I agree, Steve, the descriptions are well done although I suspect they are
written out for him. Nevertheless, it's a great service. I get the ARRL
letter every Thursday so I don't consider it a problem getting the magazine
a couple months behind the sighted world.
Lou Kolb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: Jake Williams and QST
> Lou,
>
> I don't think Jake Williams is a ham, but he certainly is quite skilled at
> describing schematics and diagrams.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 19:43
> Subject: Re: Jake Williams and QST
>
>
>>I don't know Pat but someone else on here might. I seem to recall hearing
>> one of the other readers who spoke at the ACB convention a few years ago
>> mentioning that whomever read the magazine regularly was a ham and always
>> looked forward to doing it. But I've only started reading it again in
>> the
>> past couple years so not sure if it was Jake. I thought it might have
>> been
>> Bill Wallace but could very well be wrong. Lou
>> Lou Kolb
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 7:31 PM
>> Subject: Re: Jake Williams and QST
>>
>>
>>> Lou,
>>> Is Jake a ham? I don't always download QST but every time I do, he's
>>> right there. And sounds as though he is comfortable enough with the
>>> mag. to be one of us!
>>> Pat, K9JAUAt 01:12 PM 6/12/2012, you wrote:
>>>>I should add for those outside the U.S. that Jake Williams is the
>>>>regular
>>>>reader on our recorded version of QST magazine.
>>>>Lou Kolb
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>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 2:02 PM
>>>>Subject: Jake Williams and QST
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > Has anyone on this list ever written to Jake Williams or to NLS in
>>>> > general
>>>> > to tell him that he may be the only person in the world who says
>>>> > yah-aysoo?
>>>> > I'm half-kidding, of course, and I suppose it's possible he was
>>>> > instructed
>>>> > to pronounce it that way but, as often as I've heard him do that,
>>>> > it's
>>>> > still
>>>> > jarring. 73, Lou WA3MIX
>>>> > Lou Kolb
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>>>> > www.loukolb.com
>>
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