Hi Bill
Yes, I am worried too. I am now 34 yrs, but have struggled this winter to
get new hams on the air...I had mine license for 19 years...
We got lot of new scouts and youngsters, but how can a small local hamradio
group get new high tech radioes to 3000-10.000 $ USD to show them the
latest tech radio...and prove this is the BEST hobby !
I see in US there is some volunteer collections to hand out equipment to
youths, and I wish that had been more common abroad as here in Norway :)
I am not sure how we can get more people active and to use the bands...When
you can get Android or Iphone for 500 $ USD pluss.... :D
Well, I can make the new guys sure to get known with CW and contesting. But
the fact is many new hams now get the interest of morse codes and neat
digimodes.. so many asking me, when do we start with morsecode training :)
Thumbs up!.
so maybe there will be some new CW guys on the air for next CQ contests :)
73s LA6FJA Rag
2013/5/26 bill <bill@w9ol.com>
> As a semi retired (only a part time contester) contester who tries to work
> at least a hundred or so contacts over a weekend as often as I can, I may
> not have the chops to make a comment about the future.
>
> I don't think the emphasis should be on recruiting kids (or adults) to
> become a contester.
> First we have to get new people into Ham Radio!!!
>
> I was just a new ham kid, invited to come out to the W9NZM super station.
> I spent a few hours trying to improve my cw copying skills listening to Don
> Miller one Saturday.
> Don would do his own logging and paper Dupe sheets while looking at what I
> was writing down on my paper.
> I never did or will achieve his skill level.
> But in my opinion, getting an existing ham to watch/help a pro in action
> may be the most productive method of having someone to work in 20 years.
> At least it turned me on.
>
> Find those that want to be a Ham FIRST, THAT'S TOUGH ENOUGH these days;
> then get them started into contesting, however small.
> Ask them to come over some weekend and help you for an hour or two.
>
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>
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