I began getting QST from my local Library For The Blind and Physically 
Handicapped at least 35 years ago.  At that time, it was on thin plastic 7 
inch disks and later on tape.  Now I download it from BARD.  The only 
difference between the BARD edition and what might be the case with ARRLs 
version are the ads, diagrams, and photos.  I doubt that they will describe 
those.  The advantage of having the ads is to learn about new equipment. 
Handihams has a QST Digest version which, as suggested in its title, 
abbreviated.

73:
Bob Martin
KC3FI


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: Why I am not a member of Arrl


> Now let me get this, qst is available free of charge from BARD, and has 
> been
> available free for members of ARRL and non-members of ARRL as well.  The
> staff member of ARRL did not know this.  Somehow this isn't a reasonable
> accommodation?  Why isn't this a reasonable accommodation?  Sounds quite
> reasonable to me.  Its accessible and free to boot.  Since the person
> calling and asking the question didn't apparently realize that accessible
> QST is already available from BARD, he can't blame the ARRL staff member 
> for
> not knowing that fact either.
> Sounds like we have a tempest in a teapot here.
> Just get it from BARD download it, listen and enjoy.  Their is no problem
> here and no solution is necessary.
> Now how many acronyms are their in this message?