[HCARC] Forwarded to HCARC Reflector for Marilyn Vordenbaum KE5DDR

Wed Jun 18 12:07:36 EDT 2014

Gary,
Well put!Would have loved access and mentoring at the club station.Gale Heise and Bob Riche have been tremendous help and encouragement. Not only while in Kerrville but also while on the road.
I was a very long time member of the U.S. Power Squadron. While the boating population has soared, membership in the Power Squadron has mostly suffered the same issues as HCARC.Also, our membership largely reflects the population age makeup of Kerrville. One of the down sides in living in a retirement area.Besides 2M and 10M a push toward setting up and using Echolink would be rewarding for the new hams. I use it extensively while on the road with great results. I have yet not to be able to make a connection using a Verizon data card with a Wilson Amp and a Cradlepoint router. Even XP still works with it.
73Hank W5SZCurrently, Summerdale, AL 

> From: qltfnish at omniglobal.net
> To: k5xa at godfather-ridge.com; hcarc at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 10:05:02 -0500
> Subject: Re: [HCARC] Forwarded to HCARC Reflector for Marilyn Vordenbaum	KE5DDR
> 
> "That’s a bunch for someone his age. At some point in the future, these 
> fellows will not be able to do this type work and I wonder what will happen 
> then. "
> 
> All the more reason that we continue to recruit new Hams and more 
> importantly we work to help them advance and retain the interest in Ham 
> Radio.  It is a self fulfilling prophesy that even with the addition of many 
> new Hams (dubious as to how many remain active if our club is an example), 
> the average age of Ham radio operators continues to climb.  The self 
> fulfilling prophesy is that as the old Hams age there won't be sufficient 
> younger Hams to replace them.  Age is the great equalizer - no matter your 
> health - the passing years takes it's toll on all of us and unless younger 
> Hams step up, we will lose radio as a viable service.
> 
> To illustrate my point the active "newer-younger" Hams in the club are John 
> H 80's, Chuck 60's, Gary J - 65, Robert Russell 60's, Hank Folk 70's, Terry 
> Hipskind 60's, and Tony Moore (the newest) 65.  There probably isn't a tower 
> climber in the bunch.  The younger Hams (30-40's)  I was in class with 2 
> years ago aren't active - why???  Kevin Holtan was in the first Preppers 
> class.  He is in his 30's and is still active with the Preppers, but only 
> marginally in Ham Radio.  Why??  I have been working with both he and Tony 
> Moore helping them get their HF equipment and build their stations.  Gale 
> Hiese has been tremendous helping them with equipment too.  Here in the 
> Kerrville area if you have to depend on 2M to maintain your radio interest 
> you get discouraged pretty quickly - there isn't anyone to talk to - or 
> better said, few talk and with so few talking it can get pretty boring 
> pretty quickly.  The secret is to get the new Hams on at least 10 meters and 
> hopefully upgraded so they have use of HF.  Another source of generating 
> interest would be to operate the Club Station on a much more frequent basis 
> for the use of the Techs.  These are things we fail to do.
> 
> As usual just my .02 cents.
> 
> Gary J
> N5BAA
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: John K5XA
> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:36 AM
> To: HCARC Reflector
> Subject: [HCARC] Forwarded to HCARC Reflector for Marilyn Vordenbaum KE5DDR
> 
> From: Marilyn Vordenbaum
> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 7:19 AM
> To: Kerry Sandstrom
> Subject: Thank you!
> 
> Good Morning Kerry,
> 
> I would like to thank you for showing your appreciation on the net to Harvey 
> and the guys for the work they have done at the repeater.  They have worked 
> hard and many long hours to improve the conditions.  Several mornings they 
> were there at 7 o’clock to avoid the heat.  That makes for a very early 
> morning for all, especially Chuck since he comes from a distance.  I’m not 
> real sure the membership of HCARC has any idea of what it takes to maintain 
> the repeater.  One day Chuck climbed the tower three times.  That’s a bunch 
> for someone his age. At some point in the future, these fellows will not be 
> able to do this type work and I wonder what will happen then.  Thanks again 
> for showing your appreciation!
> 
> Marilyn KE5DDR
> 
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