Speculation one and two
1. In Europe Amateur radio is considered a sport
(some people even say CW is an art that has been perfected in the old world)
2. The abundance of PSP,s playstations and other distractions found in america
are certainly less than in Europe.
Felipe
----- Original Message -----
From: Jimk8mr@aol.com
To: n4zr@contesting.com ; cq-contest@contesting.com
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 7:16 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Why Are European Contesters Younger?
A speculation:
Amateur radio, contesting included, provides an opportunity for practicing
a very valuable skill for young people in much of the world: interaction
with native speakers of the English language.
A skill not of much value in America.
73 - Jim K8MR
In a message dated 8/22/2009 7:09:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
n4zr@contesting.com writes:
In trolling through web sites recently, I have come away with one
dominant impression - non-US contesters, and particularly those in
Europe, are on average much younger than their US counterparts.
The question is "why?" All speculations welcome.
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