This is the question. OK, I discovered ham radio when discovering a Zenith Transoceanic radio sitting on a shelf at some friend's house when I was twelve. I noticed it displayed "police" on the tuning display and said "lets see if we can pick up some police calls". Heard nothing around 6mcs so tuned around and found a whole bunch of talking near 4mcs (75m ham band). That excited me and somehow I found out it was ham radio. I was determined to be a ham, built a 3-tube receiver kit, took a CW class at a nearby school (the teacher ended up giving me my Novice exam in 1958 (67 years ago)). No one introduced ham radio to me - I discovered it. OK, now days I mention I am a "ham" (and explain what that is if they are not familiar with it). I invite them to see my ham station, where I can demonstrate some of how it works and what I do with it (sometimes the hardest part to is to find any activity). To get some VHF+ activity I started club (AK VHF-Up Group) and a weekly net in 2007. Our local club (Moosehorn ARC) nearly died during the Covis shutdown (now resurrected to 35+ members with monthly meetings). A weekly net is held on our 2m repeater with 40-some check-ins. We just held our FD operation at the local Harley Davidson shop on a busy highway and also held a local Hamfest. The club sponsors transmitter hunts with a prize to the winner. I think an active ham club helps attract new hams! I am active on 6m FT8 and eme on several bands (so qualify as a "techie" - I guess). 73, Ed - KL7UW https://www.kl7uw.com Today's Topics: 1. Effective ways to introduce amateur radio to newcomers? (Wayne Burdick) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:52:39 -0700 From: Wayne Burdick To: elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] Effective ways to introduce amateur radio to newcomers? Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi all, Please share any methods you've used for stirring interest in our shared pastime. How have you communicated the science, the camaraderie, and the intrigue of the radio art? Real-world examples would be inspiring to read about. 73, Wayne N6KR -- Elecraft, Inc. ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft You must be a subscriber to post. Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com End of Elecraft Digest, Vol 255, Issue 27 ***************************************** ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
