[Boatanchors] Good advice!

[David Knepper]

Our "hobby" was never intended to be a hobby, but emergency communications
and technical advancement.

Show me where amateur radio in Part 97 is a hobby.
Unfortunately, many hams sit on their favorite frequencies from hour to hour
or day to day debating politics, religion, their health problems - give me a
break.

Oh, yes, and a few discuss the audio enhancement of their foreign equipment.

Allowing a visitor to listen to the hambands would be a definite turnoff.

OK, fire away.

David Knepper, W3ST-W3CRA
Collins Radio Association
www.collinsra.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken" <n5cm at rtconline.com>
To: <w9gt at verizon.net>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 9:32 AM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Good advice!


> Hi Jack & Group,
>
> Well said Jack:
>
> >  I think we need to move
> > on and welcome new entrants and try to encourage them as well as educate
> > them by setting a good example through our operation and our willingness
> to
> > help them get started or move into new aspects amateur radio. Our
beloved
> > hobby is going to waste away if we do not encourage more young people
and
> > newcomers to join in the fun. If not true already, soon the number of
> > oldtimers becoming SKs will exceed the number of new entrants.
> >
> > 73, Jack, W9GT
> >
>
> I am going to try to work at least one slow operator per day on CW and if
> we all did that we would help to swell the ranks no doubt!
> Take care,
>
> N5CM
>
>
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