[GreenKeys] QSO's with glass tubes

[Lee Mushel]

Tony,

I don't think any thoughtful person would disagree with any of your 
observations.   My personal count on this score is  now up to five.   and 
that includes one young man who never got on the air even after I gave him a 
complete station including antenna.   simultaneously he discovered girls.

One parent decided that ham radio was distracting her son from more 
important activities like soccer and his piano practice---I guess he simply 
gave up on ham radio.

The key is still the parents and now there is usually only one of those. 
Of course, the people who will say you are hopelessly inaccurate are the 
ones who have children who behave exactly as you describe.

But then, in order to "advertise" ham radio I proposed that we erect a sign 
on a building during field day:   "Come see free exhibit of Advanced 
Texting" since there was an RTTY setup.   "Oh no, we can't do that."

My XYL (also a ham) says we have simply become a nation of wimps.

Lee   K9WRU
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tony.podrasky" <tony.podrasky at gmail.com>
Cc: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] QSO's with glass tubes


> GM OMs;
>
> I disagree.
>
> I'm wondering if the ARRL has a chart that shows the direction
> of membership: is it going up or down?
>
> In my dealings with teenagers, I find that nothing interests
> them. Their whole world is instant-access. They've grown-up
> with all the high-tech stuff at their fingertips. Nothing
> amazes them.
>
> They walk like zombies: hands and eyes glued to their
> cell phones. Very few conversations (using their voice
> to talk to the person next to them) take place.
>
> Other than soccer, I see the bleachers pretty empty when a
> baseball or football game is under way.
>
> Here in San Diego, I don't hear ANYTHING on the 10 bands.
>
> I just joined a group that does CW over the internet, using MUMBLE.
>
> It's pretty interesting: there is no QRM/QSB/QRN, there are a bunch
> of channels and you can see who is signed-on. You can join a round
> table if you like.
>
>>     The appeal of amateur radio is going to change. With global
>>     communication becoming a commodity, the future generation of hams
>>     will be attracted for different reasons.
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