[Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 256, Issue 20

Sat Aug 30 21:55:04 EDT 2025

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My version of support for Go-Morse-Me.

Ed McCann
AG6CX

> On Aug 30, 2025, at 6:52 PM, Glenn Maclean via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> I have to say. The on going Morse Code Class I teach at a local bar because the owner is a ham and welcomes the class. I am little by little getting more students that see our table and are curious. I give them my spiel about ham radio and why Morse Code. Which is when boom boom the lights go out Morse Code will always come through! Then the next thing I know I end up with a new student who wants to become a ham! The new students are in their 20’s - 30’s
> Glenn Maclean WA7SPY
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>>  1. Re: Effective ways to introduce amateur radio to newcomers?
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>> Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:12:55 -0400
>> From: email <email at nr3i.org>
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Effective ways to introduce amateur radio to
>>   newcomers?
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>> Why ?? (Why is it necessary that we talk other people into ham radio in
>> the first place??)? WELL, In the USA, the average age (determined by my
>> browser) is 65 years old.? That means in 20-30 years, that 800K number
>> will be 400K without adding new (younger hams) ???
>> 
>> My kids are in there 30's (and have let the license lapse - but plan on
>> renewing ??)
>> My wife is not active...
>> I know a number of hams in retirement communities that are not active.
>> How many of the 800K are active ??
>> 
>> I have a friend (Scout admin I work with/for) that had a novice in grade
>> school, she let it lapse a number of years ago.? I have been giving her
>> Tech class info and she may have time to do the zoom class...? She did
>> like CW (still knows it).? I may give/lend her my "old" NorCal 40.? It
>> would be nice to have a kit again ??? for new hams.? The NorCal 40 is
>> simple to use and a single band dipole is simple to "throw" into a tree...
>> 
>> 73, Steve WB3LGC
>> 
>>>> On 7/26/25 18:57, David Gilbert via Elecraft wrote:
>>> 
>>> Exactly.
>>> 
>>> Trying to talk people into being interested in things we're interested
>>> in for the reasons we're interested in them is a foolish endeavor.?
>>> Evangelism is boring and off-putting.? The best we can do is describe
>>> what ham radio can offer and let people decide if that has any
>>> interest for them.
>>> 
>>> If we have to convince somebody that ham radio is interesting to them,
>>> then it probably isn't and even if they go along it won't last.
>>> 
>>> Which brings me to this question:
>>> *
>>> Why is it necessary that we talk other people into ham radio in the
>>> first place?? * There are supposedly close to 800,000 licensed hams in
>>> the U.S., which is a bigger market and a bigger pool of like minds
>>> than LOTS of other activities.? Is there some sort of collective
>>> insecurity complex going on every time this comes up? And it comes up
>>> with annoying frequency on almost every forum.
>>> 
>>> Dave? ?AB7E
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 7/26/2025 2:27 PM, Fred Jensen via Elecraft wrote:
>>>> They almost all view ham radio from a utilitarian perspective, not as
>>>> a hobby ... they have hobbies and interests. Probably the largest
>>>> non-work interests were in the outdoors.
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