[Elecraft] Is ham radio a sport ??

[Vic K2VCO]

Foxhunting (the running-around kind) and contesting are certainly sports. DXing could be a 
sport. Physical activity is not a necessity -- take chess, for example.
What about "competitive eating?" The author of this Wikipedia article thinks it is: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_eating

On 3/20/2013 7:50 PM, Scott Manthe wrote:
> 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 .
>

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Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
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