Bob, great to have you rejoin our great hobby. I have been licensed for 49 years now but am learning something new every day. I never imagined back in 1955 that I would be so soon become an "old timer."
David, W3ST Publisher of the Collins Journal Secretary to the Collins Radio Association To Join the CRA go to www.collinsra.com Nets: 3805 Khz, Monday/Wednesdays 8 PM EST and 14250 Khz Saturday, 12 Noon EST ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Macklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Petition Pending > David Knepper commented: > > "Let's look at another generation that may be more turned on to ham radio - > our Senior citizens. I believe that there are many in the 55 and older > cohert who would love to get their ticket so they could spend their idle > time talking to hams around the world." > > I am one of those Senior Citizens that returned to ham radio after > retirement. I dropped out in 1972 because of an employment situation. > > In 2002 I reinstated my ticket with my original 1957 call. I started > accumulating Heath BoatAnchors mostly from eBay and restoring them to > working condition. I have met many other OF "RETREADS" that are doing the > same thing I have done. And none are interested in the new solid state > riceboxes. > > Many of us have also almost been turned off to the current state of ham > radio by reading the eHam and QRZ message boards. > > Most of us are old CW and AM operators. > > I have 3 2M FM riceboxes. They are so complicated to operate I have to keep > the instuction manuals handy. And the panels an displays are too small for > people my age(70+). > > Bob Macklin > K5MYJ/7 > Seattle, Wa. > > "REAL RADIOS GLOW IN THE DARK" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Knepper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 8:56 AM > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Petition Pending > > > > That brave, young Boy Scout, who was found yesterday after five harrowing > > days lost in the Utah wilderness, soon after munching down some Granola > > bars, asked if he could borrow a cell phone to play a video game. Does > that > > tell you anything about the interests of young people? > > > > Let's look at another generation that may be more turned on to ham radio - > > our Senior citizens. I believe that there are many in the 55 and older > > cohert who would love to get their ticket so they could spend their idle > > time talking to hams around the world. My point is that, perhaps, we > should > > be enticing our Seniors to join our ranks. Just listen on the bands > during > > the day and you find lots of retirees enjoying their hobby. > > > > A excellent meeting place for our Seniors is the local senior activity > > center in your neighborhood. Ask the senior center director if you could > > make a demonstration of ham radio while enjoying lunch with these > wonderful > > folks. You might want to contact your County Agency on Aging and speak to > > the administrator in charge. > > > > Thanks for listening. > > > > David, W3ST > > Publisher of the Collins Journal > > Secretary to the Collins Radio Association > > To Join the CRA go to www.collinsra.com > > Nets: 3805 Khz, Monday/Wednesdays 8 PM EST and 14250 Khz Saturday, 12 > Noon > > EST > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "peter markavage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:15 PM > > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Petition Pending > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:56:45 -0400 "Todd, KA1KAQ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > writes: > > > > > I also think they only thing that will 'save' amateur radio will be > > > > more hands-on involvement by active hams giving something back > > > > through > > > > public service, school visits, or other demonstrations. Giving away > > > > licenses hasn't done it, and won't. > > > > > > Here's four recent examples off the ARRL site. Many clubs also have > > > activities that target public service, school visits, or other > > > demonstrations. You need to get out more from behind the gowing tubes > and > > > dancing meters and see what's really happening with today's youth and > > > amateur radio. > > > http://www.remote.arrl.org/news/features/2005/06/16/1/?nc=1 > > > > > > http://www.remote.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/06/09/3/?nc=1 > > > > > > http://www.remote.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/06/03/100/?nc=1 > > > > > > http://www.remote.arrl.org/news/features/2005/05/17/1/?nc=1 > > > > > > >Today's radio gear resembles the > > > > computers, video game consoles, cellphones and stereo gear kids use on > > > > a daily basis, so even that is a tough sell. Show them some glowing > > > > tubes and meters with needles dancing around and their eyes light up. > > > > > > > > > Even some of us "seasoned hams" enjoy the flexibility, performance, and > > > the wealth of options that today's rigs provide us. I fail to see how > > > showing the youth of today "glowing tubes and dancing meters", who, most > > > likely, could not relate to these images, would entice them to embrace > > > amateur radio. > > > > > > > Something about sending your voice across the country or around the > > > world without the aid of connected wires still has appeal. > > > > > > Doing it with a box that's 2 inches high, 6 inches wide, and 8 inches > > > deep, and doesn't weigh 500 pounds and take up an entire table space, > and > > > has more flexibility, features, performance, and has dancing LED meters > > > and other blinking novelties, probably can relate better with today's > > > youth. > > > > > > >You're not going to get every kid, or even a lot of them, but when was > > > that ever the case? > > > > > > Glowing tubes and dancing meters may have worked 30, 40, and 50 years > ago > > > as an enticement, but that's past generation, It has little use as a > > > carrot in today's world. > > > > > > Pete, WA2CWA > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > AMRadio mailing list > > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > AMRadio mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected]
