[WSWSS] Re: Electronic vs. paper publication

Mon, 4 Mar 2002 10:02:57 -0800 (PST)

Why have they chosen to pick on the contestors.  WHy
not public public service news on the web instead, or
special event station/hamfest listings, or any of the
other columns which probably have a limited audience? 
How many people really read about the space station
working another school, or about a public service
event in Georgia?  Or articles about how to built a
dipole.  It would seem that putting the product review
on the website instead would make more sense, but it
would also tick off their advertisers.  The ARRL keeps
complaining how we don't use our bands enough, we are
going to lose them, etc etc.  Contests are one way
that helps the bands to get utilized, and introduces
people to new bands and or ways of operating.  

73s JOhn NE0P

--- Howard Gorden <[email protected]> wrote:
> Maybe the league should save money by publishing the
> monthly issue of QST in
> the members only section, and reduce the
> distribution of the mailed copy to
> those that don't have access to the Internet!
> 
> My 2 cents.
> 
> HOWARD W3CQH
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Hammill [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 12:40 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [WSWSS] Re: Electronic vs. paper
> publication
> 
> 
> 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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> >
> >
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