[WSWSS] Fw: [CQ-Contest] Too many contests?

Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:52:26 -0800

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From: "Bob Johnson" <[email protected]>
To: "Randy Thompson, K5ZD" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Too many contests?


> OK Guys:
> If Randy didn't miss any of your favorite contests, just let the League
know
> !!!
>
> They are proposing to cut "Contest Coverage" in QST for ARRL sponsored
> contests
> at this weekends Board (Rubber Stamp) Meeting !!!
>
> Also possible is a "Web Based" QST vs Paper, this has not been confirmed
> except
> by inference by some ARRL Board Members.
>
> You, as an active VHF'er should be able to look back and see what we have
lost
> thanks to the BOD.
> - Elimination of the VUAC (VHF/UHF Activities Coordinating) committee.
> - Elimination of the "Spring Sprints" for VHF/UHF.
> - Severe cut backs in the space for "The World Above 50 MHz".
> - Severe cut backs in the reporting VUCC status.
> - Severe cut backs in the reporting of VHF/UHF Standings.
>
> I urge ALL of you that are ARRL members that have "Web Access" to let the
rest
> of the membership without Web Access know what is afoot !!!
>
> I also urge everyone to contact their ARRL Board Member and let them know
what
> you think of these "Cost Cutting Schemes" !!!
>
> After checking the ARRL Web Page today, The new webmaster is stating that
we
> are spending about $100K to have color vs Black & white !!! I could live
with
> B&W if we could keep ALL coverage we HAD in QST !!!
>
> I also did a quick check this weekend and found that there was an average
of 8
> FULL COLOR pages in each issue devoted to advertising ARRL publications
(high
> was 12, low was 5). These figures did not include any of the partial page
> ARRL
> ads or " ARRL Help Wanted" ads (lots of them month after month with no
takers,
> so it seems)!!! This amounts to about 5% of the pages of QST advertising
ARRL
> related publications and accessories.
>
> Seeing that the ARRL publishes a Bi-annual booklet called "ARRL
Publications",
> it seems to me that it could be sent out to ARRL members 2 to 4 times a
> year in
> a special mailing utilizing the good old plastic mailing envelope (you old
> timers remember when QST was so GOOD it was WORTH the plastic wrapper to
> protect it) !!!
>
> Many of the technical publications I receive still come in these plastic
> envelopes and they utilize then to include special publication or catalogs
> from
> some of there advertisers (at an ADDITIONAL FEE, I'm sure). I think the
> League
> should take note of this if they truly want to cut costs !!!
>
>
> Back in 1976 the QST format was changed from 6.5" x 9.5" to 8.25" x
10.75",
> yielding about a 43% increase in page area. If we went back to the old
type
> style and font size, I'm sure we could easily get 30% more subject
coverage
> per
> page.
>
> I don't need COLOR
> I don't need LARGE type and WIDE margins
> I don't need the SAME old ARRL Publication advertising in EVERY issue
> I don't need a "Web Based" publication
>
> What I do need is a publication that old H.P.Maxim would be proud of, not
the
> stuff and fluff that is being proposed !!!
>
> TNX es 73
> Bob, K1VU
>
>
> At 07:38 AM 01/14/02 , Randy Thompson, K5ZD wrote:
> >
> >Maybe we are looking at this cost cutting the wrong way. Perhaps the ARRL
> >sponsors too many contests and the answer should be to eliminate some of
> >them. The concept of an EME contest is pretty cool - but I doubt it will
> >ever be a mainstream amateur radio operating activity. Do we really need
an
> >ARRL 160m contest? Or a UHF contest in addition to the VHF contests?
> >
> >Something to think about.
> >
> >
> >Randy Thompson, K5ZD
> >E-mail [email protected]
> >Web: <http://www.k5zd.com/>http://www.k5zd.com
> >
> >
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