2 DEC 2009 - 1231 CST Hello Harold... Did we incur any ARRL IT labor or cash cost in the production of these three iPhone/iPod Touch applications? Who will be keeping them up to date? Do we receive any sort of a royalty fee per application copy sold? What is the expected market penetration for these applications? I admit that I did not read the fine details in our 2009 budget plan, but if there are projected costs and revenues involved, was this included in the 2009 budget? - Dick Isely, W9GIG ======================================================================== Subject: FW: ARRL iPhone/iPod Applications Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:42:19 -0500 From: "Kramer, Harold, WJ1B" <wj1b@arrl.org> To: <SNIP> I am sure that most of you saw our news story about this or read about it in IN-News. But just in case you missed it, here are some of the details. 73, Harold ARRL is pleased to announce the availability of a new suite of Amateur Radio mobile software­designed specifically for use with the iPhone and iPod Touch. The applications, or “apps,” which carry the names ARRL Technician, ARRL General and ARRL Extra, all function as an electronic-version of practice exam flash cards. Amateur Radio exam candidates can use the applications as a study companion to <http://www.arrl.org/catalog/lm/>ARRL license manuals and classroom instruction. The apps include all the possible questions and answers that will be on each of the license tests. Users can flag questions that need more review, segment questions for study by sub-element, and even study the questions in a random order. The ARRL apps are produced and sold by McSnyder Software which has partnered with ARRL to provide the iPhone app series. McSnyder has also produced study applications for other organizations­including exam preparation software for standardized educational testing in Texas, and US Citizenship immigration testing. “We are excited to introduce Amateur Radio and ARRL into the rapidly expanding mobile and portable technology arena,” says Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, ARRL Marketing Manager. “Not only do these applications demonstrate ARRL’s commitment to users of these popular devices, the software helps promote Amateur Radio outside of our traditional publication channels.” The ARRL apps are available for $1.99 each on Apple’s iTunes “App Store.” Technician <http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=304482342&mt=8>http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=304482342&mt=8 General <http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=306443425&mt=8>http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=306443425&mt=8 Extra <http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=306931606&mt=8>http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=306931606&mt=8