April Issue: The Logger's Bark Magazine

G1MHU · Apr 12, 2024

Brillliant newsletter.. one of the best I have ever read..

G1MHU

KD0UUU · Apr 13, 2024

W7UUU DE KD0UUU

I must say I really enjoyed the April 2024 magazine! Joe was a favorite of my music collection and I was very surprised that he is into ham radio so I will keep an ear open for his call sign on the air. Thanks for a great magazine!
KD0UUU

W7UUU said: ↑

Thanks to all who viewed and commented on the March issue of my club's magazine.

If you missed that post, here's the brief backstory:

I took over as editor and publisher of our club's newsletter in January. It was just your standard newsletter like most clubs produce. But I have a long background in graphics and as a writer, so when I took over the challenge as editor, I decided to make it something special.... a full-blown magazine, with club news interspersed of course, but lots of feature content. Some written by contributors in the club, some from friends here on QRZ, and a large quantity I produce myself.

QRZ was very gracious in January to donate 15 QRZ-1 Explorer radios to a local event, called Camp Quest Northwest, where a group of teenage campers and their adult counselors took up residence in the W7DK clubhouse for a weekend. The goal was to expose them to radio, help them study for their Technician exams, and ultimately take their test with the club's VE team. If they passed, they would receive a QRZ-1. The club paid for all of the training materials and waived the VE fees for the students.

Recently I presented the resulting article of this fabulous event to my fellow staff at QRZ, and the response was overwhelming to start publishing the Logger's Bark on the front page of QRZ each month as another fun resource for hams to read.

So here we are for the April issue and again a BIG thanks to QRZ for hosting this publication here.

Here is the direct link (be sure to DOWNLOAD it not just preview, otherwise some hyperlinks won't work):

https://static.qrz.com/w7dk/April2024-QRZ-compressed.rc.pdf

I hope you enjoy it.

Dave
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W7UUU · Apr 13, 2024

KD0UUU said: ↑

W7UUU DE KD0UUU

I must say I really enjoyed the April 2024 magazine! Joe was a favorite of my music collection and I was very surprised that he is into ham radio so I will keep an ear open for his call sign on the air. Thanks for a great magazine!
KD0UUU
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Thanks for the kind words, UUU!!

From another UUU

The original article that ran in November 2002 has the full article on Joe and his ham radio interests and early days in the hobby. The Logger's Bark article is more a "retrospective of how I got the gig" on the 22nd anniversary.

The November 2002 CQ article is all about Joe and his ham radio exploits directly.

Dave
W7UUU

WN1MB · Apr 16, 2024

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Hook. Line. Sinker.
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...tackle box, boat, lake, and 3 mile radius of surrounding territory.

KA7SSR · Apr 16, 2024

I tested and got my first License (Novice) back in the 80's at the Tacoma Radio Club. Have moved a LOT since then; now in South Texas, but the same call sign I've had since then - KA7SSR.
Props on your work!

W7TRD · Apr 17, 2024

Very nice Newsletter!

K4MTO · Apr 17, 2024

W7UUU said: ↑

Thanks to all who viewed and commented on the March issue of my club's magazine.

If you missed that post, here's the brief backstory:

I took over as editor and publisher of our club's newsletter in January. It was just your standard newsletter like most clubs produce. But I have a long background in graphics and as a writer, so when I took over the challenge as editor, I decided to make it something special.... a full-blown magazine, with club news interspersed of course, but lots of feature content. Some written by contributors in the club, some from friends here on QRZ, and a large quantity I produce myself.

QRZ was very gracious in January to donate 15 QRZ-1 Explorer radios to a local event, called Camp Quest Northwest, where a group of teenage campers and their adult counselors took up residence in the W7DK clubhouse for a weekend. The goal was to expose them to radio, help them study for their Technician exams, and ultimately take their test with the club's VE team. If they passed, they would receive a QRZ-1. The club paid for all of the training materials and waived the VE fees for the students.

Recently I presented the resulting article of this fabulous event to my fellow staff at QRZ, and the response was overwhelming to start publishing the Logger's Bark on the front page of QRZ each month as another fun resource for hams to read.

So here we are for the April issue and again a BIG thanks to QRZ for hosting this publication here.

Here is the direct link (be sure to DOWNLOAD it not just preview, otherwise some hyperlinks won't work):

https://static.qrz.com/w7dk/April2024-QRZ-compressed.rc.pdf

I hope you enjoy it.

Dave
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Oh my gosh!
What an amazing article about JW! Let alone, your amazing chance to meet a rock star! Now, we get to learn more about our moderator. Dude! You ARE a rock star! Thanks for bringing Tacoma into our world! Glad QRZ included the Loggers Bark! Many bravo zulus to you! (Ex Navy)
Mike - k4mto

W7UUU · Apr 17, 2024

K4MTO said: ↑

Oh my gosh!
What an amazing article about JW! Let alone, your amazing chance to meet a rock star! Now, we get to learn more about our moderator. Dude! You ARE a rock star! Thanks for bringing Tacoma into our world! Glad QRZ included the Loggers Bark! Many bravo zulus to you! (Ex Navy)
Mike - k4mto
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Thanks for the kind words, Mike. You're very welcome

Dave
W7UUU

KC9YGN · Apr 19, 2024

Very, very well written and well designed newsletter! One of the best I've seen.

W7DGP · Apr 23, 2024

I read the now famous newsletter from cover to cover. I was just going scan over it but ended up reading it all. The "April 1" article and photos were hilarious but even more hilarious has been the objection to including this material. It makes it even more humorous. I remember reading the CQ article on Joe Walsh and now your article ties a lot together. Back in the day.....(here it comes) Popular Electronics would run April 1 articles. The most famous to me was April 1955 titled "Contrapolar Energy" with photos like a big American Beauty soldering iron covered with ice crystals. I tried to trick my 8th grade science teacher with this one but she didn't buy it. Can't wait until next month's newsletter. Great job! Oldsmobile!
73, Larry W7DGP

W7UUU · Apr 23, 2024

Oldsmobile indeed!

W9OQI · Apr 23, 2024

This is an AWESOMELY well done magazine! I this the BEST Amateur Radio magazine I have come across in some time!!!!!
Chip
W9OQI

W7UUU · Apr 23, 2024

Gosh - thanks so much, Chip.

The May issue will publish on the site on May 1st

Dave
W7UUU

AI7RB · Apr 28, 2024 at 8:10 AM

Thanks Dave, for providing info I never knew about my own club members, including you. That's what a good news letter/magazine does. Keep it up!

AI7RB, Ruff

W6ZZW · Apr 28, 2024 at 2:58 PM

great

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