You’ll notice that The Nugget is no longer published as an Adobe PDF file. It’s now being produced in a blog format. This is for a couple of reasons:
- Nobody really knows what goes in the depths of search engines on the Internet, but it is generally believed that content posted as normal website content (using Hypertext Markup Language, aka HTML) show up higher in search results than PDF content. This helps us attract new members better.
- PDF files are not easy to read on small devices like phones and small tablets. Modern web pages know how to adapt to the size of the device – they call this “responsive” – making it easier for our members to enjoy the content on any device.
Also, you’ll see that some of the major content and news is getting published right away – items like the Tube of the Month – rather than waiting for a monthly Nugget cycle. This is done to get the info to you in a more timely manner, and frankly it’s easier for your editor to spread the work out over the course of a month.
Since it’s now in a blog format, you can access The Nugget and related news and features using an “RSS Reader” application such as Feedly, which runs as a web app in your browser, as well as iOS and Android. Copy this link:
…on the Nuggets page to add The Nugget to Feedly. (It works here too.)
While you are setting up Feedly, you might also want to add some other ham radio related blogs, like:
- SolderSmoke Daily News
- World Wide Radio Operators Foundation
- OnAllBands
- KB6NU’s Ham Radio Blog
- Hack a Day
- AE5X
- Calaveras Amateur Radio Society
- WQ6X Contest Activities
- Q R P e r
Do you have any other favorite radio blogs? Let us know in the comments!
If you are someone who prefers to print The Nugget, I’ve briefly tested it and things seem to print fairly reasonably. But if you have issues printing do let me know.
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