[Elecraft] Is ham radio a sport ??

[kevinr]

I looked up the definition of sport:

sport  (spôrt, sprt)
n.
1. a.  Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs 
and often engaged in competitively.
b.  A particular form of this activity.

2.  An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed 
by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.

3.  An active pastime; recreation.
4. a.  Mockery; jest: He made sport of his own looks.
b.  An object of mockery, jest, or play: treated our interests as sport.
c.  A joking mood or attitude: She made the remark in sport.

5. a.  One known for the manner of one's acceptance of rules, especially 
of a game, or of a difficult situation: a poor sport.
b. Informal One who accepts rules or difficult situations well.
c. Informal A pleasant companion: was a real sport during the trip.

6. Informal
a.  A person who lives a jolly, extravagant life.
b.  A gambler at sporting events.

7. Biology An organism that shows a marked change from the normal type 
or parent stock, typically as a result of mutation.

8. Maine See summercater. See Regional Note at summercater.

9. Obsolete Amorous dalliance; lovemaking.

It looks like the first two definitions fit the exercise part of 
things.  Definition three fits the RadioSport setting better.
     Kevin.  KD5ONS



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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