[arrl-odv:29674] Re: Fwd: [ODjr] QST editorials
Great point Bud! I enjoy diversity in QST Editorials.Lynn Nelson - W0NDARRL Dakota Division Vice DirectorSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: W2RU - ARRL <W2RU@arrl.org> Date: 2/11/20 8:38 AM (GMT-07:00) To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Cc: N1VXY <N1VXY@arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:29668] Fwd: [ODjr] QST editorials Here’s a little survey of my QST collection that I did not quite a year ago, when I was conversing with some others about “It Seems to Us”:Begin forwarded message:From: W2RUSubject: Re: QST editorialsDate: April 30, 2019 at 8:15:16 PM EDTMy QSTs are still pretty much unsequenced in my bookshelves because most of them came down here to VA from dry storage just a few months ago. That’s not so bad for this exercise, since it facilitates random sampling. Examples (in the order I pulled them off the shelves):1975 December (W4KFC, 1st VP)1975 November (Don Waters — who I believe was the League’s PR guy at the time)1969 April (Unsigned — perhaps Huntoon?)1954 January (Unsigned)2003 January (Ward Silver, N0AX, guest editorial)1990 September (K1ZZ, EVP)1936 April (K. B. Warner, Secretary, chronicling the deaths of Charles Stewart and Hiram Percy Maxim)1926 January (K. B. Warner, Secretary)1988 March (K1ZZ, EVP)1948 August (split between “B.G” — probably Byron Goodman, Ass’t. Technical Editor — and initials I believe are Warner’s, as Secretary)2006 October (K1ZZ, CEO)1956 June (Unsigned, during a period when A. L. Budlong, W1BUD, was Secretary & General Manager, and Goodwin L. Dosland, W0TSN, was President)So you can prove just about anybody wrote the QST editorials over the years. Perhaps more importantly, you could make the point that the CEO/EVP/GM has not historically had a monopoly on the editorial page, and that "really good” editorials can and should come from multiple writers.Bud, W2RU
I think this is a good trend. I’ve always believed that ARRL offers plenty of value but members simply don’t know about it. I get asked by people, why are they paying $49 for a Magazine subscription and little else. Maybe we can use this opportunity to describe some of the inner workings of our member benefits. For example - TIS. It’s a really great benefit that many didn’t even know existed. I get copies of all correspondence which is great. Perhaps Zack or someone else could do a write up about it and encourage members to use the benefit. This would even be great for On The Air but also good as a refresher in QST. This is useful, on the ground, practical info and not just a 30,000 foot view that many could care less about. 73 Ria N2RJ On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:14 PM midwesthitech <midwesthitech@gmail.com> wrote:
Great point Bud! I enjoy diversity in QST Editorials.
Lynn Nelson - W0ND ARRL Dakota Division Vice Director
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message -------- From: W2RU - ARRL <W2RU@arrl.org> Date: 2/11/20 8:38 AM (GMT-07:00) To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Cc: N1VXY <N1VXY@arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:29668] Fwd: [ODjr] QST editorials
Here’s a little survey of my QST collection that I did not quite a year ago, when I was conversing with some others about “It Seems to Us”:
Begin forwarded message:
*From: *W2RU *Subject: **Re: QST editorials* *Date: *April 30, 2019 at 8:15:16 PM EDT
My QSTs are still pretty much unsequenced in my bookshelves because most of them came down here to VA from dry storage just a few months ago. That’s not so bad for this exercise, since it facilitates random sampling. Examples (in the order I pulled them off the shelves):
1975 December (W4KFC, 1st VP) 1975 November (Don Waters — who I believe was the League’s PR guy at the time) 1969 April (Unsigned — perhaps Huntoon?) 1954 January (Unsigned) 2003 January (Ward Silver, N0AX, guest editorial) 1990 September (K1ZZ, EVP) 1936 April (K. B. Warner, Secretary, chronicling the deaths of Charles Stewart and Hiram Percy Maxim) 1926 January (K. B. Warner, Secretary) 1988 March (K1ZZ, EVP) 1948 August (split between “B.G” — probably Byron Goodman, Ass’t. Technical Editor — and initials I believe are Warner’s, as Secretary) 2006 October (K1ZZ, CEO) 1956 June (Unsigned, during a period when A. L. Budlong, W1BUD, was Secretary & General Manager, and Goodwin L. Dosland, W0TSN, was President)
So you can prove just about *anybody* wrote the QST editorials over the years. Perhaps more importantly, you could make the point that the CEO/EVP/GM has not historically had a monopoly on the editorial page, and that "really good” editorials can and should come from multiple writers.
