[Boatanchors] Good advice!

[James M. Walker]

I think I HAVE to agree with you David,
As a youngster I wanted to "Do it ALL", got my license, became an
engineer, joined the military, and so forth. When I became a civilian
again I got back into the "Game", to find that things were going downhill.

I looked for and found folks that were interested in advancing the state
of the art in communications, and hooked up with them. Going back to
engineering and amateur radio at the same time. I have indeed modified
and or designed equipment to do wonderous things that were not available
before.

I have also run into folks that got "Set in Their Ways", were stand-offish 
to
new ideas, modes and the like. Maybe this is what growing older entails.
New folks are just "Into the magic" not furthering the art, just, chatting
and contesting, and in some cases bragging about their NEW, poorly
understood toys!

We, the Amateur Radio Community, need a new drive and an infusion
of people with inquiry as their main drive.

Every frequency I have explored, has started with CW operation and
most likely always will.

As the case may be. FWIW

Jim
WB2FCN
"DC to Light and beyond", anyone ready for a tachyon chat?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Knepper" <collinsradio at comcast.net>
To: "Ken" <n5cm at rtconline.com>; <w9gt at verizon.net>; 
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Good advice!


> 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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