A Column for Your Newsletter

About a month ago, a friend of mine took over as newsletter editor for the Livingston (County) Amateur Radio Klub (LARK) and asked if I would be interested in submitting a regular column to their newsletter. Well, that sounded like work, so my first thought was to pass on that offer, but I realized that I do like writing about ham radio, so I accepted the offer.

Then, it occurred to me that if LARK found my column valuable, other clubs might, too. So, I made up a list of newsletter editors from the ARRL Big List and e-mailed all the clubs in Michigan. When a number of them thanked me for my offer, I extended the invitation to clubs in Ohio and Kentucky. The upshot is that there are now about 75 clubs (as of Feb. 26, 2008) who have either already started running my column or will be shortly.

Now, I’d like to extend my offer to any and all ham radio clubs out there. Around the beginning or middle of each month, I’ll send you 300-500 words on some aspect of amateur radio. Some columns may be edited version of blog items; others will be original material.

There’s no obligation to run a particular column. If you have room and you think the material is appropriate, feel free to do so. If you’re tight on space in a particular issue, or you just don’t like what I wrote, don’t run the column. I won’t feel offended.

To get on the distribution list, use this online form.

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  1. Comment by Bob K0NR | 2007/12/29 at 19:35:06

    Dan,
    Good idea…I forwarded the URL for this page onto our club newsletter editor.
    I have often wondered about a clearing house for newsletter content…it seems that clubs are usually begging for good articles for their newsletters.

    73, Bob K0NR

  2. Comment by Jackie Cornwell | 2007/12/29 at 22:50:29

    I am always in need of fresh material and have been considering writing to other clubs to interview them about the things they do to keep their membership interested and active. If you’d like to send your column to me by the 25th of the month, I’ll add it when it’s relevant and may, if you don’t mind, send some questions for an interview sometimes in the coming year.

    Looking forward to hearing from you.

    73 as always…

    Jackie Cornwell AC0CA
    http://fixnwrtr.blogspot.com

  3. Comment by Dan KB6NU | 2007/12/30 at 13:41:15

    Jackie–
    I’ve added you to the distribution list and forwarded the latest installment.

    Bob–
    That was my next thought as well. Want to correspond about this some more? There might be a way to build a website that automagically do this. You do a lot of writing, and I note that Jackie is also a writer. Perhaps among the three of us we can come up with something.

    73, Dan

  4. Comment by Larry - WB1DBY | 2007/12/31 at 12:06:51

    Please add me to your emailing list. I do the newsletter for my club; The Hampden County Radio Assoc. or HCRA for short. Our newsletter is called ZeroBeat abd here’s the link to past issues with the newest at the bottom: http://www.hcra.org/zerobeat.htm.

    I think it’s a great idea and distributing it beyond your local area is exceelent. Keep up the good work and Happy New Year 2008!

    73,

    Larry, WB1DBY

  5. Comment by Bill Catlender VE3ILE | 2008/01/01 at 10:47:54

    Editor of Wavelength - the newsletter of the Scarborough Amateur Radio Club Inc.
    Located at the east end of Toronto, On. Canada. Thank you very much in advance. 73.

  6. Comment by Doug - KC2PCR | 2008/01/01 at 20:56:43

    Thanks for the generous offer, our club members and website visitors will enjoy your material.
    Our club website had 211,000 page hits in 2007.
    Thank you!
    73
    Doug KC2PCR

  7. Comment by Dan KB6NU | 2008/01/01 at 21:37:53

    Bill and Doug, you’ve been added to the list. Bill, the Scarborough ARC is the first Canadian club to get my column!

  8. Comment by Dino K6RIX | 2008/02/26 at 11:48:06

    Do you write a column or occasional article for your local ham radio newsletter? Are you a ham radio newsletter editor?

    Amateurs who write newsletter columns or articles are encourage to subscribe and submit their work here. Not only will your local club benefit from your words of wit, but so can many other clubs who are thirsty for content!

    Amateur Newsletter Editors can subscribe to this list to receive content for their club’s newsletters! Editors can pick and choose what they want to use as they see fit.

    The rules are simple…
    1: Be sure the person who wrote the article GETS FULL CREDIT for their work!
    2: Edit only to correct grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors. DON’T CHANGE THEIR ARTICLE.

    Membership in the group must be approved in order to keep the spam out, but other than that, it will be open to anyone who likes to write and ALL Amateur newsletter editors! Please help spread the word!

    ————————————————

    This list was spawned from Dan Romanchik, KB6NU’s offer to share his monthly newsletter column with newsletter editors. This list will allow MANY authors to submit material to MANY editors, giving our Amateur Radio community a plethora of interesting tidbits to share!

    Thanks goes to Dan for planting the seed and all those who love to write for supplying the content!

    73!

    Dino Darling - K6RIX


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