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Membership WITHOUT QST

Nov 29th 2011, 16:25

KU5Q

Joined: Apr 18th 2007, 08:27
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Total Posts: 0 		I want ARRL membership without QST.

Is it possible.

Recently requested cancellation of QST only, but membership was also cancelled.
Nov 29th 2011, 19:36

WB1GCM

Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00
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Total Posts: 0 		We currently do not allow membership without QST as per the bi laws and the information printed in the publication being relevant to membership. In June we will be offering a digital version of QST for members to access, this will accommodate these members who do not want QST print delivered.

Amy

Amy Hurtado, KB1NXO
Circulation/Member Service Manager

Posted by Bob Allison, WB1GCM Test Engineer
Dec 7th 2011, 03:37

W1RFIAdmin

Joined: Jul 25th 2011, 14:25
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Total Posts: 0 		Even if ARRL were to offer a "QST-less" membership, it is not likely that this would provide substantial savings. The cost of producing QST, and more, is subsidized by the revenue that advertising in QST produces. If there were a non-QST membership, it would not benefit from the money that advertisers pay to fund ARRL programs and services, so it would be very likely that such an offering would have to cost the same as a QST-based membership.

The only price you have to pay to have QST advertisers pay for some of the membership benefits and ARRL programs is to allow the postal service to deliver the magazine to your home (or elsewhere if you choose). Without that revenue, if ARRL were to maintain all of what it is doing now, membership would be much more expensive.

My IEEE dues annually are over $300. They do not accept ad revenue, at least not at this time.

73,
Ed Hare, W1RFI
ARRL Lab
Feb 17th 2012, 01:50

W7PEA

Joined: Jun 8th 2011, 17:36
Total Topics: 0
Total Posts: 0 		I heard you could phone in, say your blind and they won't send you QST.

I just renewed because the Handbook is free right now, but I live on a sailboat and as a full time maritime mobile using a mail handling serice, receiving magazines is an expensive process. Can't wait to see the online edition go live so I can switch over!

I might even be willing to pay a buck or two for an iPad edition!

Thanks,
-p

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