I only paid $8 per year, but I did a multi year thing.
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From: "Mike Cozzolino" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: Is ARRL Worth It?
> hello scott, say when did you join the arrl and how much was it? i
> have several postings stating that you can join the arrl for only $8
> and when i first joined the league it was $2 but now they are
> charging me $20. please get back and let me know what you had to
> pay. take care, c u 73 mike w6quv
>
>
>
> At 02:46 PM 1/19/2012, you wrote:
>>I also asked myself this question and decided to go ahead and join for =
>>the reasons Buddy stated. I also learned that some (the books I looked =
>>at) come with accessible PDF files on a CD. ALthough I do wish you could =
>>get some of these CDs without the books.
>>
>>73
>>Scott/N3BYY
>>On Jan 19, 2012, at 12:02 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
>>
>> > Blind hams can join ARRL for a reduced cost of $8/year, without QST =3D
>> > (which is available throughNLS a month or so behind).=3D20
>> >=20
>> > Having said that, while many articles are not available in accessible =
>>=3D
>> > PDF's, those are mostly older articles, pre-1990'ish. Newer stuff is =
>>in =3D
>> > PDF's with text in.=3D20
>> >=20
>> > Is it worth joining ARRL? I think so, if ofr no other reason than that
>> > =
>>=3D
>> > they are our national amateur radio voice.=3D20
>> > --
>> > Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> > Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>> >=20
>> >=20
>> >=20
>> > On Jan 19, 2012, at 11:36 AM, David thurmond wrote:
>> >=20
>> >> I was considering joining ARRL, but I was wondering if it is worth it
>> >> for us blind hams. The reason I say this is that QST, as far as I
>> >> know, is not accessible to us, and even the few articles on projects
>> >> and techniques for blind hams are in an Adobe format that does not
>> >> contain the accessibility information one usually finds in them these
>> >> days.
>> >> =3D20
>> >> So, what do you all think? Seems we blind folks are left out of a =
>>lot
>> >> of the good stuff. What are the benefits that I might be missing?
>> >> =3D20
>> >> And, having said that, I can't complain unless I am willing to do
>> >> something to change things for the better, so if anyone on the list
>> >> knows of any opportunities for me to contribute and make things more
>> >> accessible, I would do it in a minute!
>> >> =3D20
>> >> 73,
>> >> =3D20
>> >> David Thurmond, KK4ADV
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