[arrl-odv:28198] Maker magazine shut down
I was sent this by a number of folks including the Hall of Science ARC in Queens NY. https://www.cnet.com/news/maker-faire-make-magazine-shut-down/ The silver lining is that this could be an excellent opportunity for ARRL to fill a void and capture not only a growing but also a younger market. There are many who crave making and what better way than to marry it to amateur radio. After all, making is in our DNA. We have quite a few hams who are prominent in the maker community including Ladyada (Limor Fried), AC2SN and also Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB who does kit building workshops. And I can assure you that there are many, many more in the shadows. Ria N2RJ
This is very unsettling news, though I confess I always wondered how Make: got its business model to work. Now we know. I agree with Ria—we should opportunistically capture a larger share of Makers who have an affinity to radio and electronics. It will be important to do that in a way that is non-dilutive to our primary mission of amateur radio, but I’m sure we will find such actions if we keep our eyes open. 73, Greg, K0GW On Sunday, June 9, 2019, rjairam@gmail.com <rjairam@gmail.com> wrote:
I was sent this by a number of folks including the Hall of Science ARC in Queens NY.
https://www.cnet.com/news/maker-faire-make-magazine-shut-down/
The silver lining is that this could be an excellent opportunity for ARRL to fill a void and capture not only a growing but also a younger market. There are many who crave making and what better way than to marry it to amateur radio. After all, making is in our DNA.
We have quite a few hams who are prominent in the maker community including Ladyada (Limor Fried), AC2SN and also Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB who does kit building workshops. And I can assure you that there are many, many more in the shadows.
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All, As Greg stated this is indeed unsettling news. However, I agree with Ria that this presents us a good opportunity to make further in roads with the builder community as many in their have expressed interest in amateur radio at the Builder Fairs where we have had a presence. This has always seemed to be a “natural fit” or a symbiotic relationship with the builders that should be further pursued in the Greg suggested. 73 David A. Norris, K5UZ Director, Delta Division Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 9, 2019, at 6:25 AM, G Widin <gpwidin@comcast.net> wrote:
This is very unsettling news, though I confess I always wondered how Make: got its business model to work. Now we know.
I agree with Ria—we should opportunistically capture a larger share of Makers who have an affinity to radio and electronics. It will be important to do that in a way that is non-dilutive to our primary mission of amateur radio, but I’m sure we will find such actions if we keep our eyes open. 73, Greg, K0GW
On Sunday, June 9, 2019, rjairam@gmail.com <rjairam@gmail.com> wrote: I was sent this by a number of folks including the Hall of Science ARC in Queens NY.
https://www.cnet.com/news/maker-faire-make-magazine-shut-down/
The silver lining is that this could be an excellent opportunity for ARRL to fill a void and capture not only a growing but also a younger market. There are many who crave making and what better way than to marry it to amateur radio. After all, making is in our DNA.
We have quite a few hams who are prominent in the maker community including Ladyada (Limor Fried), AC2SN and also Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB who does kit building workshops. And I can assure you that there are many, many more in the shadows.
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