Bud, W2RU
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For this, and as a first step toward a strategic plan, we should have a well defined "Catalog of Services" that describes everything the ARRL does for our members. I would be surprised if that list doesn't exist.
From this, we can define our mission, our vision of service improvements or changes, and measure our values.
We could also apportion costs to each of these services in order to manage different facets of the business. THe building of a service catalog is typically the first step in consulting methodology for process improvement. "What do you do and how do you do it?" Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL *“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf* On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:33 PM rjairam@gmail.com <rjairam@gmail.com> wrote:
I think this is a good trend.
I’ve always believed that ARRL offers plenty of value but members simply don’t know about it.
I get asked by people, why are they paying $49 for a Magazine subscription and little else.
Maybe we can use this opportunity to describe some of the inner workings of our member benefits.
For example - TIS. It’s a really great benefit that many didn’t even know existed. I get copies of all correspondence which is great. Perhaps Zack or someone else could do a write up about it and encourage members to use the benefit.
This would even be great for On The Air but also good as a refresher in QST.
This is useful, on the ground, practical info and not just a 30,000 foot view that many could care less about.
73 Ria N2RJ
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:14 PM midwesthitech <midwesthitech@gmail.com> wrote:
Great point Bud! I enjoy diversity in QST Editorials.
Lynn Nelson - W0ND ARRL Dakota Division Vice Director
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message -------- From: W2RU - ARRL <W2RU@arrl.org> Date: 2/11/20 8:38 AM (GMT-07:00) To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Cc: N1VXY <N1VXY@arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:29668] Fwd: [ODjr] QST editorials
Here’s a little survey of my QST collection that I did not quite a year ago, when I was conversing with some others about “It Seems to Us”:
Begin forwarded message:
*From: *W2RU *Subject: **Re: QST editorials* *Date: *April 30, 2019 at 8:15:16 PM EDT
My QSTs are still pretty much unsequenced in my bookshelves because most of them came down here to VA from dry storage just a few months ago. That’s not so bad for this exercise, since it facilitates random sampling. Examples (in the order I pulled them off the shelves):
1975 December (W4KFC, 1st VP) 1975 November (Don Waters — who I believe was the League’s PR guy at the time) 1969 April (Unsigned — perhaps Huntoon?) 1954 January (Unsigned) 2003 January (Ward Silver, N0AX, guest editorial) 1990 September (K1ZZ, EVP) 1936 April (K. B. Warner, Secretary, chronicling the deaths of Charles Stewart and Hiram Percy Maxim) 1926 January (K. B. Warner, Secretary) 1988 March (K1ZZ, EVP) 1948 August (split between “B.G” — probably Byron Goodman, Ass’t. Technical Editor — and initials I believe are Warner’s, as Secretary) 2006 October (K1ZZ, CEO) 1956 June (Unsigned, during a period when A. L. Budlong, W1BUD, was Secretary & General Manager, and Goodwin L. Dosland, W0TSN, was President)
So you can prove just about *anybody* wrote the QST editorials over the years. Perhaps more importantly, you could make the point that the CEO/EVP/GM has not historically had a monopoly on the editorial page, and that "really good” editorials can and should come from multiple writers.
Bud, W2RU
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Here is a PPT talk I used late last year at a visit to the Cascades ARS in Jackson, MI. Because of recent personnel changes it is out of date, so disregard the initial few slides. Near the end you will find a bit on WIIFM (What's It For Me). I have found it will open a few eyes. Feel free to build on it any way you can. 73 Dale WA8EFK On 2/12/2020 1:50 PM, Mickey Baker wrote:
For this, and as a first step toward a strategic plan, we should have a well defined "Catalog of Services" that describes everything the ARRL does for our members. I would be surprised if that list doesn't exist.
From this, we can define our mission, our vision of service improvements or changes, and measure our values.
We could also apportion costs to each of these services in order to manage different facets of the business.
THe building of a service catalog is typically the first step in consulting methodology for process improvement. "What do you do and how do you do it?"
Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL /“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf/
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:33 PM rjairam@gmail.com <mailto:rjairam@gmail.com> <rjairam@gmail.com <mailto:rjairam@gmail.com>> wrote:
I think this is a good trend.
I’ve always believed that ARRL offers plenty of value but members simply don’t know about it.
I get asked by people, why are they paying $49 for a Magazine subscription and little else.
Maybe we can use this opportunity to describe some of the inner workings of our member benefits.
For example - TIS. It’s a really great benefit that many didn’t even know existed. I get copies of all correspondence which is great. Perhaps Zack or someone else could do a write up about it and encourage members to use the benefit.
This would even be great for On The Air but also good as a refresher in QST.
This is useful, on the ground, practical info and not just a 30,000 foot view that many could care less about.
73 Ria N2RJ
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:14 PM midwesthitech <midwesthitech@gmail.com <mailto:midwesthitech@gmail.com>> wrote:
Great point Bud! I enjoy diversity in QST Editorials.
Lynn Nelson - W0ND ARRL Dakota Division Vice Director
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message -------- From: W2RU - ARRL <W2RU@arrl.org <mailto:W2RU@arrl.org>> Date: 2/11/20 8:38 AM (GMT-07:00) To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org <mailto:arrl-odv@arrl.org>> Cc: N1VXY <N1VXY@arrl.org <mailto:N1VXY@arrl.org>> Subject: [arrl-odv:29668] Fwd: [ODjr] QST editorials
Here’s a little survey of my QST collection that I did not quite a year ago, when I was conversing with some others about “It Seems to Us”:
Begin forwarded message:
*From: *W2RU *Subject: **Re: QST editorials* *Date: *April 30, 2019 at 8:15:16 PM EDT
My QSTs are still pretty much unsequenced in my bookshelves because most of them came down here to VA from dry storage just a few months ago. That’s not so bad for this exercise, since it facilitates random sampling. Examples (in the order I pulled them off the shelves):
1975 December (W4KFC, 1st VP) 1975 November (Don Waters — who I believe was the League’s PR guy at the time) 1969 April (Unsigned — perhaps Huntoon?) 1954 January (Unsigned) 2003 January (Ward Silver, N0AX, guest editorial) 1990 September (K1ZZ, EVP) 1936 April (K. B. Warner, Secretary, chronicling the deaths of Charles Stewart and Hiram Percy Maxim) 1926 January (K. B. Warner, Secretary) 1988 March (K1ZZ, EVP) 1948 August (split between “B.G” — probably Byron Goodman, Ass’t. Technical Editor — and initials I believe are Warner’s, as Secretary) 2006 October (K1ZZ, CEO) 1956 June (Unsigned, during a period when A. L. Budlong, W1BUD, was Secretary & General Manager, and Goodwin L. Dosland, W0TSN, was President)
So you can prove just about _anybody_ wrote the QST editorials over the years. Perhaps more importantly, you could make the point that the CEO/EVP/GM has not historically had a monopoly on the editorial page, and that "really good” editorials can and should come from multiple writers.
Bud, W2RU
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Dale, Really nice! I will make use of your slides. Here are some slides from the presentation I give. I have tried to capture things (publically knowable) that are in the committee/officer reports. Thanks for sharing your good work. 73, Art K0AIZ On 2/12/2020 2:56 PM, Dale Williams wrote:
Here is a PPT talk I used late last year at a visit to the Cascades ARS in Jackson, MI. Because of recent personnel changes it is out of date, so disregard the initial few slides.
Near the end you will find a bit on WIIFM (What's It For Me). I have found it will open a few eyes.
Feel free to build on it any way you can.
73
Dale WA8EFK
On 2/12/2020 1:50 PM, Mickey Baker wrote:
For this, and as a first step toward a strategic plan, we should have a well defined "Catalog of Services" that describes everything the ARRL does for our members. I would be surprised if that list doesn't exist.
From this, we can define our mission, our vision of service improvements or changes, and measure our values.
We could also apportion costs to each of these services in order to manage different facets of the business.
THe building of a service catalog is typically the first step in consulting methodology for process improvement. "What do you do and how do you do it?"
Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL /“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf/
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:33 PM rjairam@gmail.com <mailto:rjairam@gmail.com> <rjairam@gmail.com <mailto:rjairam@gmail.com>> wrote:
I think this is a good trend.
I’ve always believed that ARRL offers plenty of value but members simply don’t know about it.
