TO ALL MY HAM FRIENDS - SOME DATA ON OUR HOBBY
1. The average age of most of the hams is over 65 years. 2. It is rare to see a millennial at our meetings. Where is the new generation of ham radio operators that is needed to keep the hobby going? 3. Our hobby does not actively go out and recruit new members to bring new blood into the hobby. Why not? 4. Ham radio technology has been surpassed by the digital revolution and wireless technologies. A millennial can operate a two way radio and communicate throughout the world without a license or restrictive requirements. But, we want to restrict that person from doing it on our frequencies. 5. Over 90% of the band space allocated to ham radio is not used. Yet, we argue about limiting the addition of new people into the hobby. Why not let the new people have access to it and expand the hobby? I recommend that we take a moment to reflect on how we enjoyed the hobby and the thrill of working on new radios when we were all young. Why do we want to restrict young people from experiencing that excitement? Let them in and let them bring their training in new technologies to transform our hobby to a new level. Nizar K0NM From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of D. Howard Bingham via BVARC Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2018 6:19 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: D. Howard Bingham Subject: Re: [BVARC] [tdxs-list] Expanding Privileges to End Amateur Radio Techs still have ALL of 6m & a narrow segment of 10m to hone their skills. The problems I see, is LAX ENFORCEMENT caused by federal budget cuts at regulatory agencies such as the FCC. That's how CB got so bad, they dropped the licensing requirement, stopped enforcement & net result, is you have CB'rs who don't know any better. Not that there are a fair share of Generals and EXTRA'S that run off at the mouth with little regard of the rules. 73 Howard Bingham KE5APJ ================== On 2/28/2018 4:39 PM, Travis Burgess via BVARC wrote: As a no code general, I must fall into that invader category too. K5HTB _____ From: BVARC <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> on behalf of Paul Noll via BVARC <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 4:17 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Paul Noll Subject: Re: [BVARC] [tdxs-list] Expanding Privileges to End Amateur Radio Wow, you sound like the technicians are invading "your" territory. You also sound like you have a problem with those who got their start in the CB bands over 30 years ago, like me. If the FCC makes this change then those bands would no longer be just "general band" anymore. I'm just a "TECHNICIAN" and have been for almost two years and can say that the changes will not stop me from getting my general but will get me experience in the bands before I leap off into the fray. I don't think it will cause any more problems than all ready exists. Enforcement of current rules is what is needed, not holding operators back because a few have no respect for the rules.. If you want amateur radio to grow and not continue it's decline among younger operators then more operators need to get with the program and welcome changes that hopefully will do just that. It's not your bands, it's our bands and I respectfully disagree with your statement. Paul On Feb 28, 2018 15:30, "gmuller885--- via BVARC" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: To All I concur with Gary. We can not control the Techs that have invaded the General bad as it is. Gerald Muller K9GEM [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> In a message dated 2/28/2018 2:59:48 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> writes: I say no. The Technician class in an entry point. If you have General class privileges on HF there is no intensive to continue learning about Amateur Radio. The Technician class is already inundated with with poor operators from the old Citizen Band radio service. Many of these operators need to be policed into better operating procedures but there there does not seem to be any recourse to do so. Allow these operators to flood over into the General Class operating prividlges will spell the end to Amateur Radio and doom our remaining bands to the same QRM as the old Citizen Band. ARRL Requests Expanded HF Privileges for Technician Licensees <http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-requests-expanded-hf-privileges-for-tech nician-licensees> ARRL Requests Expanded HF Privileges for Technician Licensees The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the... The above is solely my opinion and does not represent that of the Texas DX Society or any of it's members. Gary D. Antley Possum Walk Texas DE KI5LR "It is better to have enemies than friends. At least you know they are out to get you." Gary David Antley ==
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