'd like see put to good 
use ?  DONATE THEM TO THE CLUB

* - Got any old radio related books around that are useful but don't see 
much use at your QTH ? DONATE THEM TO THE CLUB

* - Got any old Allied, Lafayette, or B&A catalogs laying around? DONATE 
THEM TO THE CLUB

* - See any old magazines, handbooks, or references for cheap at a 
hamfest?  Buy them and DONATE THEM TO THE CLUB

  Think about how great it would be to have a local collection of all 
the ARRL Handbooks as well as the entire collection of a magazine 
available for all members !!

  In turn, Ken will maintain a library for all members to use, either on 
a library checkout basis, via photocopy, or scan and email, as 
appropriate.  I've suggested that Ken provide a list of what the library 
has on hand, a card catalog so to speak, that can be put on the club 
webpage or perhaps periodically as it is updated in the newsletter.

  I've only requested ONE article, but it has shown me how valuable a 
resource our Club Library can be !!


73 - john - n0hj