Only if you have an IOS device or even want one. Me, I can't afford one and 
I'm sure I'm not the only one.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: QST


> If the Arrl would make QST available through the Kindle Store, we would be
> able to get it at the same time sighted people do.  Now that the Kindle 
> app
> for iOs is accessible.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Ed Malmgren
> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 8:51 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Fw: QST
>
> Ed   K7UC
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 9:45 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: QST
>
>> Jose, I think your right on about Bard.  While it is always good to try
>> and improve things in this regard some folks are never satisfied with the
>> progress the blind community has gotten when you compare it with years
>> ago. You know the saying, hung with a new rope.  73
>> Ed   K7UC
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Jose Tamayo (KK4JZX)" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 9:29 PM
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: QST
>>
>>> In fairness to BARD, I contacted them about certain articles  that are =
>>> excluded.  I don't think it has to do with discrimination.  I was told =
>>> that some of the material is very technical and they are not prepared to
>>> =
>>> handle it just yet.  They might have been blowing smoke but I take the =
>>> position  of being appreciative about the service.
>>>
>>> I don't work for BARD by the way.  I simply see that there are things we
>>> =
>>> need to consider before stating that things are discriminatory and =
>>> wrong.  Our sighted peers  will always get the stuff sooner than we do =
>>> because it is the nature of this environment.   We just need to ask the 
>>> =
>>> ARRL to provide this service in Audio because BARD does have to receive 
>>> =
>>> the material and transcribe it.  It takes less time to get the printed =
>>> material out than the audio especially for a third party.
>>>
>>> I am not stating this is  right for now but we have to try to be a =
>>> little fair with something that we receive that is a free service.
>>>
>>> For now, I am just thankful to receive the information and hope that we 
>>> =
>>> can receive it sooner in the near future.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jose =E2=80=93 KK4JZX
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators =
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian Sackrider
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 9:23 AM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: QST
>>>
>>> Hi this is Brian Sackrider
>>> n8mnx and qst is finally up on bard it's still a month behind but =
>>> that=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s an improvement it use to be 2 months =
>>> behind it is about the only magazine that is late on bard and it's still
>>> =
>>> not the entire text of the print addission there still several articles 
>>> =
>>> that nls chooses to omit for some reason this is very wrong and very =
>>> discriminatory to the blind but most of the blind community just can't =
>>> or won't see it for what it is.  we chould have the=20
>>> same access to the same information as our sighted peers.   This is very
>>> =
>>>
>>> unexeptable that we get our qst more than a month after the sight do =
>>> it's just old news what people are talking about of the ham radio we =
>>> can't talk about because we don't get it until a month or so.  If the =
>>> reason that certain articles are omited by nls is really due to the =
>>> coppy rite laws than we chould work to get them changed but I think that
>>> =
>>> this is not not the case as I understand it nls does have the permission
>>> =
>>> to reproduce theese meterials in a specialized format for the exclusive 
>>> =
>>> use of it's readers if that=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s true then this does
>>> =
>>> cover reading the entire text of the print addission.  How would sighted
>>> =
>>> hams feel if their qst was a month or more behind and there was a note =
>>> on it theese articles were omited by instruction of the us postal =
>>> service? Come on and wake up folks and smell the coffee I guess that the
>>> =
>>> blind community really enjoy being discriminated against and taken =
>>> advantaged of I don't don't I try to advocate for change but theblind =
>>> community does not really care they refuse to advocate for anything that
>>> =
>>> effects the blind community at all I try to make a differense and =
>>> advocate for the needs we have like access to the same information as =
>>> the sighted and at a reasonable time and I also advocate for braille =
>>> when ever possible I always let companies know that Ialways =
>>> preferbraille over audio just like the sighted prefer print over audio =
>>> qst in braille anyone I will keep up the fight even if iI have to fight 
>>> =
>>> allone. If I find something that I feel is unacceptable then I will =
>>> speek up about it and it't high time that the blind community started =
>>> doing the same. 73 n8mnx -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Scott Gillen
>>> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 10:39 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: QST
>>>
>>> For any one interested the April QST is now up on the bard site.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Scott
>>> N0HOX / ZL1CHM
>>> Auckland New Zealand
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone=20
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