I get asked by people, why are they paying $49 for a Magazine subscription and little else.
Maybe we can use this opportunity to describe some of the inner workings of our member benefits.
For example - TIS. It’s a really great benefit that many didn’t even know existed. I get copies of all correspondence which is great. Perhaps Zack or someone else could do a write up about it and encourage members to use the benefit.
This would even be great for On The Air but also good as a refresher in QST.
This is useful, on the ground, practical info and not just a 30,000 foot view that many could care less about.
73 Ria N2RJ
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:14 PM midwesthitech <midwesthitech@gmail.com <mailto:midwesthitech@gmail.com>> wrote:
Great point Bud! I enjoy diversity in QST Editorials.
Lynn Nelson - W0ND ARRL Dakota Division Vice Director
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message -------- From: W2RU - ARRL <W2RU@arrl.org <mailto:W2RU@arrl.org>> Date: 2/11/20 8:38 AM (GMT-07:00) To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org <mailto:arrl-odv@arrl.org>> Cc: N1VXY <N1VXY@arrl.org <mailto:N1VXY@arrl.org>> Subject: [arrl-odv:29668] Fwd: [ODjr] QST editorials
Here’s a little survey of my QST collection that I did not quite a year ago, when I was conversing with some others about “It Seems to Us”:
Begin forwarded message:
*From: *W2RU *Subject: **Re: QST editorials* *Date: *April 30, 2019 at 8:15:16 PM EDT
My QSTs are still pretty much unsequenced in my bookshelves because most of them came down here to VA from dry storage just a few months ago. That’s not so bad for this exercise, since it facilitates random sampling. Examples (in the order I pulled them off the shelves):
1975 December (W4KFC, 1st VP) 1975 November (Don Waters — who I believe was the League’s PR guy at the time) 1969 April (Unsigned — perhaps Huntoon?) 1954 January (Unsigned) 2003 January (Ward Silver, N0AX, guest editorial) 1990 September (K1ZZ, EVP) 1936 April (K. B. Warner, Secretary, chronicling the deaths of Charles Stewart and Hiram Percy Maxim) 1926 January (K. B. Warner, Secretary) 1988 March (K1ZZ, EVP) 1948 August (split between “B.G” — probably Byron Goodman, Ass’t. Technical Editor — and initials I believe are Warner’s, as Secretary) 2006 October (K1ZZ, CEO) 1956 June (Unsigned, during a period when A. L. Budlong, W1BUD, was Secretary & General Manager, and Goodwin L. Dosland, W0TSN, was President)
So you can prove just about _anybody_ wrote the QST editorials over the years. Perhaps more importantly, you could make the point that the CEO/EVP/GM has not historically had a monopoly on the editorial page, and that "really good” editorials can and should come from multiple writers.
Bud, W2RU
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Thanks, Gentlemen! You gave me excellent PowerPoint material and several good lists of everything we do... almost! 73, Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL *“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf* On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 4:13 PM Arthur I. Zygielbaum <aiz@ctwsoft.com> wrote:
Dale,
Really nice! I will make use of your slides.
Here are some slides from the presentation I give. I have tried to capture things (publically knowable) that are in the committee/officer reports.
Thanks for sharing your good work.
73, Art K0AIZ On 2/12/2020 2:56 PM, Dale Williams wrote:
Here is a PPT talk I used late last year at a visit to the Cascades ARS in Jackson, MI. Because of recent personnel changes it is out of date, so disregard the initial few slides.
Near the end you will find a bit on WIIFM (What's It For Me). I have found it will open a few eyes.
Feel free to build on it any way you can.
73
Dale WA8EFK
On 2/12/2020 1:50 PM, Mickey Baker wrote:
For this, and as a first step toward a strategic plan, we should have a well defined "Catalog of Services" that describes everything the ARRL does for our members. I would be surprised if that list doesn't exist.
From this, we can define our mission, our vision of service improvements or changes, and measure our values.
We could also apportion costs to each of these services in order to manage different facets of the business.
THe building of a service catalog is typically the first step in consulting methodology for process improvement. "What do you do and how do you do it?"
Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL *“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf*
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:33 PM rjairam@gmail.com <rjairam@gmail.com> wrote:
I think this is a good trend.
I’ve always believed that ARRL offers plenty of value but members simply don’t know about it.
I get asked by people, why are they paying $49 for a Magazine subscription and little else.
