[CQ-Contest] Somewhere in the Future

[DGB]

... and surely not "serving the world to them on a golden platter" as 
they've become accustomed to, as the ARRL would like to do for the sake 
of increased numbers! Quality transcends quantity!

de W9YQ


Ward Silver wrote:
>> 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 
>
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