tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post3260138186856472840..comments2024-03-24T22:03:31.205+00:00Comments on Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog: Our hobby in 30 years?Roger G3XBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673890140751539870noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-54589291788844003072016-04-03T23:02:40.142+01:002016-04-03T23:02:40.142+01:00Thanks to software defined radio, I just discover...Thanks to software defined radio, I just discovered amateur radio -- fascinating. There will be others. baitisjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863653057811943343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-41446255077492603922016-04-03T23:01:05.249+01:002016-04-03T23:01:05.249+01:00Thanks to software defined radio, I just discover...Thanks to software defined radio, I just discovered ham. There are others, and there will be more...baitisjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863653057811943343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-56239439504967277492016-03-16T14:20:17.476+00:002016-03-16T14:20:17.476+00:00In 30 years time (or less), our hobby is in danger...In 30 years time (or less), our hobby is in danger of dying out as most interested become old and frail. This is certainly a risk in the UK. I agree with Bas that young people like different things. At the very least, our hobby will change.Roger G3XBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673890140751539870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-3336052983359406742016-03-16T11:34:30.274+00:002016-03-16T11:34:30.274+00:00I don't look at it so negatively. Youngsters a...I don't look at it so negatively. Youngsters are crazy about video games, online gaming, chatting via internet etc. Something that can be combined with amateurradio but not as we know it. Building a radio and antenna yourself and get on the air might be not interesting for young people. But contesting is as it has similarities with online gaming. To get more young people into the hobby I guess we should focus on contesting and the gaming element within our hobby. Unfortenately most of the aged radioamateurs are into the hobby for other reasons which are not interesting for todays new radioamateurs (of course there are exceptions). I'm young enough to experience our hobby in 30 years. Let's hope there is still a radio hobby then. 73, BasPE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-53966806683813153612016-03-16T10:38:55.835+00:002016-03-16T10:38:55.835+00:00What if 30 years from now, there was no more amate...What if 30 years from now, there was no more amateur radio? So what? If I were a twenty-something year old amateur (I am very far removed), crazy for cw, as I am, I would be concerned. But there aren't many in that age bracket that fall into that category. I am not concerned about future generations access to amateur radio, as I know it, 30 years hence. Kids don't care so why should I? Let them play video games and download rap noise, or worse. One more license renewal for 10 years and I am done.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10984094559146508871noreply@blogger.com