QST, №1, December, 1915
SEASON OPENING.
The cool weather has arrived, "static" is getting better every night, and the owners of relay stations are returning to their instruments. It is time to send out another official QST from headquarters. There is much to tell not only our membership, but also every amateur in the country.
First of all, we are confronted with extremely serious national questions. Our country has never before faced a more serious situation. National defense has become a question which every American realizes concerns him personally. The President is preparing plans and the Army and the Navy are both studying carefully every phase of the problem. One of the most important factors is Radio Communication. The great possibilities of the American Radio Relay League, with its organization of over six hundred relay stations in nearly every state of the Union are bound to attract prominent attention. The directors of the League have anticipated this, as will be noted on another page.
Of equal importance is the matter of RELIABILITY and CELEBRITY1), as far as the transmission of messages by the League is concerned. We have had a year's experience and we have learned many things. We have found our membership enthusiastic and willing but we have not been efficient always in getting messages through. The directors have something to say on this point, which the membership should carefully note.
The matter of frequent issue of Bulletins to the membership has been something which has been given thought, and every amateur should think carefully about what the Directors say about this important subject.
1) Скорее всего, по смыслу фразы, и если учесть наличие в журнале заметки Reliability and Celerity., здесь опечатка — вместо CELERITY напечатано CELEBRITY. (прим. составителя)