Disconnected from ARRL
The app requires you to have a second, completely different login than your ARRL account. Every month between issues it logs me out and I have to figure out which name the hosting is done under (it’s not listed on the app info) so I can log back in. I wish it could just use the same login as my ARRL account. Other than that, the other reviews here are correct about usability issues with the app. It’s a solution looking for a problem.
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This app is why I keep getting the hard copy of QST!
Update July 2023: nothing has changed since last review. Still terrible and ARRL appears to not care about quality. They want to raise membership dues but they don’t spend anytime reading the feedback here and making improvements. Besides all of the bugs previously reported by others, the application doesn’t seem to be very sharp. No matter how you zoom in or out the fonts appear blurry and make reading challenging to say the least. ARRL if you want people to give up their hard copies to save funding, spend a few bucks to get this right. Maybe try a platform that many newspapers use or CQ magazine.
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Updated
Seems to be working fine except cannot down load to read off line. That needs to be fixed. I do most of my reading offline, because of slow/no internet access.
Previous version(s) worked better than the latest
Initially, like others, I ran into a password issue and had to reset it to log-in when using my iPad. Didn’t make sense that the password wasn’t correct. The 2nd issue occurred while trying to exit from a magazine I was reading, the back arrow “<-“ wouldn’t respond no matter whether I tried my pencil or my finger to activate it. I am dissapointed!!! May need to go back to reading paper copies.
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This was working fine a month ago, now BROKEN
Thanks ARRL…this is a steaming pile. I can login but it doesn’t pick up that i’ve logged in.
Something changed in the last 2 weeks and this new version blows hard. Can you put it back ARRL?
Something changed in the last 2 weeks and this new version blows hard. Can you put it back ARRL?
I canceled my print edition for this?
Content is outstanding and worth every penny of my dues.
Why does this app want to track me? Easy to say no in iOS, but is it really necessary in the first place?
Why does this app want to track me? Easy to say no in iOS, but is it really necessary in the first place?
Version 6.1.0 not working
Previous version worked great. This version will not allow me to complete the login process, so I am unable to download any issues. I tried deleting the app and then reinstalling it, but that didn’t fix the problem.
This app appears to be a work in progress
I've been waiting for a decent app from ARRL so that I don't need to receive paper versions of the magazines. Although the app performs well in downloaded issues (although your downloads are not in PDF - for that you must purchase the year-end edition of the ARRL periodical DVD's) the font used on the Mac is way too small to read. T make matters worse, there is not CMD or CMD- functionality to zoom. The app description in the app store claims the MacOS version is not supported, then in the same description (you have to scroll down) a claim is mentioned whereby only the M1 Apple silicon is supported. So, I hope to re-review this app when the zoom issue is added, and the Intel/M1 architectures are supported as I support the ARRL but there seem to be some resource issues in support. Among those issues is that I sent feedback in english and received a response in what I think is spanish. That leads me to believe the ARRL has a third party developer that is unable to respond to support requests.
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Constant login issues
One day it works, then it stops for a few days. Then it works for a short bit. Then you can’t login again. Reset password doesn’t know I have an active membership. There is no support to contact.
Love it!
All the old reviews are talking about performance issues but as of 2022 it works like a charm for me. Magazines can be downloaded and enjoyed on the go. Love it. Thanks ARRL!
