Return-Path: Received: from rly-dd02.mx.aol.com (rly-dd02.mail.aol.com [172.19.141.149]) by air-dd02.mail.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILINDD023-b6247225f5fcf; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:43:13 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dd02.mx.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDD024-b6247225f5fcf; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:42:56 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1IlWx3-0005jK-DV for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:42:45 +0100 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1IlWx2-0005jB-6Y for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:42:44 +0100 Received: from pne-smtpout1-sn2.hy.skanova.net ([81.228.8.83]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1IlWwz-00020n-HR for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:42:44 +0100 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (62.20.250.132) by pne-smtpout1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (7.3.129) (authenticated as u33233109) id 471A56C0001DAAB8 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:42:31 +0200 Message-ID: <47225F4C.1050105@telia.com> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:42:36 +0200 From: "Johan H. Bodin" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <8E8D23D235D70840B6582917DF27898006935B1D@temps153538.tms-ltd.com> In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: RADCOM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Hi, I have been an RSGB member for quite a few years now and I agree with most of you that "Radcomic" is becoming too much of an advertisment orgy! The number of full-page ad's for multi-button appliances is asymptotically approaching 50% of the total number of pages. My "threshold of pain" has been reached long ago, I am saddened by this development and I don't want to pay for these ad's anymore... The swedish ham magazine QTC seems to be following the same trend. Technical articles are beeing replaced by mega-multi-button advertisments and quantity seems to go before quality... Some ad's disguised as "reviews" are sometimes really disturbing: 99% positive comments and then "Thanks to company XYZ for the loan of the plastic gadget..". Think! The future of amateur radio may already be behind us. :-( 73 Johan SM6LKM Andy Talbot wrote: > The two job titles that used to run the magazine > were "Editor" and "Technical Editor" now they are "Managing > Editor" and "Features Editor" . That sez it all!