[Elecraft] THE FUTURE OF OUR HOBBY

[Buddy Brannan]

Agree with Kent. Amateur radio is already enough on its own, because it’s so varied. There’s no need to make it what it is not in order to attract those who don’t see its value. Communication is merely one aspect. Certainly it’s a fun aspect, but it’s only one. Big deal. Worldwide communication. We’ve been doing that for ages now. Worldwide communication without infrastructure? Now there’s something to talk about, but again, you have to see the value. Experimental modes? Want to learn about how stuff works? I think that targeting makers is absolutely a natural extension and a reasonable audience. Amateurs have always been makers, after all, repurposing and reusing and building what is needed. To us, it’s the most natural thing in the world…now that it’s mainstream, yes, let’s capitalize on it. But there really is no need to change what we are, or what our service is, or repackage it. Amateur radio really is enough on its own. 


Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Email: buddy at brannan.name
Mobile: (814) 431-0962



> On Dec 14, 2019, at 9:13 PM, KENT TRIMBLE <k9ztv at socket.net> wrote:
> 
> Everything is renewable.
> 
> Nearly every Catholic church in Christendom has a widow's quilting circle.  Now they are welcoming male millennials who are attending sewing  classes and spending weekends at quilt shows.
> 
> Go figure.
> 
> Amateur Radio will never die as long as it offers so many niches where the scientific interests of lay-people can find a home.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Kent  K9ZTV
> 
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