I for one was greatly disappointed in this so called "July Antenna Issue". I hope the league will forgive me for being a little critical here, but I feel the content on antennas was way below par. I'
Hi Jay, I'm sure you've noticed, over the last few years, that QST has changed its focus more towards beginners. There are a lot more articles such as "A 144/440 Mhz Duoband Antenna For Your Hardhat,
Barry makes business sense, but I think that at least there could have been ONE article about a high performance antenna topic. ARRL should remember that in politics and business, it's not only sheer
Hi, Jay... The ARRL's most important functions include insuring the continuation of our spectrum allocations and privileges, international representation of the US amateur's interests, and the contin
Yes, this is true, but a successful business keeps it's established customers as well as attracting new ones. Many of us have outgrown a diet of pablum. I have only been licensed for 19 years, but I
Hello Jerry, No offense intended towards you, but if the ARRL is suppose to be doing all you describe below then they must not be doing a very good job. Are not only about one fourth of the licensed
All of you seem to be forgetting one thing. Most authors for QST, i.e., the ARRL, are volunteers. No pay. [note from list manager - ARRL does pay for QST articles] If you are part of the 75% that do
No more pathetic than anywhere/anything else. Do you vote? How pathetic is that? And you don't even have to pay a fee. Yet, only just over half the voting age population registered in the 1994 elect
Regardless of one's perceived value of the ARRL, the Antenna issue, etc., IMO, having 1/4 of the target as subscribers is an excellent ratio. Public radio/TV, the NRA and similar organizations would
I must add my comments to this thread... As a long time member and supporter of ARRL, I too was disappointed in the July issue--at first. Then I read the magazine... In the forward of the new Antenna
So, is CQ-Contest now the appropriate mailing list for ranting about QST antenna articles? Is it now the appropriate reflector for other quasi-political debate about the ARRL? This thread seems a lit
For the majority of new hams the ARRL has no appeal to them so why join. I've travelled a bit in Central America and Europe and when I mention CC&Rs as being a major factor in preventing many America
Hi All, I think the following sums it up: "In this life there are three kinds of people: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who ask "What Happened?"." 73, Harry Ha
Someone mentioned that the discussion about ARRL wasn't all that related to cq-contest. I generally agree but wanted to respond to one of the recent messages. (see notes below) -- Tom I think restric
With the advent of IRLP, which connects 450 and 144 MHz repeaters around the world through the Internet, "DXing" is possible with an HT. I've heard some of them comment, "Why should I spend money on
Author: nf1j@earthlink.net (Warren C. Stankiewicz)
Date: Mon Jun 25 17:12:36 2001
Joe Pontek makes the point, " If you are part of the 75% that do not belong, you get what you paid for." And if you are a member, you're also getting what *you* paid for. If you don't like what you s