Again, sorry for the firestorm! Speaking of age (and I know that I have not went through all of the digests yet)BUT how do we perpetuate the hobby? Terrestrial radio is not dead (yet). DX'ing is still a enjoyable hobby and I'm sure that there are some who dabble in it at a young age who do not know about organized clubs and DX'ers. Hey, we all started somewhere. TV and FM catch new DX'ers by surprise, especially sporadic E or strong tropospheric openings.
There are at least two WTFDSA'ers in their twenties. Ham radio the same way. A fellow DX'er promised me (and others on the list that we were on) a rig if we got our ticket. I got my ticket but am a little too proud to beg, so I passed but that DX'er and fellow ham has the right mindset! Perpetuate the hobby! Then there are hams with "super stations" with tons of back up, backup gear that will most likely never be on the air again, under his callsign. Then the spouse or kids has to find new homes for the stuff. When I do get a station, I will instruct my heirs to pass it down to a school radio or local club, after I pass. 73, Dave in Indy ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:00:21 -0700 From: Colin Newell <[email protected]> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Getting to the bottom of 1710 - OT Chuckle Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 22:03:19 -0500 "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <[email protected]> wrote: >Dave: > >I am probably one of the youngest DXer's on the list. Not the youngest, but >probably pretty close. > Youngest? You are 50? :-) Along with still-living Civil War heroes. Dxers and Hams are amongst the oldest surviving examples of "hobbyists". Colin Newell is the editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com, DXer.ca and BobHarris.com Amateur Radio VA7WWV - Victoria B.C. Canada | Twitter.com/coffeecrew _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
