On 4/13/2011 8:16 AM, mikea wrote:
In rec.radio.amateur.homebrew wrote:
On 04/12/2011 02:13 PM, amdx wrote:
I have a 22 lb box of QEX magazines from June 1982 to 1994.
About 140 issues. I don't know if they are all there but most are.
If anyone is interested in them, $10 plus shipping from 32405.
Email me if interested.
Mikek



Not to pee on your Wheaties, but isn't QEX available online to ARRL
members? Great magazine. Way more meat than QST.

The _indices_ are; the articles seem always to be unavailable for
reasons that don't make sense.


From the ARRL Web site itself:

http://www.arrl.org/arrl-periodicals-archive-search

"About this database. This database contains an index of articles for
QST from 1915 to the present, QEX from 1981 to the present, Ham Radio
from 1968 to 1990 and NCJ from 1973 to the present. (Note: Beginning in
1998, each issue of QEX covers two months. This index shows the first
month. For example, the index shows the January/February 1998 issue of
QEX as Jan 1998 QEX.)"

So, the index covers anything for which I'd be interested. But I am more
interested in obtaining past articles. Then there is this:

"QST Archive for Members Only - ARRL Members can access the QST magazine
archive online, from December 1915 through December 2007."

Also:

"ARRL Periodicals on CD-ROM - Recent volumes of QST magazine and back
issues of QEX, NCJ and Ham Radio magazines are available on CD-ROM."

I guess this means that, if you want to get articles later than 2007,
then you must buy the CD.

Thanks for spurring my research on this. Now I will re-evaluate the
importance of remaining a member.

John

On 04/13/2011 05:18 PM, John KD5YI wrote:
On 4/13/2011 8:16 AM, mikea wrote:
In rec.radio.amateur.homebrew wrote:
On 04/12/2011 02:13 PM, amdx wrote:
I have a 22 lb box of QEX magazines from June 1982 to 1994.
About 140 issues. I don't know if they are all there but most are.
If anyone is interested in them, $10 plus shipping from 32405.
Email me if interested.
Mikek



Not to pee on your Wheaties, but isn't QEX available online to ARRL
members? Great magazine. Way more meat than QST.

The _indices_ are; the articles seem always to be unavailable for
reasons that don't make sense.


From the ARRL Web site itself:

http://www.arrl.org/arrl-periodicals-archive-search

"About this database. This database contains an index of articles for
QST from 1915 to the present, QEX from 1981 to the present, Ham Radio
from 1968 to 1990 and NCJ from 1973 to the present. (Note: Beginning in
1998, each issue of QEX covers two months. This index shows the first
month. For example, the index shows the January/February 1998 issue of
QEX as Jan 1998 QEX.)"

So, the index covers anything for which I'd be interested. But I am more
interested in obtaining past articles. Then there is this:

"QST Archive for Members Only - ARRL Members can access the QST magazine
archive online, from December 1915 through December 2007."

Also:

"ARRL Periodicals on CD-ROM - Recent volumes of QST magazine and back
issues of QEX, NCJ and Ham Radio magazines are available on CD-ROM."

I guess this means that, if you want to get articles later than 2007,
then you must buy the CD.

Thanks for spurring my research on this. Now I will re-evaluate the
importance of remaining a member.

John

I give them money to fight BPL. The rest is ad-supported gravy.

On 4/13/2011 7:24 PM, dave wrote:
On 04/13/2011 05:18 PM, John KD5YI wrote:
On 4/13/2011 8:16 AM, mikea wrote:
In rec.radio.amateur.homebrew wrote:
On 04/12/2011 02:13 PM, amdx wrote:
I have a 22 lb box of QEX magazines from June 1982 to 1994.
About 140 issues. I don't know if they are all there but most are.
If anyone is interested in them, $10 plus shipping from 32405.
Email me if interested.
Mikek



Not to pee on your Wheaties, but isn't QEX available online to ARRL
members? Great magazine. Way more meat than QST.

