That's an interesting observation, Mac. What, then encourages someone
to earn their license? Ham radio used to be classified as a technical
hobby. That never meant that one could or would design and build all
their own equipment, though admittedly such was the case in years past.
As a technical hobby, ham radio was once a leader in new technologies,
experimentation, and development.
Outside of public service, in which ham radio still excels, what
exactly do we otherwise offer?
73,
Joe, N6DGY
Pleasant Grove, UT
On May 29, 2008, at 8:53 PM, J.D. Mac Aulay, WQ8U wrote:
Not to defend his actions but if QST had continued to feature
technical articles it would have lost readership and advertisers.
At least QSX gives the technically astute community a place to
interact. The current licensing requirements and the resultant less
technical ham community do not have the interest in technical issues
that hams did several decades ago - fact of life - unfortunately.
73
Mac
WQ8U
Hillsborough, NC
"D. Chester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Another piece of major damage to amateur radio that has been
credited to
Rinaldo was taking in-depth technical articles out of QST and having
them
published in a separate publication, QEX, that full members must now
pay
extra to receive, leaving QST to be filled mostly with "human
interest"
drivel, ads and stale news.
Don k4kyv
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