[Elecraft] Reaching Across the Chronological Divide

[edauer at aya.yale.edu]

I have only two data points supporting this hypothesis -- me, and my
grandson.  So this is just FWIW:   The (or at least much of the) allure of
amateur radio lies in doing something yourself and seeing it actually work.
>From DIY circuit design and construction to pruning the SWR out of a Vee in
a tree to a strategy that nets a clean sweep in the SS, that satisfaction is
universal, though possibly the more challenging the better.  As a
communications medium per se, radio is passe'.  Let's not waste the energy
fighting that.  As a source of "Holy S, it works!", amateur radio has the
potential to be as challenging and satisfying as any other.  Maybe that's an
attractant to sell.

Ted, KN1CBR