Fellow contesters, We have a much bigger problem than the top 5 topics discussed on this reflector ad nauseam. Open the CQWW presentation Randy presented during Dayton this year: http://cqww.com/blog
Shane, You bring up a good point that really needs to be addressed. I've often wondered why more of us don't reach out to neighborhood kids down the street, the children of friends and relatives, kid
A special category will do absolutely nothing to recruit more youth. The key is finding a way to get them into the hobby in the first place. Calvin Darula, K0DXC Sent from my iPhone _________________
Nope, however I see no reason why there shouldn't be a category in the majors that recognizes the efforts of the youth that is active. -Shane A special category will do absolutely nothing to recruit
Attracting youth to ham radio in general is not going to happen, and I can list several reasons why not. That being said, the ONLY aspect of ham radio with any general appeal to "youth" (i.e., anyone
Find a way to integrate minecraft with cq-ww and you might have something. Pat N8VW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.cont
my daughter is taking a radio course leading to a license, through her Mormon church. she lives in an out of the way place (minimal fire, police) and the church is embarrassing ham radio as a means o
Author: Richard F DiDonna NN3W <richnn3w@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 17:41:41 -0400
Now that's funny. If you want evidence as to the age disparity between the USA and EU and other localities, simply look at the DOBs on the 2010 WRTC competitors. The average age differential is prett
Competition for attention is the issue, not lack of another specialized category. Immediate feedback. Real-time scoring. More dynamic team play. This is what we need to be developing to attract a new
i love spell check and not wearing glasses when i type, plz replace embarrassing with embracing sorry mike w7dra http://cqww.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CQ-WW-for-Dayton-Contest _____________
Ham radio contesting arguably invented "online gaming", long before there was a 'net. If we can remember what it was like to be young, I think there's some easy explanations for why our own form of o
Most of the new hams are interested in Emergency Communications or Fox hunts. It is up to the DX and Contest clubs to cultivate their interest in Contesting. Back in the mid 1990's I hosted Weblos sc
...and you forgot one other thing. Today's young people live in an instant gratification society. Why spend time studying for a license to talk to someone in Russia when you can do it today on Skype.
This is why online gaming has become big. You can find action almost anytime day and night. Major contests are monthly at best. What I wish we had was a DR. DX MMO Massive Multiplayer online game. Mi
Author: Richard F DiDonna NN3W <richnn3w@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 11:06:53 -0400
Ya know, that is a great idea. By the way, can someone -please- find a way to emulate Dr. DX to the current windows/mac world????? MorseRunner is great, but the ability to actually move your VFO, cha
Somehow we have to convince them that radio is MAGIC. I have always thought this and still do. It's not the fact that I can talk to someone in Russia which I could also do on a phone or Skype, it's t
If you're part of the generation that has felt the glow of at least one vacuum tube that was not part of a final amplifier, there will be a good enough supply of QSOs to keep you going for the rest o
As long as we think in "recruiting" (which sounds like forcing, to fulfill kind of a business plan) it won´t work. We can only use as many ways as possible to get people in contact with amateur radi
Dragging out that old, tired, and mostly erroneous accusation of "instant gratification" is totally missing the point. I spend a fair amount of time myself playing online multiplayer games, a genre t
and most housing developments are not ham radio friendly. To be very competitive requires lots of antennas or a guest station while having a top end gaming rig is no big deal. I think a good portion