Below is e-mail I sent to Bill Gerry, Editor of the Smith-Kettlewell Technical File along with his reply. In view of his response, I would be glad to send his series on soldering, in the form of a zipped e-mail attachment, to anyone who wants it. The Technical File had many fine articles on other aspects of electronics, as well, from building projects to test equipment to component data. I think it would be great if Bill got enough positive feedback to encourage him or someone to revive that publication. 73. Mike, K9AZS ----- From: "Michael Garrett" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Your articles on soldering Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 11:14 AM Mr. Gerrey, I was a subscriber to the Technical File and I value the information and especially the adaptive techniques you provided in that magazine. There is currently some interest on the Blind-hams mailing list about the subject of soldering by blind people. I had transcribed your series on soldering into ASCII text for my own use, and I sent the files concerning soldering to one of the list members. Then, I started to wonder if I was violating some copyright provisions or if I perhaps shouldn't have been so free with your material. So the question is: Is it okay to disseminate this material to others? If not, what should I recommend to interested people. The articles are, of course, attributed to you and the SKTF, but I don't want to misuse your efforts. Thanks. 73. Mike Garrett, K9AZS From: "Bill Gerrey" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Your articles on soldering Date: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 2:42 PM Yes, by all means. I made it a point not to copyright any of my writings; they do no good hidden behind restrictions in distribution. I only ask that SKTF be shown, mostly to promote interest in its continuence. Good luck, and the same to all who might benefit from our work. Bill Gerrey, Editor Smith-Kettlewell Technical File