Maybe we can use this opportunity to describe some of the inner workings of our member benefits.
For example - TIS. It’s a really great benefit that many didn’t even know existed. I get copies of all correspondence which is great. Perhaps Zack or someone else could do a write up about it and encourage members to use the benefit.
This would even be great for On The Air but also good as a refresher in QST.
This is useful, on the ground, practical info and not just a 30,000 foot view that many could care less about.
73 Ria N2RJ
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:14 PM midwesthitech <midwesthitech@gmail.com> wrote:
Great point Bud! I enjoy diversity in QST Editorials.
Lynn Nelson - W0ND ARRL Dakota Division Vice Director
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message -------- From: W2RU - ARRL <W2RU@arrl.org> Date: 2/11/20 8:38 AM (GMT-07:00) To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Cc: N1VXY <N1VXY@arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:29668] Fwd: [ODjr] QST editorials
Here’s a little survey of my QST collection that I did not quite a year ago, when I was conversing with some others about “It Seems to Us”:
Begin forwarded message:
*From: *W2RU *Subject: **Re: QST editorials* *Date: *April 30, 2019 at 8:15:16 PM EDT
My QSTs are still pretty much unsequenced in my bookshelves because most of them came down here to VA from dry storage just a few months ago. That’s not so bad for this exercise, since it facilitates random sampling. Examples (in the order I pulled them off the shelves):
1975 December (W4KFC, 1st VP) 1975 November (Don Waters — who I believe was the League’s PR guy at the time) 1969 April (Unsigned — perhaps Huntoon?) 1954 January (Unsigned) 2003 January (Ward Silver, N0AX, guest editorial) 1990 September (K1ZZ, EVP) 1936 April (K. B. Warner, Secretary, chronicling the deaths of Charles Stewart and Hiram Percy Maxim) 1926 January (K. B. Warner, Secretary) 1988 March (K1ZZ, EVP) 1948 August (split between “B.G” — probably Byron Goodman, Ass’t. Technical Editor — and initials I believe are Warner’s, as Secretary) 2006 October (K1ZZ, CEO) 1956 June (Unsigned, during a period when A. L. Budlong, W1BUD, was Secretary & General Manager, and Goodwin L. Dosland, W0TSN, was President)
So you can prove just about *anybody* wrote the QST editorials over the years. Perhaps more importantly, you could make the point that the CEO/EVP/GM has not historically had a monopoly on the editorial page, and that "really good” editorials can and should come from multiple writers.
Bud, W2RU
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Ya' can never get 'em all. Let's keep adding to the list. - Dale WA8EFK On 2/12/2020 6:01 PM, Mickey Baker wrote:
Thanks, Gentlemen!
You gave me excellent PowerPoint material and several good lists of everything we do... almost!
73,
Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL /“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf/
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 4:13 PM Arthur I. Zygielbaum <aiz@ctwsoft.com <mailto:aiz@ctwsoft.com>> wrote:
Dale,
Really nice! I will make use of your slides.
Here are some slides from the presentation I give. I have tried to capture things (publically knowable) that are in the committee/officer reports.
Thanks for sharing your good work.
73, Art K0AIZ
On 2/12/2020 2:56 PM, Dale Williams wrote:
Here is a PPT talk I used late last year at a visit to the Cascades ARS in Jackson, MI. Because of recent personnel changes it is out of date, so disregard the initial few slides.
Near the end you will find a bit on WIIFM (What's It For Me). I have found it will open a few eyes.
Feel free to build on it any way you can.
73
Dale WA8EFK
On 2/12/2020 1:50 PM, Mickey Baker wrote:
For this, and as a first step toward a strategic plan, we should have a well defined "Catalog of Services" that describes everything the ARRL does for our members. I would be surprised if that list doesn't exist.
From this, we can define our mission, our vision of service improvements or changes, and measure our values.
We could also apportion costs to each of these services in order to manage different facets of the business.
THe building of a service catalog is typically the first step in consulting methodology for process improvement. "What do you do and how do you do it?"
Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL /“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf/
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:33 PM rjairam@gmail.com <mailto:rjairam@gmail.com> <rjairam@gmail.com <mailto:rjairam@gmail.com>> wrote:
I think this is a good trend.
I’ve always believed that ARRL offers plenty of value but members simply don’t know about it.
I get asked by people, why are they paying $49 for a Magazine subscription and little else.
