tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229771691402494724.post3863185771985812747..comments2024-02-27T13:46:29.728+09:00Comments on A Nuttycellist's Monologue: Answers to Karsten DL8YBK as for the ham radio activity in JapanShin JA1NUThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01887476281297960362noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229771691402494724.post-62135932490314566472015-03-03T00:24:16.953+09:002015-03-03T00:24:16.953+09:00Hi Shin,
do you have an update for me on the numbe...Hi Shin,<br />do you have an update for me on the numbers? Thanks!<br />73, Karsten<br />DL8LBKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229771691402494724.post-7698677394396539052013-09-18T21:45:00.125+09:002013-09-18T21:45:00.125+09:00Oh I shud have known u read it, pulled it thinking...Oh I shud have known u read it, pulled it thinking it mite have been silly.<br /><br />Like wise I have been working with a oldcomer in CW. We are the only ones left to help new or old comers that might enhance CW activity.<br /><br />Nostalgia of old days is certainly one reason I continue. But as time goes by it has become so difficult to find people of like interests which can discourage me at times. It seems to me even many of the old timers have lost interest as I hear fewer of them on these days.<br /><br />In my afternoons I often turn my antenna to Asia then Eastern US only to find silence on 10-20m. Seems so many are using keyboard and code readers which can never replace a finely tuned key that has character. Then so many contacts are 5NN TU. <br /><br />Lately because of the constant 5NN TU, I will call CQ QSO / QSK pse NO 5NN TU. Have I become old stubborn and senile.<br /><br />161, Steve N6TT QRVSteve N6TThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164756850302226894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229771691402494724.post-25455410502372886862013-09-16T10:58:49.145+09:002013-09-16T10:58:49.145+09:00Hi Steve,
I have read your comment. I appreciated...Hi Steve,<br /><br />I have read your comment. I appreciated it. We sure belong to the same generation and share the same feeling to our hobby.<br /><br />I am starting a sked with a ham, newcomer in CW. Even though he is not very young, such activity might enhance CW activity. <br /><br />In the world where such as CW is a kind of our of fashion, why do we adhere to this hobby? A nostalgia for old days? Sometimes, I seriously wonder. <br />Shin JA1NUThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887476281297960362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229771691402494724.post-90883519785757881802013-09-15T13:25:43.051+09:002013-09-15T13:25:43.051+09:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steve N6TThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164756850302226894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229771691402494724.post-45250838471506455662013-09-06T14:33:36.572+09:002013-09-06T14:33:36.572+09:00Dennis,
You are right that the current activity o...Dennis,<br /><br />You are right that the current activity of ham radio depends on the retiree generation. That may be why Kenwood trys to sell TS990 while Icom does with IC7800. Such marketting won't go on for long time.<br /><br />If we are concerned about the sustainability or even the development of ham radio, we should recruit young people. So far, it is not very successful as you know. I could emphasize that those young people should be interested in something essential and true, not anything just intriguing and for fun. We are asked about how we enjoy it. <br /><br />ShinShin JA1NUThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887476281297960362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229771691402494724.post-65755876540043673472013-09-06T03:39:17.676+09:002013-09-06T03:39:17.676+09:00Shin,
That is very interesting information. I agre...Shin,<br />That is very interesting information. I agree that the focus should be on station licenses. Gaming and the internet, in my opinion, are the reasons for fewer young people interested in ham radio. While the youth groups are important, the demographics point to an older group, especially those retiring with discretionary time and money.<br /><br />73, Dennis W0JXAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04920410198861071142noreply@blogger.com