[Towertalk] Dayton declining...

Jerry Kincade w5kp@swbell.net
Fri, 24 May 2002 06:34:08 -0700


Wonder if it could be partly because 60% of today's public school 8th
graders can only read and do math at the 5th grade level when they enter
high school. Following the K7LXC prime directive is pretty difficult if you
can't read the manufacturer's instructions, compute guy wire angles, or
figure out how many cubic yards of concrete to order.
73, Jerry W5KP

> It isn't a promotional or license requirement problem, it is a social
> change. All technical or skilled hobbies are declining at a rapid
> rate with younger people, from automotive interests to radios.
>
> You can't promote or give away something that people don't want to
> do.73, Tom W8JI
> W8JI@contesting.com
>