[CQ-Contest] Contest history

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

The NCJ from 1973 to 1998 are available on CD from ARRL

ISBN: 0-87259-773-3

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Cain" <jamesdavidcain at gmail.com>
To: <kr2q at optimum.net>
Cc: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 5:38 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Contest history


> KR2Q wrote:
>
> "Right!  This is almost word for word what my article in CQ Magazine 
> (early
> 1980's) advised to do!  The title was something like: "How To Operate an
> Efficient M/S."  That's about 30 years ago now.  Maybe someone here can 
> find
> the exact title and publication date."
>
> One thing to be said for the american radio relay league is that qst back
> issues are available on line to arrl members. CQ doing the same would be 
> of
> great benefit to historians but of no business value to the publisher that 
> I
> can think of.
>
> Some brave volunteer with all the back issues of CQ, a good scanner, and
> some spare time, could scan contest-related articles from CQ and donate 
> them
> to the Contest Wiki. I am sure said volunteer could borrow a complete set 
> of
> the magazines from someone/somewhere if needed.
>
> Too bad the arrl does not make National Contest Journal back issues
> available on line. My guess, and it's only a guess, is that Newington 
> staff
> time is an issue, along with a perceived lack of demand for NCJ back 
> issues.
>
> Jim Cain
> At The K1TN Superstation
>
>
>
>
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