[CQ-Contest] Observations of a young ham

[W4AAW@aol.com]

Youths seem to be looking for the things gaming provides.

Remote Contesting provides many of the features gaming provides:

1. Live, highly competitive action, fought out on the screen.

2. Defense against highly skilled opponents with instant display of scores.

3.  Interesting, highly informative graphics and exotic screen options.

4. Development of player technique directly increases score.

5.  Teaming with others anyplace in the world.

6.  High quality stereo audio.

7.  A great many games with various rules available weekly.

8. Low cost or no cost to play. Players do NOT need to buy any equipment or software.

9. Individual, team, category, country and world records to try to beat.

10.  At present, three major modes of play available.

11. Major, award-winning teams at award-winning facilities seeking highly competitive young team members.

I am hopeful we contesters lead all the rest of our hobby by rolling out a Totally Remote Youth program by next September. 

If CQ Magazine or NCJ would back the idea, it could grow quickly.  With the help of Elmer's,  young hams would do as our present TeamW4AAW does:  Stay at home and operate a powerful world-reaching station in a spellbinding competition that is real, not just a game!

If you know any young hams or prospective hams to whom realtime worldwide gaming would appeal, please get in touch with me.  The youths don't need money to do this.  They already have their gaming computer and headset and good Internet connection.

Wouldn't it be great if other M/M stations (and others) set aside some time, effort and contests to join in a rollout of TRY?

73 Mike W4AAW
see www.remotecontesting.com