[CQ-Contest] July/August NCJ

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

I don't think there is any question that NCJ could/should be available 
in digital form. I just hope that when they do, they will not go the 
lazy route of simply providing a page-by-page digitization of the 
printed magazine.  By "virtue" of its columnar format, QST is a real 
pain to read in its digital form, to the point where I rarely do so.  I 
realize that the publisher is anxious that advertisers feel like they're 
getting their money's worth, but that problem has been addressed in 
other digital publications.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 7/22/2014 3:02 AM, David Siddall wrote:
> My copy of NCJ arrived July 2 by normal means.  But I was disappointed with it, inasmuch as it seemed to just print a compilation of what had been on the WRTC2014 website for many weeks.  Nothing substantive or new except the antenna design article.  And BTW,  I used the antenna at one of the WRTC test sites in 2013 and was VERY impressed.  To me, it is THE winner in its size category.
>
> By contrast, July digital CQ covering WRTC arrived the same day. N2GA 's column had original interviews with some of the competitors that told me things about each of them beyond the WRTC bios.  OH2BH also had a fascinating article on the Finnish competitors, his own aging team's WRTC strategy to remain competitive, and a virtual WRTC to be tested this past weekend with youth from 15 countries at a summer camp in Finland.
>
> I have subscribed to the NCJ for decades and it often has original, interesting articles.  I don't find reprinted website information original or interesting.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave K3ZJ
>
>
>
>> On Jul 21, 2014, at 10:06 PM, "Tim Duffy" <k3lr at k3lr.com> wrot
>> Hello Ron:
>>
>> My July/August NCJ WRTC2014 issue arrived 8 days before the contest started
>> - via first class mail. Quite a difference in delivery time for WPA QTHs.
>>
>> It is a shame your mailman decided to read your issue before he delivered it
>> to you :-)
>>
>> WRTC2014 was an awesome event!
>>
>> 73,
>> Tim K3LR
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ron
>> Notarius W3WN
>> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 6:54 PM
>> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] July/August NCJ
>>
>> Have to admit, the July/August issue of the National Contest Journal, a
>> "Special WRTC 2015 Commemorative Edition", is really something.
>>
>> Biographies on the competitors and referees.
>>
>> Antenna design
>>
>> Schedule of Events.
>>
>> A Great Circle map centered on the WRTC locations.
>>
>> Real-time scoreboard information, so you can follow along at home.
>>
>> Participation Awards check-list to be used while operating.
>>
>> Great issue.
>>
>> Of course, it would have been a lot more useful if it had arrived before the
>> event.  Not 8 days after the event ended.
>>
>> Too bad all that hard work on this special issue went for naught.
>>
>> 73, ron w3wn
>>
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