Return-Path: Received: from rly-mb06.mail.aol.com (rly-mb06.mail.aol.com [172.20.118.142]) by air-mb04.mail.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILINMB43-6d147259d2a1b7; Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:43:29 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mb06.mail.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMB63-6d147259d2a1b7; Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:43:24 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1ImQCk-0007zx-35 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:42:38 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1ImQCj-0007zo-LB for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:42:37 +0000 Received: from smtp813.mail.ird.yahoo.com ([217.146.188.73]) by relay2.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1ImQCg-0000aa-8w for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:42:37 +0000 Received: (qmail 9347 invoked from network); 29 Oct 2007 08:42:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Dave) (dsergeant@btinternet.com@86.138.57.83 with login) by smtp813.mail.ird.yahoo.com with SMTP; 29 Oct 2007 08:42:28 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: XG9PD6cVM1kn8I_D14alBeHB0bVti8KUIkmdCdRrQXKeLWC97HJgbaE7pybcvpx2Nr04xr.UnSiz1HpJFbdxkYJuI205Kgs2NFUcwuOLPtvZG6tf From: "Dave Sergeant" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:42:55 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <47259D0F.4883.798AED@dave.davesergeant.com> In-reply-to: <20071029081429.3f942f6b@lurcher.twatt.local> References: <8E8D23D235D70840B6582917DF27898006935B1D@temps153538.tms-ltd.com>, <731EB49F88B309428FFDDD2423F810E41A88BC@HERMES4.ds.leeds.ac.uk>, <20071029081429.3f942f6b@lurcher.twatt.local> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Content-description: Mail message body X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.650 Subject: Re: LF: RADCOM Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 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 : I am sure this is drifting way way off topic for this reflector. Just to throw the cat in the fire, I thought this month's RadCom (when I finally received it) was considerably above average. The 3B7C article was excellent, very much of interest to me, and produced incredibly soon after the DX-pedition ended. The contest supplement is a welcome improvement on contest reporting, even though this time it is largely about vhf/uhf contests which don't interest me. Part of Technical Topics was good, though part not so. I have no inerest in SDR and find the coverage somewhat over the top. Other articles were sufficiently good that it took a couple of evenings to give it a thorough read. I agree that there should be some component adverts - the nearest to that seems to be the Westlake ad. And I have now worked out why the first three sheets use thick glossy paper - so that the prime advertisers can get high quality colour photos, let us hope they pay for the priveledge. I accept that adverts are essential for it to make its way. I am sure you would not want the (already significant) subs to increase to compensate. So enough of the bickering, RadCom has to cater for a wide range of interests. In any one issue there will be things you are not interested in and others that you are. If your interest is not covered then submit an article - it is not difficult, even I have done it. 73 Dave G3YMC http://www.davesergeant.com