Tom,
I don't see any problem since you're not selling the file, and you haven't
changed the contents. Then again, I'm not a lawyer. Also, as a friend of
mine used to say, since this advice is free, it's worth every penny you paid
for it.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: December 30, 2014 12:37
Subject: Re: ARRL antenna handbook
> Thanks, Steve, and also thanks to Howard for the additional response.
>
> I'm going to give this a try when I get some time here, after I set up my
> dropbox account.
>
> I've been wanting to do this for quite some time, so all of your patient
> assistance is helping me get to the next steps.
>
> Regarding the ARRL Antenna Handbook I have, I'm not sure what the
> legalities
> of sharing it this way would be, since I got the files from a CD that our
> local ham club owns, so if anyone has thoughts on this, let me know.
>
> In a purely technical sense, I guess it would not be legal, but I'm sure
> it's done all the time.
>
> Besides, the PDF files from the CD are accessible to us, while the print
> book is not.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Dresser
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 12:22 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: ARRL antenna handbook
>
> Tom,
>
> The simplest way to share a file is to find it in Windows Explorer and
> right-click on it to bring up a context menu in which one of the options
> is
> to share a Dropbox link. This option puts the link to the file onto the
> Windows clipboard, and from there you can paste it into an Email message
> which you send to me (or anyone else who wants the file). You don't even
> have to go to the Dropbox Website; the link sharing option is handled by
> the
> Dropbox software you've installed on your machine.
>
> On the other hand, if you and I were working on a project, we could share
> a
> folder in Dropbox. Either of us could put files into the folder, and any
> changes made by either of us would be reflected in the folder's contents.
> In this scenario, an invitation is required, and you have to set that up
> by
> going to the Dropbox site.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: December 30, 2014 11:06
> Subject: Re: ARRL antenna handbook
>
>
>> So, Steve, let's say I want to send you the ARRL Antenna Handbook.
>>
>> Once I've set up my dropbox account, how exactly would I do that?
>>
>> Tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Steve Dresser
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 9:55 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: ARRL antenna handbook
>>
>> Not true, Tom. You don't need an invite to create your account. To do
>> that, you go to the Dropbox Website, download and install the software,
>> and
>> as part of that process you create your account. The only time you need
>> an
>> invite is, for example, if you and I want to share a Dropbox folder that
>> I've created, in which case I invite you to share the folder and you
>> accept
>> the invitation. If you create the folder, you would invite me, and I
>> would
>> accept your invitation.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: December 30, 2014 09:36
>> Subject: Re: ARRL antenna handbook
>>
>>
>>> David:
>>>
>>> I can't do it right now, because I have to get dropbox set up here
>>> first.
>>>
>>> If someone can send me instructions for getting dropbox set up, I'll
>>> give
>>> it
>>> a try.
>>>
>>> If I remember, I have to get an invite from someone, and once I respond
>>> to
>>> that invite, I can then create my account and start sending stuff to
>>> people.
>>>
>>> I tried all of this a year or so ago, but couldn't get through the
>>> entire
>>> process for some reason. I can't remember what the problem was, but
>>> other
>>> things simply took precedence, and I never got back to it.
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: David W Wood [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 9:30 AM
>>> To: 'Tom Behler'
>>> Subject: ARRL antenna handbook
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Tom
>>>
>>> If possible, I would like the .pdf version.
>>> I wouldn't feel bad about it being sent to me as I have a bought copy
>>> here.
>>>
>>> The easiest way to send it would be to set up a dropbox account, copy
>>> the
>>> file into that at your end, then send the link to the grateful
>>> recipients
>>> who can then download it!
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> David W Wood
>>
>
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