[CQ-Contest] Future of Paper Certificates

[Jim Brown]

On Mon,8/31/2015 6:45 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> Sending magazine issues out months late or sometimes not at all probably
> has not helped with their circulation totals.

Sending magazine issues out months late or sometimes not at all is a 
SYMPTOM of financial problems. So is turnover of long time staff. CQ has 
been struggling for a while. They have been very supportive of the 
contesting and DX community for as long as I can remember. And yes, the 
work for administering those contests and awards are largely done by 
volunteers. What other ham MAGAZINE sponsors major contests and DX 
awards? Who among us would hit a man when he is down? For my part, I'm 
keeping my subscription renewed.

As to a failure to embrace the internet -- CQ has published a digital 
edition for a while.

73, Jim K9YC