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>> We're missing one other important component here. Most of today's young
>> people have been brought up in the "instant gratification" world. You
>> have
>> to study to get a radio license and it takes time to get it.
>>
This is not generally true and is often used as an excuse. Young people do many
things that take just as much or more work as passing a radio exam. Such as
playing musical instruments or sports. 99.9% of households simply have no
exposure at all to ham radio contesting.
>> Not so with gaming. You buy the game and play. Yes, it takes time to
>> get
>> good at whatever game it is, but there is no initial work and you to get
>> to play the game immediately. Ham radio is quite different in that
>> respect.
>>
Gaming is popular simply because 99% of households have the required equipment
(a computer) to try it out.
I think with most hams forget that they got their license because someone they
personally knew (friend, relative, ...) was a ham and got them interested in the
hobby. In my case my father got his license about a year before I did, so there
was a radio and other stuff around the house that I could play around with
even before having a license. So if you want to get someone interested, loan or
give them some equipment- these days maybe a Softrock SDR receiver would be
a good choice?
Someone mentioned R/C as no longer being popular- you are forgetting about
R/C drones which are hugely popular at the moment. One of my neighbors recently
got
a ham license just for use with drones.
I noticed I am one of 3 in the CW SS top 50 B scores with check after 1980-
scary!
Tor
N4OGW
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