On 22 Jan 2002 Kenneth E. Harker wrote:
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> On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 05:03:31PM -0000, Silver Ward wrote:
> >
> > 2) Don't like the QST content? Then generate some! If you have a problem
> > with making a lawn chair into a 6-meter loop, then I must assume that you
> > have some actual ideas for replacing it. You don't have to be Victor Hugo -
> > the league has good editors to polish up the article. Here's some topics -
> > talk amongst yourselves; "The Gamma Match - Construction and
> > Implementation", "Amplifer Care and Maintenance", "Long-Path for the Little
> > Pistol", "Making 1000 QSOs - In One Weekend". Start typing. The email
> > address for your submissions is qst@arrl.org and the writer's guide is
> > available at www.arrl.org/qst/aguide.
>
> Does anyone have any thoughts on what the QST editorial board really wants in
> the way of contesting feature articles? I've published multiple articles in
> the NCJ and CQ Contest that I first sent in to QST. They were all rejected
> because they featured contesting and contesting was of "limited interest."
>
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> Kenneth E. Harker "Vox Clamantis in Deserto" kharker@cs.utexas.edu
> University of Texas at Austin Amateur Radio Callsign: WM5R
> Department of the Computer Sciences VP, Central Texas DX & Contest Club
> Taylor Hall TAY 2.124 Maintainer of Linux on Laptops
> Austin, TX 78712-1188 USA http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/
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The question should be generalized, and not just apply to contesting.
I submitted an article about an early packet radio system (Digicom for
the C-64) back in 1987. QST rejected it. 73 publshed it. As a result, I
provided about 5000 copies of software and sold 3000 PC boards/parts
kits, over several years to follow.
Barry W2UP--
Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
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