‰ NOW 35 WPM ‰ TIVES THAT THE ARRL SENT TO PACIFICON. WHAT A GREAT BUNCH OF PEOPLE. THESE FOLKS WERE KNOWLEDGEABLE, FRIENDLY AND INTELLECTUALLY ENGAGING. IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THE ARRL IS ON THE MOVE AND LEADING THE WAY IN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AS NEVER BEFORE, AND WHILE WE ALL HOPE THE SKILLS, EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES NEVER NEED TO BE USED AS THE RESULT OF A WAR OR TERRORIST EVENT, WE ARE ALL PROUD OF THE WORK THE ARRL IS DOING TO PREPARE AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES, NATION AND WORLD. LEN UMINA, WT6G, EL DORADO HILLS, CALIFORNIA ANOTHER USE FOR OLD QSTS ONE OF THE LETTERS IN THE NOVEMBER ISSUE GAVE SOME WONDERFUL IDEAS ABOUT OLD COPIES OF QST THAT ACCUMULATE AROUND THE HAM SHACK. SINCE STARTING TECHNICIAN CLASSES IN TOWN, I HAVE ANOTHER USE FOR COPIES OF QST. I COLLECT OLDER COPIES AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS AT OUR CLASSES. THOSE MAGAZINES FLY OFF THE TABLE. ITS A GREAT WAY TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST THAT OUR CLASS PARTICIPANTS ALREADY HAVE IN AMATEUR RADIO. IM GLAD TO SEE OTHERS ARE MAKING GOOD USE OF THEIR OLD COPIES OF QST AS WELL. JEFF CRABILL, KK7LU, SALEM, OREGON TOWER SAFETY I DID NOT LIKE THE PICTURE ‰ FROM PAGE 92 ‰ Lynchburg ARC K4CQ KC1BH 940 2 11 3,428 VA Candlewood ARA W1QI 996 2 29 3,410 CT MCARA MSUARC K4MSU W4GZ 1091 2 20 3,390 KY Dixie ARC W7DRC 925 2 35 3,388 UT St Clair ARC K9GXU 841 2 13 3,376 IL Sevier County ARES W4A ‰ END OF 35 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