[TowerTalk] March QST cover

[Matt Lovewell]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

> On Feb 27, 2017, at 5:14 PM, Mike Ryan <mryan001 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Much ado about nothing. -Mike
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> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of jimlux
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 9:58 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] March QST cover
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>> On 2/27/17 6:27 AM, Mike Ricketts wrote:
>> This topic came up on Reddit right after the digital issue came out.
>> 
>> A couple of quick points.
>> 
>> 1. The photo was apparently supplied by the Eldorado Space Program 
>> (Eldorado, TX), which is a school program at the high school. (
>> https://goo.gl/wx9OIM) So it seems the league had little/nothing to do 
>> with the taking of the picture. They probably should have known better 
>> than to use it though.
>> 
>> 2. The following quote also came out in the discussion, I am unable 
>> however to find the post on Facebook however to verify.
>> 
>> "Concerning the March QST cover image, this was one of those 
>> unfortunate situations that occurs occasionally in publishing where 
>> many eyes on the publishing team look at an image, but none notice the 
>> flaws. The QST staff will learn from this mistake and we will be more 
>> diligent about cover photography in the future." – Steve Ford, WB8IMY, 
>> QST (Facebook post)
>> 
>> 
> 
> I see this as in the same bucket as Field Day pictures with a mobile 2m rig putting out 50W into a whip antenna on the picnic table next to the operator. The picture is trying to convey a big idea, but illustrates some dangerous practices.  Each time it happens, we poke at the league, and they gradually get better.
> 
> The picture used was just too attractive: youth(!), female (!),
> technology(!)
> 
> And at least she's wearing head protection and a harness. 20-30 years ago, it would have been someone hanging onto a unguyed 60 foot stick of
> R25 with one elbow around the tower, while using a tool in the other hand to twist the guy wire onto the tower, and wearing a baseball cap and flip-flops.
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