I thought the number of new US licenses was up slightly in the past year...
Although, judging by the regional hamfests and Dayton I've attended lately,
it's not the youth of America getting tickets. There are a few, but nothing
like in the 70s.
The kids coming in seem to be treated as royalty and are provided with much
positive feedback. It's nice to see some becoming avid contesters too!
Hams may be on the decline in NA, but seem to be doing well in Eastern Europe
and parts of Asia.
Aging is definitely an issue that dogs many of the hobbies that were once
popular in the US today.
Julius Fazekas
N2WN
Tennessee Contest Group
TnQP http://www.tnqp.org/
Elecraft K2/100 #3311
Elecraft K2/100 #4455
Elecraft K3/100 #366
--- On Mon, 7/21/08, ku8e <ku8e@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> From: ku8e <ku8e@bellsouth.net>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Top 25 Things Vanishing From America
> To: CQ-Contest@CONTESTING.COM
> Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 9:46 PM
> See
> http://www.walletpop.com/specials/top-25-things-vanishing-from-america?photo=5&icid=100214839x1206288918x1200323000
>
> Checkout #16 on the list. Say it's not so !!!!
>
>
> Jeff KU8E
>
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