[CQ-Contest] Will there be anyone to work in 20 years?

[David Gilbert]

Attracting youth to ham radio in general is not going to happen, and I 
can list several reasons why not.  That being said, the ONLY aspect of 
ham radio with any general appeal to "youth" (i.e., anyone less than the 
current median age of hams) is likely to to be contesting.  Everything 
else can be done better, cheaper, and easier via other means, but 
competition is competition as long as the barriers to entry are not great.

73,
Dave   AB7E




On 5/24/2013 8:55 AM, Shane Mattson-->K1ZR wrote:
> Fellow contesters,
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> We have a much bigger problem than the top 5 topics discussed on this
> reflector ad nauseam.
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> Open the CQWW presentation Randy presented during Dayton this year:
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> http://cqww.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CQ-WW-for-Dayton-Contest-For
> um-2013.pdf
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> Go to slide 15.  Look at the data in the first 3 columns.   The future does
> not look good for this sport unless we find a way to attract more youth to
> ham radio and contesting, especially in the US.
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> Something to ponder during the off-season.  At the very least I recommended
> adding a special category in CQWW to recognize competition amongst the
> youth.
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> -Shane K1ZR
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