Maybe we can use this opportunity to describe some of the inner workings of our member benefits.
For example - TIS. It’s a really great benefit that many didn’t even know existed. I get copies of all correspondence which is great. Perhaps Zack or someone else could do a write up about it and encourage members to use the benefit.
This would even be great for On The Air but also good as a refresher in QST.
This is useful, on the ground, practical info and not just a 30,000 foot view that many could care less about.
73 Ria N2RJ
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:14 PM midwesthitech <midwesthitech@gmail.com <mailto:midwesthitech@gmail.com>> wrote:
Great point Bud! I enjoy diversity in QST Editorials.
Lynn Nelson - W0ND ARRL Dakota Division Vice Director
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message -------- From: W2RU - ARRL <W2RU@arrl.org <mailto:W2RU@arrl.org>> Date: 2/11/20 8:38 AM (GMT-07:00) To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org <mailto:arrl-odv@arrl.org>> Cc: N1VXY <N1VXY@arrl.org <mailto:N1VXY@arrl.org>> Subject: [arrl-odv:29668] Fwd: [ODjr] QST editorials
Here’s a little survey of my QST collection that I did not quite a year ago, when I was conversing with some others about “It Seems to Us”:
Begin forwarded message:
*From: *W2RU *Subject: **Re: QST editorials* *Date: *April 30, 2019 at 8:15:16 PM EDT
My QSTs are still pretty much unsequenced in my bookshelves because most of them came down here to VA from dry storage just a few months ago. That’s not so bad for this exercise, since it facilitates random sampling. Examples (in the order I pulled them off the shelves):
1975 December (W4KFC, 1st VP) 1975 November (Don Waters — who I believe was the League’s PR guy at the time) 1969 April (Unsigned — perhaps Huntoon?) 1954 January (Unsigned) 2003 January (Ward Silver, N0AX, guest editorial) 1990 September (K1ZZ, EVP) 1936 April (K. B. Warner, Secretary, chronicling the deaths of Charles Stewart and Hiram Percy Maxim) 1926 January (K. B. Warner, Secretary) 1988 March (K1ZZ, EVP) 1948 August (split between “B.G” — probably Byron Goodman, Ass’t. Technical Editor — and initials I believe are Warner’s, as Secretary) 2006 October (K1ZZ, CEO) 1956 June (Unsigned, during a period when A. L. Budlong, W1BUD, was Secretary & General Manager, and Goodwin L. Dosland, W0TSN, was President)
So you can prove just about _anybody_ wrote the QST editorials over the years. Perhaps more importantly, you could make the point that the CEO/EVP/GM has not historically had a monopoly on the editorial page, and that "really good” editorials can and should come from multiple writers.
Bud, W2RU
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While all good ideas, I think the point we need to be selling is that the *number one benefit *of being a member is it helps to protect our spectrum. All the contesting, fox hunting, rag chewing, etc means nothing if we do not have frequencies. While the spectrum defense fund advertising (and we do not do enough of it) is good, the real way Hams can help is to become a member and grow our strength and influence. We should always be selling that evem more so than the NRA does on protecting the 2A. This has been a topic at several club meetings and hamfests for us and it is fascinating to see the expression when they get it, Have even had a person go from not being a member because they didn't see any benefit to signing up for a life membership at the end of the meeting, Again, no frequencies we will be chatting on internet apps. Need to keep selling that point. Lee On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 5:32 PM Dale Williams <dale.wms1@frontier.com> wrote:
Ya' can never get 'em all. Let's keep adding to the list.
- Dale WA8EFK
On 2/12/2020 6:01 PM, Mickey Baker wrote:
Thanks, Gentlemen!
You gave me excellent PowerPoint material and several good lists of everything we do... almost!
73,
Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL *“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf*
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 4:13 PM Arthur I. Zygielbaum <aiz@ctwsoft.com> wrote:
Dale,
Really nice! I will make use of your slides.
Here are some slides from the presentation I give. I have tried to capture things (publically knowable) that are in the committee/officer reports.
Thanks for sharing your good work.
73, Art K0AIZ On 2/12/2020 2:56 PM, Dale Williams wrote:
Here is a PPT talk I used late last year at a visit to the Cascades ARS in Jackson, MI. Because of recent personnel changes it is out of date, so disregard the initial few slides.
