[Qcwa] Elmers Urgently Needed

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> I have to agree with you completely.  All I have heard for years
> now is "the
> Ham Radio Community is dwindlling".  One look at my old 1955 call book
> compared to todays call book tells a person likewise.  The elimination of
> the Novice class license , no code licensing, and the flood of CBers with
> their lingo and habbits has all played a part.   It was sure nice to have
> and "ELMER" to teach a Novice the things they should know.
> Stan

Something we can *ALL* do that will be a huge help is to Elmer. There are
just not a lot of people today that will take the time to bring a person
along.
Get involved in a club... sponsor some kind of activity that shows off radio
to the public. ARES/E-Comm is a great thing for that. Shows people are more
than
just a bunch of "windbags" talking to each other. There are many people that
would
like to help in whatever way they can, but don't ahve a means to. Emergency
comm
can be just the vehicle to get them interested.

FISTS has a great "code buddy" program that helps people trying to improve
their
CW skills. There is a LOT we can all do that will help bring more people in
to the
hobby, and will elevate the level of people that are here.

73,

Mark W1EOF