[QCWA] International Growth & Communication

[Dave - VE3JX]

To reiterate again, my suggestion is to benefit International members only, most 
of whom do not receive the QCWA Journal due to postage costs.  PDF would give 
them something they do not now have; regular communication with the "mother 
ship".  US members would continue to receive the paper Journal as they do now, 
as well as anyone else who wants to pay for its delivery.

Dave VE3JX.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey Angus" <jangus at socal.rr.com>
To: <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] International Growth & Communication


> Vollie, N4AC wrote:
>> Excellent idea.  Availability in the .pdf format is a step  forward and
>> should reduce costs of printing and production
>>
>> Vollie, NA4C
>
> To use the numbers as revised, there are 7000 copies of the journal
> printed.
>
> There are perhaps 500 members over seas,  That would be a 7%
> reduction. (Assuming that ALL of them get a copy of the printed
> Journal.)
>
> Threr are approximately 300 people subscribed to the reflector.
> Of them, not all of them are running a late model PC capable of
> dealing with .pdf files.
>
> As an aside, Joe is runing a Commodore C-128 computer. I don't
> believe that's capable of displaying, much less printing a copy
> of a .pdf file.
>
> Not all of the members of the QCWA have, or want to, deal wtih
> a computer. So do you disenfranchise them by saying "Sorry, the
> Journal is available online only now."
>
> Seems if I remember right, the membership dues structure of the
> organization is supposed to cover the cost of printing and mailing
> the Journal to all of it's members.  So if we eliminate that cost, do
> we get a reduction in the yearly fees? Do the life members get a
> pro-rated reduction on thier cost that was calculated on them
> receiving a printed copy for life?
>
> Jeff-1.0
> wa6fwi
>
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