QSP

QSP: The Newsletter for Radio Messaging

...with focus on emergency communication.

"If they're going to all the trouble to throw an emergency, we should at least be ready to play."

How It Works

Every week, we release a newsletter, content relayed (hence, QSP) from contributors, sending a message that might be as simple as letting us know that they're there, or letting us know about their operating activity over the past week. It could include sharing a training tip, or giving us progress on a project. Everyone who contributes to the proverbial pot partakes of its luck, which is to say, they get the newsletter back, with their contribution as well as that of everyone else. We have a video giving an overview of operation if you prefer that.

Why?

First of all, it's just fun to make use of the radio equipment, systems, and procedures we've bought, built, and incorporated. Of course, there are plenty of newsletters, nets, and practice sessions dedicated to individual tools. The idea behind QSP Letter is use of modern techniques to capture information as formatted data, which can be relayed to its destination by any means, and then automatically processed to create a product of interest and use to all readers. With this goal we extend our original intent of integration of messaging technologies in amateur radio, while bidding adieu to the methods that practice has shown are not reliable. Thus we practice critical messaging skills while sharing news of our journey with our fellow volunteers.

What Does It Look Like?

Here we present some back issues to get an idea of look and feel. Maybe seeing this, you'll want to join the party.