[Thursday] Easter and QST

Thu Apr 16 09:38:50 MDT 2020

Randy,
It may well be that I looked too far back and so didnot see the color scans.
Update:I just searched forward as far as 1937 and the scans atthe ARRL are still in black and white only.The site that Len provided is way better!The ARRL sacrificed color for digital space.
I confess that I have not spent any time reading oldereditions. I have accessed editions from the ‘70’s and on upto retrieve reviews on older equipment that I own and operate.Regarding saving what we had we need to at least retain and frame all the covers. They would make a great display inmovie poster size frames. Regarding content I usually enjoylooking at the advertisements most of all. They providegreat insight about old radios.
I’m not the best person to consult on what to save. I have ahabit of wanting to rescue everything ... one step above hoarding.

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On Thursday, April 16, 2020, 10:48 AM, Randall Snow <pleaseleaveamessage4me at gmail.com> wrote:

Ken,
Thanks for your insight on it.  I did go and look at a site Len had sent me earlier, https://www.americanradiohistory.com/QST.htm , and seen that the first few years aren't in color and then starting in 1920 or 21 they were.  I suppose we'll have to compare the physical publications to the scans to see if the first few years were purely black and white.  Believe me, I'm all for being able to hold something in my hands as well and not someone who simply wants to throw things away.  I think we've just got some hard choices to make in the coming years so as to both fulfill the museum's mission and focus our efforts and resources on the most important things we can.  I saw in the PDF version that you attached that years from around 2010 were available digitally with searchable text.  At a cost of around $25 per year, that sounds very user-friendly and easier to store.  If I had only one question, and I suppose it goes to the heart of how much space we want to commit to preserving these older publications, it would be how many of these older issues have you read through in the last 5 years.  The time frame is arbitrary.  Incidentally, Dave and a few others have been discussing a partnership with some 3rd part enthusiasts who have scanned decades of this type of thing but are missing some years.  We may be able to give them our editions so they will be scanned for everyone's benefit.  It's a thought.  I'm hoping to strike a balance between preservation, need, resources and value.  With everyone's help and insight I'm sure we'll find it!
I hope we can all start returning on Thursdays soon.  Has anyone been able to spend any time writing about any artifacts or people?  I'd be interested to hear and learn myself about what any of you have to share.  I've continued to visit the museum on either Thursdays or the weekend and have done some discovery myself with what we have in the office and libraries.  We really have an amazing collection there, it just needs some sorting!
Thanks, and I hope everyone continues to be healthy,
Randy 
On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 8:57 AM Ken Carr <kb1awv at yahoo.com> wrote:

Randy,
The ARRL QST archive goes all the way back to the first issue.The scans are good but not the very best, especially with the pre-digitalissues (that is most all of them).
My opinion: There is nothing quite like the actual paper versions of theold QST's. The covers on them, especially on the pre-1960's editions,are often amazing. If you decide to dispose of them please at leastconsider selling them rather than putting them in a dumpster.A spring or early summer Saturday sale at the museum would be a nice time to do that.
When we get back together I will bring my computer around andyou can check out the ARRL archives as you like (I am an ARRL member).I have attached a PDF of the front cover for a 1926 QST (1 megabyte file). As I remember from seeing the real thing at N.E. Steam & Wireless these were all incolor. The scans at the ARRL are not (I looked at old ones dating backto 1915). The scans are also low resolution.Nothing like the real thing.

Ken Carr ...  KE1RI, A New England HamWesterly-Pawcatuck AACAN.E. Steam & Wireless Museum

    On Sunday, April 12, 2020, 09:17:08 PM EDT, Randall Snow via Thursday <thursday at newsm.org> wrote:  

Happy Easter everyone,  I hope it was a good day all around despite the current situation.  And of course I hope you and each of your families are doing well and avoiding any virus concerns.  With any luck, we'll see the end of this in a few weeks and I'll get to see all of your smiling faces once again!
I was just on the ARRL website looking to see what the QST archive might look like.  Unfortunately I didn't get to look at it as it's a members-only benefit.  I was interested to see it just to weigh the value of preserving all the printed copies that we have.  QST was the one that came to mind, but I'm sure we have a few other similar publications.  With space being at a premium, the probability that many of these are archived digitally, and the incredibly low occasion that anyone is searching the historic copies, I'm thinking that we either archive many of these in bulk, or start recycling them.  I'm hoping a few of you have ARRL membership and can give me an opinion on how complete and searchable the digital archive is.  The same thing could be done with some of the other publications too, I simply can't think of the names off hand.  If the archives are nearly complete, and easily searchable, I think the answer is pretty simple.
Thanks,Randy-- 
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New England Wireless and Steam Museum

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