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

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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
>
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> 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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