Well, NCJ is going the same route....if you can’t get complete results in the
National Contest Journal, why would you expect more in QST ?!? Not sure if a
NCJ subscription is even worth it now...
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> On Aug 26, 2019, at 2:23 PM, donovanf@starpower.net wrote:
>
> The DX Contest results article in September QST (now available via the
> ARRL homepage) is just as awful.
>
>
> Someone at ARRL HQ needs to undertake a serious review of how contest
> results are reported in QST. IMHO contest results articles should not be
> directed at the committed contester audience, every one of us knows where
> to look for the on-line results. The articles should be written to attract
> the
> interest of the not-yet-committed.
>
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "John Geiger" <af5cc2@gmail.com>
> To: "robert" <wa1fcn@charter.net>
> Cc: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 5:39:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL DX CW Contest in QST
>
> I received my August QST the other day, as the original one was returned to
> the ARRL for some reason and they sent another to me, and other than the
> poor coverage of the ARRL CW DX contest, I thought it was one of the more
> interesting issues I have received recently. Both articles on Mount Athos
> were well written, and the article on the Collins KWM-380 was also a nice
> read. "The Doctor is in" also had some intelligent questions this time.
>
> 73 John W5TD
>
>> On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 12:18 PM robert <wa1fcn@charter.net> wrote:
>>
>> GM Ria
>>
>> Thank you, there are many many others like Ed N1UR who feel the
>> same way.
>>
>> Many big and little guns spend a lot of effort/money/time
>> getting ready
>>
>> through out the year for this event. We all deserve better.
>>
>> Ed's comment about advertisers all being in the back of the
>> magazine also
>>
>> is correct. In all honesty I rarely look at these. I am
>> sure I am not alone in
>>
>> this . A few advertisements scattered through out the
>> magazine I believe
>>
>> would get a better return to the advertisers
>> investment .
>>
>> 73 BoB WA1FCN
>>
>>
>>> On 8/26/2019 8:49 AM, rjairam@gmail.com wrote:
>>> I’ve made an inquiry at HQ to get a better understanding of the issue.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Ria, N2RJ
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 9:41 AM WW3S <ww3s@zoominternet.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Where’s the LIKE button !!!
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 25, 2019, at 6:57 PM, Edward Sawyer <EdwardS@sbelectronics.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> I am not sure if anyone else was struck like I was as to how sad it was
>>>> that QST was down to 2 pages for the ARRL DX CW coverage in the August
>>>> magazine. No write-up, just some top 10 totals boxes and plaque
>> winners.
>>>>> I never understood why QST dumps virtually all of its adds in the back.
>>>> It's an advertiser's nightmare. Why not allow a couple of advertisers
>> to
>>>> sponsor a 6 page spread per contest on the 2 ARRL DX contests and get
>> their
>>>> ads conspicuously displayed? I am thinking they would be interested.
>>>>> Ed N1UR
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