Re: [amsat-bb] where does our money go?

["Woody" <kj4so@xxxxxxxxx>]

RE: ">   The beauty of it is, pdf subscribing members get their journal
instantly,
> AMSAT'S benefit is reduced costs... then after a year, you could have them
> available to the general public on the website..
>   It would be a great resource, plus it would give prospective members the
> chance to look through past Journals..."

I would also prefer to receive my journal in a .pdf format, instead of
paper.
I also think that archiving them on the Internet is a good idea, as long as
it is restricted to members only, similar to what the ARRL does.  If the
journals are made available to non-members, it would result in a decrease in
membership.

73,

Woody
KJ4SO
AMSAT # 5562


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kevin schuchmann" <kschuchm@pacbell.net>
To: "Paul Willmott" <pwillmott@northrock.bm>; "Arthur H Feller"
<afeller@ieee.org>; "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>
Cc: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] where does our money go?


> On Friday 11 July 2003 3:16 pm, Paul Willmott wrote:
> > I wouldn't, ... in 20 years time I can read paper, ... what chance of
pdf?
> >
> > Can you still read Apple II disks?
> >
>
>
> Hi Paul,
>   then you should continue to get paper..
>  But  I for one would also prefer a pdf option.
>     I can keep years archived on single CD, it doesn't rot, and doesn't
weigh
> a ton.
>   If I kept every QST, 73, BYTE, AMSAT JOURNAL I ever got  my house would
be
> flattened, other publications such as HOME POWER magazine have the dual
> option and it works out great... they have from number 1 on their site...
>
>   The beauty of it is, pdf subscribing members get their journal
instantly,
> AMSAT'S benefit is reduced costs... then after a year, you could have them
> available to the general public on the website..
>   It would be a great resource, plus it would give prospective members the
> chance to look through past Journals...
>
>
> 73
> Kevin
> WA6FWF
>
>
>
> BTW I also have files that were on expiring media... and I moved all of my
> 5.25's to 3.5's and then to CD's which I think will be around for
awhile...
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