Near the end you will find a bit on WIIFM (What's It For Me). I have found it will open a few eyes.
Feel free to build on it any way you can.
73
Dale WA8EFK
On 2/12/2020 1:50 PM, Mickey Baker wrote:
For this, and as a first step toward a strategic plan, we should have a well defined "Catalog of Services" that describes everything the ARRL does for our members. I would be surprised if that list doesn't exist.
From this, we can define our mission, our vision of service improvements or changes, and measure our values.
We could also apportion costs to each of these services in order to manage different facets of the business.
THe building of a service catalog is typically the first step in consulting methodology for process improvement. "What do you do and how do you do it?"
Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL *“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf*
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:33 PM rjairam@gmail.com <rjairam@gmail.com> wrote:
I think this is a good trend.
I’ve always believed that ARRL offers plenty of value but members simply don’t know about it.
I get asked by people, why are they paying $49 for a Magazine subscription and little else.
Maybe we can use this opportunity to describe some of the inner workings of our member benefits.
For example - TIS. It’s a really great benefit that many didn’t even know existed. I get copies of all correspondence which is great. Perhaps Zack or someone else could do a write up about it and encourage members to use the benefit.
This would even be great for On The Air but also good as a refresher in QST.
This is useful, on the ground, practical info and not just a 30,000 foot view that many could care less about.
73 Ria N2RJ
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:14 PM midwesthitech <midwesthitech@gmail.com> wrote:
Great point Bud! I enjoy diversity in QST Editorials.
Lynn Nelson - W0ND ARRL Dakota Division Vice Director
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-------- Original message -------- From: W2RU - ARRL <W2RU@arrl.org> Date: 2/11/20 8:38 AM (GMT-07:00) To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Cc: N1VXY <N1VXY@arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:29668] Fwd: [ODjr] QST editorials
Here’s a little survey of my QST collection that I did not quite a year ago, when I was conversing with some others about “It Seems to Us”:
Begin forwarded message:
*From: *W2RU *Subject: **Re: QST editorials* *Date: *April 30, 2019 at 8:15:16 PM EDT
My QSTs are still pretty much unsequenced in my bookshelves because most of them came down here to VA from dry storage just a few months ago. That’s not so bad for this exercise, since it facilitates random sampling. Examples (in the order I pulled them off the shelves):
1975 December (W4KFC, 1st VP) 1975 November (Don Waters — who I believe was the League’s PR guy at the time) 1969 April (Unsigned — perhaps Huntoon?) 1954 January (Unsigned) 2003 January (Ward Silver, N0AX, guest editorial) 1990 September (K1ZZ, EVP) 1936 April (K. B. Warner, Secretary, chronicling the deaths of Charles Stewart and Hiram Percy Maxim) 1926 January (K. B. Warner, Secretary) 1988 March (K1ZZ, EVP) 1948 August (split between “B.G” — probably Byron Goodman, Ass’t. Technical Editor — and initials I believe are Warner’s, as Secretary) 2006 October (K1ZZ, CEO) 1956 June (Unsigned, during a period when A. L. Budlong, W1BUD, was Secretary & General Manager, and Goodwin L. Dosland, W0TSN, was President)
So you can prove just about *anybody* wrote the QST editorials over the years. Perhaps more importantly, you could make the point that the CEO/EVP/GM has not historically had a monopoly on the editorial page, and that "really good” editorials can and should come from multiple writers.
Bud, W2RU
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AAA doesn’t have a lot of members because they protect the rights of road users. By and large people join AAA for the roadside assistance, insurance and other benefits. The same is true for ARRL. People join for the magazine or to take part in DXCC, or other things. Ria N2RJ On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 2:11 PM Lee Cooper <w5lhc01@gmail.com> wrote:
While all good ideas, I think the point we need to be selling is that the *number one benefit *of being a member is it helps to protect our spectrum. All the contesting, fox hunting, rag chewing, etc means nothing if we do not have frequencies. While the spectrum defense fund advertising (and we do not do enough of it) is good, the real way Hams can help is to become a member and grow our strength and influence. We should always be selling that evem more so than the NRA does on protecting the 2A. This has been a topic at several club meetings and hamfests for us and it is fascinating to see the expression when they get it, Have even had a person go from not being a member because they didn't see any benefit to signing up for a life membership at the end of the meeting, Again, no frequencies we will be chatting on internet apps. Need to keep selling that point.
