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
Glow in the Dark
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From: J.D. Mac Aulay, WQ8U [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service
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Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Dumbing Down - was Rinaldo to RETIRE !!!
Not to defend his actions
QST is the membership monthly journal. It should never have been sold
from a book store. I'm happy they stopped that activity.
business yes, but with nonprofit status. They incur expenses and
generate revenue. If they didn't manage it as a business, do you really
think they would have lasted all
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
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