Mike I paid $8 and a total of $24 for three years.
73
Scott/N3BYY

On Jan 19, 2012, at 11:15 PM, Mike Cozzolino wrote:

> 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