RadioBanter - View Single Post - The Morse Code Requirement - Is It Really The Reason People Turn Away?

July 30th 03, 04:06 AM

From: ospam (Larry Roll K3LT)

After all
those changes, where are the "fresh new ideas?" What are we doing now

Simple, the old-timers are not interested in new ideas. One example would be
holding on to Morse code and pressuring new Hams to learn Morse code and
excluding those that don't want to learn Morse code. Another example is most
old timers want to just make random contacts and are not interested in the
technical aspects of the hobby.

I have proposed new ideas, projects, etc. I didn't say I just want others to do
those projects for me. I would help with those projects - if there were
interest. I have asked to volunteer for those types of activities on several
occasions. The old-timers in the club are NOT interested in those types of
activities. However, they will put extra effort into teaching code classes to
get people to operate Morse code.

Don't blame the newcomers - its the old-timers that want to keep things as they
are.