[CQ-Contest] America's cup Sailboat racing not what it used to be

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I don't think that is what he meant at all.

I think the message is do not hinder those striving for Ham Radio 2.


On 6/28/2017 11:44 AM, Tom Osborne wrote:
> Hi Zack
>
> If all us old curmudgeons who don't really care for 'Ham Radio 2'  and we
> just
> 'get out of the way of the ones who do', who are you going to talk to in a
> contest?
>
> Probably a lot of us out there that prefer 'Ham Radio 1', where you
> actually had to look for  your own contacts instead of depending on
> technology to find them for you.
>
> Pretty soon the contest bands are going to sound like most of the SSB ops
> on FD - 'Please Copy'.  73
> Tom W7WHY
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 7:08 AM, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ward Silver N0AX gave a presentation at the annual SMC get-together
>> last year called "Ham Radio 2.0" which is what ham radio is in the
>> 21st century. It was a fascinating, thought-provoking presentation.
>> The basic jist of it by my understanding was that, although Ham Radio
>> 2.0 embraces Ham Radio 1.0 (ham radio in the 20th century), ig goes
>> far beyond that in technology. The "youngsters" in the hobby never
>> knew Ham Radio 1.0. They have technology that was not available in the
>> year 2000, some of it not even dreamed of. So, if you don't happen to
>> like the technology available in Ham Radio 2.0, at least get out of
>> the way of those who do and let them do their thing.
>>
>> 73, Zack W9SZ
>>
>>
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