[WSWSS] Re: Electronic vs. paper publication

Mon, 4 Mar 2002 09:39:32 -0800

Hi Kent,

What about the statements made by an ARRL official in one of the
northeastern sections to the effect that access to contest scores
on the web will be limited to ARRL members only?

Dan  KB5MY

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of Kent L. Tiburski
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 09:21
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [WSWSS] Re: Electronic vs. paper publication
>
>
> Pete,
>
>   I've been seeing lots of discusion over the change to QST.  Specifically
>   theARRL wants to downsize the magazine to make up a $100,000.00
> deficit.  On
> the chopping block are the Section Manager news (small print in the back,
> which I bet fewer than 5 percent reading this post even bother to
> read) and
> contest results.  Since becoming a League official I've been
> getting lots of
> information on this.  Good news for us contesters!  QST is limited in the
> number of pages they can devote to a specific event.  The ARRL has stated
> that the results will be published on the ARRL website and all
> entrants, read
> everyone that submits a log, will have his/her scores listed and
> broken down
> (unlike now where its the top ten).  This is great for those that like to
> compare their results with the friends.  Another plus to the
> website is that
> scores would be published within a month or two after log submission
> deadline.  No more waiting close to a year!  The other big reason
> besides the
> timeliness, more content can be put there, pictures, larger
> soapbox, etc.  So
> there are some advantages.  Yet there are those few folks that don't have
> internet or a computer, yet they are the very small minority.  In my
> section Ihave 80 year old guys that have internet and are
> computer savy, who sez you
> can't teach an old dog?
>
> 73, Kent, K6FQ
> ARRL San DIego Section Manager
>
> > Actually my measly VHF/UHF scores, which are currently listed in "QST",
> > are  the only way members of my 2 local clubs have to see that anyone
> > they know  does anything other than handhelds/rpts or HF-PSK-31.
> >
> > Keep the 'little pistols' in print or further declines in VHF/UHF/HF
> > activity  will be noted.
> >
> > btN6ZE (LM ARRL)
> >
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