[CQ-Contest] Where have all the young ones gone? courtesy of Pete Seeger

[Joe]

Is it a gray line here?

I always wondered about this some.  Is a "Prize" being getting paid to 
operate the radio?

To me is isn't because there is no guarantee you're going to get 
anything for operating the radio.

If you place last you don't get anything, if you place like in the top 
ten you get a piece of paper, so no problems there.

But if you place first, in many contests you get a pretty nice plaque to 
display. I have one right here on my wall from taking first place in the 
Wisconsin QSO Party Single Op Fixed station in 1989. Now while that 
chunk of walnut wood with the brass engraving isn't worth a K3. but it 
does have value does it not? At least personally to me is does. even tho 
monetarily it is not a lot.

BUT if you really wanted to be picky did I not get paid something by 
getting that plaque by operating my radio?

There must be a positive way to differ between a Paid vs a prize. ya know?

But of course wouldn't it be cool that if it was possible in some of the 
ultra major contests to be able to win something. like a radio or something.

Joe WB9SBD

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On 4/23/2015 8:17 AM, Keith Dutson wrote:
> No mistake in the USA, where making money with ham radio is against the law.
>
> I am involved in all sorts of projects to enrich ham radio, but rarely find
> ANY ham willing to help.  I am always looking for a way to turn this
> attitude around.
>
> 73, Keith NM5G
>
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> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Where have all the young ones gone? courtesy of Pete
> Seeger
>
> Reading Colin's post,  the ham radio contesting community must have made
> some mistake somewhere along the road. Where is the prize money?  Big outlay
> for antenna farms, a diploma as reward.  ESports small outlay for the app,
> big rewards in terms of ad money as you are watched playing on YouTube,
> sponsors etc.
>
> Ad money goes where the audiences are.  Of course YouTube and related
> technology was not available "back then", but with the fabled inventiveness
> of hams, why didn't we invent it?  Like we (VE3...) did with the Skimmer, DX
> cluster, repeaters.  And seriously, judging from some YouTube clips of
> contesters, what's the fun watching someone yelling CQ contest and saying
> some strange letters plus typing at a keyboard and staring at some dials?
>
> Best, reminiscencing,
>
> Goran/SM0DRD
>
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