I keep seeing this doom and gloom outlook from current hams. It is unfortunate, because it gives a negative energy to those contemplating Ham radio as a hobby. The truth is that we have more licensed hams than at any other time. We even have a good number of young hams -- including my 12 year old daughter. Since she got her license (the same day I got mine -- due to her interest) we have met a fair number of young hams, some who have been licensed since they were 9 years old.
Ham radio has a lot to offer young people, but to help encourage them to participate… we need to stop acting like we are all old and boring! - Brendon KK6AYI On Jun 9, 2013, at 11:28 AM, David Gilbert wrote: > > By all accounts the KX3 is a terrific radio (I own only a K1 and a K3), but > claiming that it will "save ham radio" is a pretty unwarranted stretch. > Revitalizing your particular interest is not at all the same as capturing the > interest of someone young enough to significantly outlive us. If I was 25 > years old and trying to build a new business for the long term (20 years or > so), it certainly would not be dependent on ham radio unless it had something > to do with estate sales. > > 73, > Dave AB7E > > > > On 6/9/2013 9:58 AM, Dan McCoy wrote: >> So, to be fair, I was one of those gear hungry hams. I had outfitted my >> shack with every toy and gadget I could fit into my refitted closet. Then >> over the years I noticed that I was losing interest...first code, then >> data...and to be frank there was just nothing "new" and the hobby started to >> lose my interest. I sold much of my gear but continued to read and keep up. >> >> Then came along the KX3. >> >> I read as much as I could find, dropped an order for every extra component >> on a Friday. The ups man was at my door on Tuesday with the little radio. I >> bought the pre-built model so literally I threw 26 feet of Wireman 534 and a >> counter poise on the BNC adaptor....2 min later I had a contact in Wisconsin. >> >> So why do I think it will rescue Ham radio? It forces us (ok, gently) to go >> back to being experimenters, operate remote, makes using code cool and >> useful, and to be honest just great fun. >> >> Great job Elecraft. Proud to now be a part of your family. >> >> Dan >> N2DRM > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
