On Jun 27, 2008, Dennis W1UE wrote:
> It would appear that in 20 years, when the 23 hams in their 30's today
> are in their 50's, there will be
> considerably fewer stations to work.
I think (and hope) that you're being a bit too pessimistic Dennis.
My observation - certainly in our Contest/DX club CTDXCC - is that
serious contesting has become a hobby for "upper-middle-aged" folks
(40-60?) who for the first time have some serious available time and
disposable income in their lives. Of course we want young people too,
but they tend to be short on those two items. And as for OFs like me -
we're past the complexity and stress of modern contesting!
So I think that looking at the number of young people in contesting is
misleading. In general, it's not a young person's game. But as that
generation matures, they'll get the time, money and renewed interest
which will make them the heart of the contesting business 20 years
from now.
73, John, NT5C.
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