[AMRadio] Ham Radio in decline?

[donroden at hiwaay.net]

Quoting K5MYJ <macklinbob at gmail.com>:
> The people at W1AW just don't understand what is happening.
>
> The younger people now have their iTHING and the Internet. They  
> don't need either Ham Radio or CB.

Agreed !!   My grandson passed his technician license when he was 12  
years old.
He's in graduate school now and his friends around the States  
communicate using a pocket sized screen on Facebook and Twitter.

I've been licensed since 1962, and just recently tried Echolink.
I can be at work and talk to people all around the world through an  
Echolink, but what's the point ??   The *Magic* just isn't there.  I  
could as easily just call the person in Australia on their cell phone  
and talk QRM free.

I may be a dinosaur in a dying hobby, but I purchased a Valiant last  
hamfest and I'm going back to my roots... ( also bought a DX-40 that  
completes my original Novice station ).

Will this new license save the ARRL and as a secondary purpose.. Ham Radio ??

Doubtful.

Don W4DNR ( Life ARRL )




DonR