Anything you can drink alcohol during and eat carne asada while doing is not a sport. Haha!
But then again I used to play on corporate softball team and that is exactly what we did. I did consider softball a sport as people were very competitive, cursed a lot, tried tactics of intimidation and ridicule (ham radio does have that going for it), and people got hurt. I think physical exertion and risk of physical harm are the things that are lacking to convince me ham radio is a sport IMHO. For a long time I was thinking of combining snowboarding and DXing together as an activity. Maybe remote on top of Mammoth looking for a tree to hang an antenna and working DX, but even that would not be a sport. Much as I used to run long distance races (Oahu Perimeter run, half marathons, 20k, etc) but I don't really consider that a sport. Even the iron man in hawaii is not a sport, it is an endurance competition. Ham radio can be a competitive activity but it is mostly a great challenging hobby. Another thought, I have a couple family members whose company has major TV special effects and post production contracts with ESPN, CBS sports and the Bundesliga and others, so maybe I can ask them to poll their clients on whether they believe that ham radio is a sport. It would make for a very interesting discussion maybe on the Jim Rome show or sportscenter. Lol. Keith AK6ZZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On Mar 21, 2013, at 5:34 AM, "Fred Smith" <m...@mo-net.com> wrote: > Well it qualifies under 1/2/3/5a/5b you proved the point that it is thanks! > > > 73, > Fred/N0AZZ > K3 Ser #'s 6730/5299--KX3 # 2573--K2/100--KAT100 > P3/SVGA--KPA500--KAT500--W2 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kevinr > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9:59 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Is ham radio a sport ?? > > I looked up the definition of sport: > > sport (spôrt, sprt) > n. > 1. a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and > often engaged in competitively. > b. A particular form of this activity. > > 2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a > set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. > > 3. An active pastime; recreation. > 4. a. Mockery; jest: He made sport of his own looks. > b. An object of mockery, jest, or play: treated our interests as sport. > c. A joking mood or attitude: She made the remark in sport. > > 5. a. One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially of > a game, or of a difficult situation: a poor sport. > b. Informal One who accepts rules or difficult situations well. > c. Informal A pleasant companion: was a real sport during the trip. > > 6. Informal > a. A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life. > b. A gambler at sporting events. > > 7. Biology An organism that shows a marked change from the normal type or > parent stock, typically as a result of mutation. > > 8. Maine See summercater. See Regional Note at summercater. > > 9. Obsolete Amorous dalliance; lovemaking. > > It looks like the first two definitions fit the exercise part of things. > Definition three fits the RadioSport setting better. > Kevin. KD5ONS > > > > On 3/20/2013 7:50 PM, Scott Manthe wrote: >> Queen Victoria's definition notwithstanding, anyone who runs 12 or 14 >> hours straight in a CW contest has shown a great deal of endurance and >> if they're using a set of paddles, a good deal of physical skill. >> >> The term "sport" has had an expanded definition for decades to include >> that which is not strictly physical. The "shooting sports" for >> example, aside from the biathlon, include activities that don't call >> for great strength or physical endurance, but can be very exacting, >> which can be demanding and exhausting in its own way. >> >> Personally, I feel that calling contesting- at its most competitive >> and on the highest levels- "radiosport" is entirely appropriate. >> >> 73, >> Scott, N9AA >> >> On 3/20/13 10:33 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >>> Like most of us in the 'west', I was raised with the idea that a >>> "sport" was >>> something that required a great deal of physical skill and endurance . >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 2641/6191 - Release Date: 03/20/13 > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