The _indices_ are; the articles seem always to be unavailable for
reasons that don't make sense.


From the ARRL Web site itself:

http://www.arrl.org/arrl-periodicals-archive-search

"About this database. This database contains an index of articles for
QST from 1915 to the present, QEX from 1981 to the present, Ham Radio
from 1968 to 1990 and NCJ from 1973 to the present. (Note: Beginning in
1998, each issue of QEX covers two months. This index shows the first
month. For example, the index shows the January/February 1998 issue of
QEX as Jan 1998 QEX.)"

So, the index covers anything for which I'd be interested. But I am more
interested in obtaining past articles. Then there is this:

"QST Archive for Members Only - ARRL Members can access the QST magazine
archive online, from December 1915 through December 2007."

Also:

"ARRL Periodicals on CD-ROM - Recent volumes of QST magazine and back
issues of QEX, NCJ and Ham Radio magazines are available on CD-ROM."

I guess this means that, if you want to get articles later than 2007,
then you must buy the CD.

Thanks for spurring my research on this. Now I will re-evaluate the
importance of remaining a member.

John

I give them money to fight BPL. The rest is ad-supported gravy.

I kinda thought that was what I was doing by being a member.

I've been paying:

ARRL membership $39
QEX for members $24
------
Total $63

If I drop my ARRL membership the cost would be:

ARRL membership $00
QEX non-member $36
--------
Total $36

Almost a 43% reduction in cost to get the cream of publications. Of
course, I'd be giving up QST. Somehow, that doesn't bother me too much.

John

On 4-14-2011 01:01, John KD5YI wrote:


I kinda thought that was what I was doing by being a member.

I've been paying:

ARRL membership $39
QEX for members $24
------
Total $63

If I drop my ARRL membership the cost would be:

ARRL membership $00
QEX non-member $36
--------
Total $36

Almost a 43% reduction in cost to get the cream of publications. Of
course, I'd be giving up QST. Somehow, that doesn't bother me too much.

John

I re-joined ARRL a few years back after having let my membership lapse
because of what I considered a lack of technical articles in QST. I was
primarily a member to get QST. After my membership expired again, I got
boatloads of mailings from ARRL, begging me to come back and even
offering a choice of a book to get me to come back. I mailed back their
letters with a hand written note saying I wasn't interested. They asked
me why. I said QST isn't nearly technical enough for me anymore. They
suggested I get QEX. So I made a "counter-offer"...I asked them to
substitute QEX for QST. They basically laughed and said they couldn't
do that. Seems it would have saved them some money as QEX only comes
out 6 timers per year versus 12 for QST. So, now they get NO money from
me...

N0EDV

On Apr 13, 11:16*pm, Scott wrote:
On 4-14-2011 01:01, John KD5YI wrote:







I kinda thought that was what I was doing by being a member.

I've been paying:

ARRL membership $39
QEX for members $24
------
Total $63

If I drop my ARRL membership the cost would be:

ARRL membership $00
QEX non-member $36
--------
Total $36

Almost a 43% reduction in cost to get the cream of publications. Of
course, I'd be giving up QST. Somehow, that doesn't bother me too much.

John

I re-joined ARRL a few years back after having let my membership lapse
because of what I considered a lack of technical articles in QST. *I was
primarily a member to get QST. *After my membership expired again, I got
boatloads of mailings from ARRL, begging me to come back and even
offering a choice of a book to get me to come back. *I mailed back their
letters with a hand written note saying I wasn't interested. *They asked
me why. *I said QST isn't nearly technical enough for me anymore. *They
suggested I get QEX. *So I made a "counter-offer"...I asked them to
substitute QEX for QST. *They basically laughed and said they couldn't
do that. *Seems it would have saved them some money as QEX only comes
out 6 timers per year versus 12 for QST. *So, now they get NO money from
me...

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