"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message
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"Len Over 21" wrote:

(snip) All of the information is from
ARRL's own website under QST
Circulation. There are some apparent
discrepancies on that, probably due to
"creative rearrangement" of the data.
For example, the "average monthly paid
circulaion" (six months, ending at end
of June) was only 142,992. Between
that and the indicated membership is
12,140 unaccounted for and not
explained by sales to library/institution
subscriptions (only 891) or net single
copy sales (only 1,784). (snip)


While I obviously cannot be certain, most of those 12,140 issues are
probably free handouts, Len - sent to current advertisers, potential
advertisers, staff, those who wrote articles or sent pictures for each
issue, executives of various companies, industry insiders, news
organizations, politicians, and so on. It's a fairly common practice in
the
publishing industry.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/


Also keep in mind that there are members who will not show up under the paid
circulation number. In my home, both I and the OM are members. We only get
one magazine as he is a family member under my main membership. So there is
only one paid circulation but two ARRL members.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE