From: hack@aio.jsc.nasa.gov (Edmund Hack)
Subject: HPR Magazine (long)
Summary: Announcement by editor
Organization: NASA Johnson Space Center
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 23:26:46 GMT

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On the 16th of August at a Tripoli Board meeting, the Board passed on the
following:

1. That the Tripoli Rocketry Assn. get out of the magazine business and turn it
over to a private owner/editor.

2. That Tripoli would turn over private ownership to the current editor.

3. That the title "High Power Rocketry Magazine" become the copyright of the
new owner/editor and would be non-transferable to any other owner/editor.

4. That the magazine published by the new owner/editor titled "High Power
Rocketry Magazine" shall be adopted as the journal of the Tripoli Rocketry
Assn. and furnished to the membership by the new owner/editor.

What does all this mean?

This means that the magazine will get even better!  The obvious implications
are that all (and I do mean all) politics and political controls have been
lifted from magazine production.  The format will remain the same except that
the title "Tripolitan" will be dropped altogether.

High Power Rocketry Magazine will also feature articles covering the full
spectrum of rocketry activities that will include model, high power,
experimental and professional rocketry.  It will feature articles of interest
to the NAR, Tripoli, the Black Rock Society, and other organizations.  Everyone
can enjoy a magazine that is privately produced and well-rounded without costly
fees. High Power Rocketry will encourage all to join and associate with the
organization that fits their needs.  It will be in their interest to do so for
unity and information that will not always be available in HPR Magazine, such
as the regulatory info we are all interested in.

The magazine will continue to feature high power rocketry as the main feature
in each issue supplemented with articles of interest in all fields of rocketry
related activities.  This is an open invitation for others to adopt this
magazine in their group(s) as well.  The Tripoli membership will continue to
submit articles for publication and other individuals are invited to do so as
well.

The advertising rates will remain the same, that is the new rate increase
(minimal) that was announced for the next Tripolitan will be in effect for the
next issue of High Power Rocketry Magazine. The subscription price of HPR will
be $25.00 per year for six issues (over 15% off the newsstand price). One
dollar of each subscription will be donated to the Tripoli legal fund (or the
new HPR Manufacturer's Assn. when its formation is complete).

With a lot of restructuring to do on my end, the first issue will be available
in a few weeks to non-members of Tripoli at the above rate.  Tripoli members
will continue to get the magazine until their renewal, after which they will
renew in Tripoli at a reduced rate and check a box to receive HPR Magazine. 
This will obviously introduce Tripoli to a self-imposed family rate.  Each
person may join Tripoli for $16 to $18, and add a subscription of the magazine
by checking a box on the application which they will not want to do for each
family member.  Most will require one magazine per household.

A subscription may be obtained by sending a check or money order ($25.00) to:
High Power Rocketry, PO Box 96, Orem, UT  84059-0096.

I would like to take a moment to thank each and everyone of you for your
support while I was the editor of the Tripolitan as a volunteer.  The support
of the membership attending LDRS this past week was humbling and appreciated. 
I can assure you that the magazine, privately produced, will only get better. 
Your continued support will also be gratefully received.

By releasing magazine production to a private enterprise, the Tripoli Board and
its membership just unloaded a huge time consuming responsibility that will
allow more time to improve the Association, such as addressing the regulatory
issues more vigorously.  I am looking forward to the challenges and
opportunities before me in private enterprise and as a Board member.

B Kelly

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