[Elecraft] Is ham radio a sport ??

[Scott Manthe]

Queen Victoria's definition notwithstanding, anyone who runs 12 or 14 
hours straight in a CW contest has shown a great deal of endurance and 
if they're using a set of paddles, a good deal of physical skill.

The term "sport" has had an expanded definition for decades to include 
that which is not strictly physical. The "shooting sports" for example, 
aside from the biathlon, include activities that don't call for great 
strength or physical endurance, but can be very exacting, which can be 
demanding and exhausting in its own way.

Personally, I feel that calling contesting- at its most competitive and 
on the highest levels- "radiosport" is entirely appropriate.

73,
Scott, N9AA

On 3/20/13 10:33 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> Like most of us in the 'west', I was raised with the idea that a "sport" was
> something that required a great deal of physical skill and endurance .