Lee
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 5:32 PM Dale Williams <dale.wms1@frontier.com> wrote:
Ya' can never get 'em all. Let's keep adding to the list.
- Dale WA8EFK
On 2/12/2020 6:01 PM, Mickey Baker wrote:
Thanks, Gentlemen!
You gave me excellent PowerPoint material and several good lists of everything we do... almost!
73,
Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL *“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf*
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 4:13 PM Arthur I. Zygielbaum <aiz@ctwsoft.com> wrote:
Dale,
Really nice! I will make use of your slides.
Here are some slides from the presentation I give. I have tried to capture things (publically knowable) that are in the committee/officer reports.
Thanks for sharing your good work.
73, Art K0AIZ On 2/12/2020 2:56 PM, Dale Williams wrote:
Here is a PPT talk I used late last year at a visit to the Cascades ARS in Jackson, MI. Because of recent personnel changes it is out of date, so disregard the initial few slides.
Near the end you will find a bit on WIIFM (What's It For Me). I have found it will open a few eyes.
Feel free to build on it any way you can.
73
Dale WA8EFK
On 2/12/2020 1:50 PM, Mickey Baker wrote:
For this, and as a first step toward a strategic plan, we should have a well defined "Catalog of Services" that describes everything the ARRL does for our members. I would be surprised if that list doesn't exist.
From this, we can define our mission, our vision of service improvements or changes, and measure our values.
We could also apportion costs to each of these services in order to manage different facets of the business.
THe building of a service catalog is typically the first step in consulting methodology for process improvement. "What do you do and how do you do it?"
Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL *“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf*
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:33 PM rjairam@gmail.com <rjairam@gmail.com> wrote:
I think this is a good trend.
I’ve always believed that ARRL offers plenty of value but members simply don’t know about it.
I get asked by people, why are they paying $49 for a Magazine subscription and little else.
Maybe we can use this opportunity to describe some of the inner workings of our member benefits.
For example - TIS. It’s a really great benefit that many didn’t even know existed. I get copies of all correspondence which is great. Perhaps Zack or someone else could do a write up about it and encourage members to use the benefit.
This would even be great for On The Air but also good as a refresher in QST.
This is useful, on the ground, practical info and not just a 30,000 foot view that many could care less about.
73 Ria N2RJ
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:14 PM midwesthitech <midwesthitech@gmail.com> wrote:
Great point Bud! I enjoy diversity in QST Editorials.
Lynn Nelson - W0ND ARRL Dakota Division Vice Director
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message -------- From: W2RU - ARRL <W2RU@arrl.org> Date: 2/11/20 8:38 AM (GMT-07:00) To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Cc: N1VXY <N1VXY@arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:29668] Fwd: [ODjr] QST editorials
Here’s a little survey of my QST collection that I did not quite a year ago, when I was conversing with some others about “It Seems to Us”:
Begin forwarded message:
*From: *W2RU *Subject: **Re: QST editorials* *Date: *April 30, 2019 at 8:15:16 PM EDT
My QSTs are still pretty much unsequenced in my bookshelves because most of them came down here to VA from dry storage just a few months ago. That’s not so bad for this exercise, since it facilitates random sampling. Examples (in the order I pulled them off the shelves):
1975 December (W4KFC, 1st VP) 1975 November (Don Waters — who I believe was the League’s PR guy at the time) 1969 April (Unsigned — perhaps Huntoon?) 1954 January (Unsigned) 2003 January (Ward Silver, N0AX, guest editorial) 1990 September (K1ZZ, EVP) 1936 April (K. B. Warner, Secretary, chronicling the deaths of Charles Stewart and Hiram Percy Maxim) 1926 January (K. B. Warner, Secretary) 1988 March (K1ZZ, EVP) 1948 August (split between “B.G” — probably Byron Goodman, Ass’t. Technical Editor — and initials I believe are Warner’s, as Secretary) 2006 October (K1ZZ, CEO) 1956 June (Unsigned, during a period when A. L. Budlong, W1BUD, was Secretary & General Manager, and Goodwin L. Dosland, W0TSN, was President)
So you can prove just about *anybody* wrote the QST editorials over the years. Perhaps more importantly, you could make the point that the CEO/EVP/GM has not historically had a monopoly on the editorial page, and that "really good” editorials can and should come from multiple writers.
Bud, W2RU
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