On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Joseph Bento <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Since PDF is the de-facto standard for all platforms for document > distribution, I hope that the ARRL will reconsider releasing the QST > archives in this format. Since 2000, they have released an annual CD > with all the ARRL periodicals on CDROM in PDF. The quality of these > newer discs is excellent, while the older QST View discs, while > certainly readable, do leave a lot to be desired in the graphics > department. > > I urge everyone interested to write the ARRL to ensure that these > historical references remain available. Joe and group - This was announced a while back and stirred up folks in the AM/Classic Gear groups. Mike W1RC had some initial exchanges with ARRL folks I believe but passed it along to someone else as he was pretty busy with other matters. Looking at the situation and the League's view of such things, I wouldn't hold my breath on a solution. Keep in mind that the audience would be small vs the likely cost, and the audience would consist of mainly of old gear and history buffs. The ARRL has never been terribly excited about such things, preferring instead to push new technology that favors its advertisers. Providing a resource that helps folks research and, as a result, perhaps purchase or even build old style tube gear doesn't strike me as something they'd be likely to do. Aside from gear and HB articles, there remains a lot of historical information along with other interesting stories and events in the pages of QST. Fortunately all the oldest magazines are still readily available and make for a good, relaxing read. Searching isn't terribly hard if you use the yearly index in the December issue, but time consuming if you have no idea of the year an article was published. Perhaps the real solution will be that someone creates a CD of the yearly index issues to permit fast and easy searches for articles in the magazines. Again - this is an opinion only, based on rumblings I've heard along with the League's record on such matters. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
