"Vshah101" wrote in message
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From: ospam (Larry Roll K3LT)
I would be willing to improve my skills in homebrewing, troubleshooting,
APRS,
VHF, direction finding, and other technical areas. However, the Hams in
every
club, of the several I've been to, are not interested in those areas.
Its not a lack of resources. Its that Hams don't want to. My local club
even
has a Network Analyzer and a dedicated shack with radio setps, parts,
cables,
soldering iron, etc. They have the resources to do the technical
activities.
They just chose not to do that and to do contesting, antenna setups, and
CW.
And its not that I can't be bothered. I would actively contribute in those
areas, if other Hams joined me.
What's stopping you from doing it on your own with the club resources?
That's why the material is there and books are available. If people saw you
working on it, some would join you. Remember the earliest hams HAD to work
it out on their own.
Our club members have a variety of interests. However we may have only one
or two individuals interested in a particular area. Out of a membership of
150 or so we only have about 5 contesters if you include the casual
participants. We only have two people interested in satellites. We have
about a dozen or so who regularly participate in community service
functions. And so on. No one faults another member if he/she doesn't share
an interest in the same aspects of radio.
Dee D. Flint, N8UZE