[CQ-Contest] Somewhere in the Future

[Ward Silver]

> It's been quite apparent that the League has been focused on a perceived
> future of ham radio that doesn't include much of what I know ham radio is
> (was?) really all about.  I don't think I need to chronicle the evidence
> here.
>
> 73, Bob W5OV

I have a strong feeling that most aspects of ham radio will going to look 
mighty different in say, 2020, than they do at the beginning of 2006.  This 
is not because of some nefarious plot by the ARRL - it is because of 
technology and demographics.  I know that the majority of us that form the 
"pig in the snake" would like ham radio to stay pretty much like it was when 
we got started in it, but I'm not going to bet any money that happening.

Those of us that care about the survival of the ham radio principles we find 
near and dear should be thinking about how to convince future hams that 
those principles are, in fact, worth keeping as part of ham radio.  It's 
about salesmanship and education.

73, Ward N0AX