[TenTec] OT: Old QSTs, CQs, etc.

[Carter]

On 12/29/2011 8:36 AM, Jim WA9YSD wrote:
>  Throw them out or put them on E-Bay or Eham.
>
>  You cannot take them with you when you die. The XYL will toss them
>  out in the garbage or some ham with take them to a swap fest then
>  trash them if not sold.

Sadly, that is the answer. When I moved out of my parents house, I had 
20 years of QST, CQ, Ham Radio and 73. I called 3 or 4 Public Libraries 
and then 3 university libraries. No one, repeat, NO ONE wanted them. I 
then called a couple of scrap paper dealers and they did not want them 
because they were the resin-coated, glossy paper. So, a couple of 
hundred pounds of old ham mags went out on the curb.

Some good news: QSTs (excluding the last 3 or 4 (?) years) are available 
from the ARRL on CD. It was recently announced in the last two weeks 
that virtually every issue of 73 is available for free on PDF or Kindle. 
For CQ and Ham Radio, you may be on your own...

Carter, K8VT