in large manner chat rooms and the like have taken the place for some of the CQ...Robert WB5MZO/S2
Sent from my iPad > On Nov 13, 2013, at 9:51 PM, "B J" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 11/13/13, Joe <[email protected]> wrote: >> I agree on that also. >> >> Now I'm not picking on them here. But I am a member of Four local >> Amateur Radio Clubs. And have been an Amateur since 1975 and have seen >> this "Hobby" change a lot through the years. And in all four clubs 90% >> of the newly licensed get into this Hobby now, through the Public >> service aspect of the hobby. IE: Skywarn, communications during >> disasters, support like in parades etc. While there is nothing wrong >> with this. But these newcomers do not seem to get the thrill of just >> getting on the air, and throw out a CQ just to see who comes back. Just >> for the thrill of the unknown. And that is sad. >> >> I feel that Amateur Radio is more to them as the Service part of the >> Amateur Radio Service. Not the experimenting and exploring part. > > I often get a similar reaction when I talk about amateur radio, > particularly from younger people. They can't quite grasp why I'd want > to put together a station and, perhaps, talk with someone when there > are easier ways of doing that. Even if I don't have any contacts, I > like to find out just what the hardware can do and how far my signal > can go. It's fun to know that I can reach a satellite that's, say, > somewhere over the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia putting only 5 W into > my Arrow yagi. > > Many peope, I suppose, have become accustomed to the plug-and-play > aspect of electronic devices and expect to have clear 2-way > conversations every time. Tinkering with something in order to hear > or be heard is likely something they wouldn't like or would be too > bothersome to them. > > Then again, my interest in radio began as an SWL while I was still in > high school over 40 years ago and I listened to broadcasts from, as > the song says, "far away places with strange-sounding names". It was > fun bragging to my classmates that I listened to, say, Radio > Australia, not that any of them paid much attention to it. > > 73s > > Bernhard VA6BMJ@ DO33FL > > <snip> > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
