14-07-2019, 08:18 AM
Nik
You are quite right when you mention the dual forum status and the bother of having to check both forums. My only comment - and I have to be careful here - is that the VKLogger forum's presence is not guaranteed ( I suppose this one isn't either really). However the AHRDF domain name is registered until mid 2022 and enjoys hosting courtesy of Overflow Internet Hosting ( OIH.COM.AU ) - plus actually has several administrators and moderators. It doesn't depend purely on one person - me.
VKLogger seems to be on a year-by-year renewal basis and Adam has previously stated that it is there only while being actively used or until HE decides otherwise.
Regarding AR magazine, well I do look forward to reading it when it arrives now every TWO months but you are right in saying there are other means of distributing articles these days. Maybe a future alternative to AR might be large technical repository on the WIA web site where all old + new articles are available as separate PDF files for download at NO charge. Add to that separate repositories for activities (VHF/ UHF, Contesting, the state-by-state activities reports) that can easily be added to - yet stays available long after Facebook has forgotten to retain them.
Personally, I don't have that problem : I simply add my 'things of interest' to my web site at VK4ADC.COM, easy to access and free for everyone.
I joined the WIA back in the mid-1960s and have been a member since then with the exception of some years in the late 80s/ early 90s when I was largely inactive due to workplace conflict issues. I can see value in WIA membership because, despite RASAs recent intrusion, I still think they are the best representative of the amateur service to the ACMA and other government bodies. They have the prior engagement history and they have the membership numbers to confirm that representation. (RASA - who knows ?) I was a WIA Assessor for over 10 years and membership was a mandatory requirement - but that has ceased now.
I will probably continue my WIA membership because I suspect the fight for bands and modes is going to ramp up over the next few years due to spectrum pressures and the WIA will be fighting that for us.
Flame suit now set to maximum !! Go for it...
Doug
You are quite right when you mention the dual forum status and the bother of having to check both forums. My only comment - and I have to be careful here - is that the VKLogger forum's presence is not guaranteed ( I suppose this one isn't either really). However the AHRDF domain name is registered until mid 2022 and enjoys hosting courtesy of Overflow Internet Hosting ( OIH.COM.AU ) - plus actually has several administrators and moderators. It doesn't depend purely on one person - me.
VKLogger seems to be on a year-by-year renewal basis and Adam has previously stated that it is there only while being actively used or until HE decides otherwise.
Regarding AR magazine, well I do look forward to reading it when it arrives now every TWO months but you are right in saying there are other means of distributing articles these days. Maybe a future alternative to AR might be large technical repository on the WIA web site where all old + new articles are available as separate PDF files for download at NO charge. Add to that separate repositories for activities (VHF/ UHF, Contesting, the state-by-state activities reports) that can easily be added to - yet stays available long after Facebook has forgotten to retain them.
Personally, I don't have that problem : I simply add my 'things of interest' to my web site at VK4ADC.COM, easy to access and free for everyone.
I joined the WIA back in the mid-1960s and have been a member since then with the exception of some years in the late 80s/ early 90s when I was largely inactive due to workplace conflict issues. I can see value in WIA membership because, despite RASAs recent intrusion, I still think they are the best representative of the amateur service to the ACMA and other government bodies. They have the prior engagement history and they have the membership numbers to confirm that representation. (RASA - who knows ?) I was a WIA Assessor for over 10 years and membership was a mandatory requirement - but that has ceased now.
I will probably continue my WIA membership because I suspect the fight for bands and modes is going to ramp up over the next few years due to spectrum pressures and the WIA will be fighting that for us.
Flame suit now set to maximum !! Go for it...
Doug
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This Forum is only going to be as interesting as the posts it contains.
If you have a comment or question, post it as it may trigger or answer the query in someone else's mind.