Or how about analogies with other sports. One I like is sailboat
racing, where the highest technology is OK so long as the boat is
propelled only by the wind.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/27/2009 6:42 AM, Rudy Bakalov wrote:
> IMHO, selling ham radio and contesting to kids as making contacts with other
> hams around the world is impossible and simply disconnected from today's
> world; KE3X gives us a good example by sharing his experience talking to his
> kids.
>
> An alternative way of looking at contesting is to compare it to car racing
> (e.g, F1, NASCAR, etc.) where equipment, stamina/endurance, and strategy come
> together to compete against others. Pushing the "communications" aspect of
> contesting, or ham radio for that matter, IMHO, is a dead end as there are
> much sexier and kids-relevant communications mediums. What we need is
> excitement, adrenaline, and overall coolness, the one you would expect to see
> in Survivor or similar shows; pictures of towers and antennas or older hams
> holding plaques/certificates won't cut it.
>
> Rudy N2WQ
>
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