"Michael Black" wrote in message
...
"Lou" ) writes:
"Dee D. Flint" wrote in message
...
The ARRL magazine is QST not 73. Once upon a time, QST could be
purchased
at book stores but this was discontinued as the ARRL did not very many
copies this way. Now you have to be a member to get QST.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

WRONG! There are still some book stores that sell QST. I've seen them in
"Barnes and Nobles" Book stores in the city of Pittsburgh as recent as a
few
weeks ago.

Lou


I'm not sure why that's happening.

Dee is slightly wrong is using "once upon a time" because that suggests
a long time ago.

Traditionally, QST was not available on the newsstand. It was distributed
to ham stores and suitable electronic stores, but was not generally
available.
Then ten to fifteen years ago, after the issue came up many times over
the years, the ARRL board of directors decided that the magazine should
be on the newsstands. They discarded the reasons why they'd previously
decided it was not a good idea, and accepted that there were good reasons
for the magazine to be there.

Then, a few years back, they changed their mind. Obviously it suddenly
disappeared from newsstands. But, someone at the time emailed the ARRL
to ask about this, and posted (I think it must have been to
rec.radio.amateur.misc though I can't give a time period) the reply from
the ARRL, which said they were no longer doing it.

I have no idea why you are seeing it, but indeed there was a change
of policy some years back to take it off the newsstand.

Michael VE2BVW



One reason MAY be if their membership is drying up, the extra magazine sales
will help support their cause. Sooner or later, all "closed" groups, must
open the doors or lose funding - when they lose those who've funded them for
so long. I've seen it in many instances.

Lou