[CQ-Contest] QST vs. NCJ

[Ford Peterson]

Matt,

This option of NCJ vs QST has been discussed from time-to-time by the BoD
but makes no sense for the following reasons:

1) advertising $$$ for the ARRL is driven by the number of copies of QST
being mailed each month.  You split the membership between two rags and the
ad $$$ would drop like a rock.

2) QST costs the ARRL nothing.  Not one single dime.  Why?  The ad revenues
cover the costs (plus or minus some pocket change according to Director
Bellows--see a previous post).

3) 100% of the subscription price is used for member services--the lab,
contest admin, QSL bureau, legislative actions, FCC support, etc.

4) NCJ is actually a loss for the ARRL.  The league supports the NCJ out of
general funds (QST subscriptions/membership dues.  Giving away more copies
is an expensive option.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt & Carrie Trott" <aa7bg at 3rivers.net>
To: "Lee Hiers" <lee at dixieliner.com>; <k1zz at arrl.org>; <k1ro at arrl.org>
Cc: <w4rh at arrl.org>; "Sandy Donahue" <w4ru at yahoo.com>; <w5jbp at arrl.org>;
<cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: January 12, 2002 2:21 AM
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] QST vs. NCJ


>
> Great idea. I'll take a lifetime sub to NCJ.
>
> Matt--K7BG
>
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> [mailto:owner-cq-contest at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Lee Hiers
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 7:54 AM
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> Cc: w4rh at arrl.org; Sandy Donahue; w5jbp at arrl.org;
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> Subject: [CQ-Contest] QST vs. NCJ
>
>
>
> You guys may not have seen this mentioned on the contest reflector,
> or may not have given it serious consideration, but I think you
> should.
>
> Should contest coverage be effectively removed from QST, as I feel it
> will be, why not offer the members the choice of which periodical
> they receive?
>
> I know other membership organizations do this (such as the NRA).
>
> At this point, I think I would choose NCJ over QST, as there is
> generally little in QST of interest to me other than contest
> coverage.
>
> Would this not represent additional cost savings to the League?
>
> 73 de Lee
>
>
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>
> lee at dixieliner.com
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