Gilmer, Mike wrote:
>
>> Eimac does not seem all that serious about finishing this effort as it has
>been in the same state
>> for a little over 18months.
>>
>> George,
>> K0IW
>
>I was afraid of that (sections 3+ are non-existent).
>Another typical web resource (out of date!).
>Maybe they lost their "Care and Feeding" advocate and now no one wants to be
>bothered teaching anyone.
>
They certainly lost many potential volunteers, because:
1. The project seems to be restricted to updating within the existing
chapter structure. After more than 30 years of change since the first
edition, there's no way that original structure can still be adequate.
2. Eimac's "legal" terms are exploitative. Volunteer authors would sign
away all their rights, in return for some completely unspecified token
of thanks.
For a company of that stature, Eimac's whole approach to the project has
been... well, amateurish. It's not surprising that people have voted
with their feet, and steered well clear.
73 from Ian G3SEK Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.demon.co.uk/g3sek
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