[Swan] Swan tube compendium Availability

[Robert Balonis]

Hi All,

A previous post to a newsgroup noted that a hardcopy of the old version 
(version 3.0) was recently sold for $105 on eBay.  Unfortunately for 
the buyer, that is an outmoded version - and to make matters much 
worse, he grossly overpaid for an item that was distributed for the 
cost of copying and mailing!

I probably have been remiss in not periodically posting that the newest 
version (version 4.0) in PDF format on a CDROM is available for a 
donation to charity and that the PDF file can be used to directly print 
a hard copy.

So, to reiterate

Yes, the Swan Compendium, Rev. 4.0 is available, but it is only in PDF 
format on a CDROM.  All earlier versions (1.0 through 3.0) were 
distributed in hard-copy book format at cost (or as it turned out 
because of a number of factors, below cost).

Please note that distributing hard-copy versions becomes exceedingly 
time consuming, especially since the post office required the copies of 
the last version (3.0)  I distributed to be mailed at the counter (as 
opposed to just dropped in the box), because of security concerns.

Also, with almost a total of 320 pages in the latest version, printing 
and binding in smaller batches becomes rather costly on a per issue 
basis.

For these reason, the latest version (4.0) has been and will only be 
distributed on CDROM, however, good copy facilities (such as Kinkos) 
can made a copy directly from the PDF file - if you do that, make sure 
you pay the extra cost for the better quality, heavy stock paper so 
that visual bleed-thru from the double sided printing is avoided.  Of 
course, you can print directly from your computer, but with the cost of 
ink-jet cartridges, it will not necessarily be cost effective.


In this case, I am distributing the Compendium for a tax deductible 
donation of $25.00 payable by personal check made out to the Saint 
Vincent de Paul Society, OLOV.  The organization was selected because 
the local chapter is all volunteer - literally all of the donated $$$ 
go to charitable needs (without regard to religion, etc.,  etc.).  If 
you would like to preview the index, please go to:

http://mysite.verizon.net/bandc44/SWAN%20Tube%20Transceiver.htm

Note that COPYRIGHT RESTRICTION PROHIBIT copying and selling for a 
profit, so copies of the version 4.0 should not appear on eBay or other 
venues, other than those I periodically offer for a donation to 
charity.

Please contact me at NB3W at arrl.net for further details

Regards, Bob (NB3W)