Number of wives: 1. Number of wives interested in ham radio: 0. We
have 4 kids, 11 grandkids, and 5 great grandkids [so far]. Number
showing any interest in my ham radio: essentially zero. Joe, at perhaps
14, came in and asked what I was doing. When I told him I was competing
in a contest, he got a bit excited and his next question was, "How do
you win?" His interest did not extend past that question.
A number of resources have been suggested [kits, projects, etc] but in
my experience, those "work" only if they can tap into an interest area
your grandson already has. For example, a good friend has a now 14 yr
old grandson who was somewhat immersed in Scouting, and really liked
outdoors activities [hiking, camping, etc]. My friend ran into Summits
on the Air when grandson was about 10.
Radio and SOTA added a new dimension to outdoor things and had the added
advantage that he and his grandson could take advantage of shorter time
periods than camping required to activate a summit. He bought a used
FT-817 for grandson who now has a General. Kids today carry the "Magic
of Radio" around in the pockets of their cargo shorts, and a home-brewed
station is exceedingly rare. Everything is pretty much just plug-N-play,
like everything else in their lives.
Good luck, I hope you can find an avenue
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
On 10/15/2017 8:46 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
Looking for suggestion about books or kits or whatever else that might interest
a ten year old to electronics and to amateur radio. He is adept at mechanical
things and pretty bright. What else could he be? He’s my grandson.
But his understanding of electronics is well insulated by contemporary smart
phones and games and the like, about the innards of which one can learn nothing
in the old way – the way we did it, by taking the family radio apart and then
having to learn how to put it back together.
Any other grandpas or grandmas out there have experiences to share?
Thanks in advance,
Ted, KN1CBR
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