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

August 4th 03, 09:20 AM

(Vshah101) wrote in message ...
From: ospam (Larry Roll K3LT)

The newcomers seem to be of the same mode also. The ones that are interested
in
the technical stuff probably would have left within one or two meetings.

Vipul:

"Would have?" Did they or didn't they? It's gotta be one or the other!

I am not a demographer. I don't track newcomers like that. On that statement,
I'm just theorizing. That's why I used the word "probably".

I love how you give us "numbers" about how "unbalanced" you find
Amatuer Radio, then when called on your numbers you throw some excues
out about how you're NOT qualified in the first plce to MAKE that
assertion.

Probably same would be true about the social aspect of newcomers. Thats why
the demographics seem to stay as they are when new people join.

I am not a demographer. I don't track newcomers like that. On that statement,
I'm just theorizing. That's why I used the word "probably".

Its 95%+ males, mostly older males. The idea of putting up antennas and
contesting for hours is boring. Not surprisingly, there are few females in the
hobby.

You have been offered countless exmaples of OTHER things you can
do in Amateur radio, but you keep harping back to two or three things
you DON'T like and presenting them as the "only" thing there are to
do.

What an idiot, Vipul.

Most of the young people are of the anti-social nerdy type that others would
not like to be with. Therefore, other young people don't join.

Double idiot.

The other alternative is to start my own club. I tried it, but that was not
too successful.

Not "too" successful?

Two other people showed up. One person was a typical Ham type and believed that
I could get more members by appealing to current Hams. If I could find current
Hams with those interests, I would not have to start this type of club.

Sure you would. Almost every "specialty" club (DXing, contesting,
ARES, etc) starts as a sub-group of some other organization.

The other person, although not an EE, was sincerely interested in technical
projects.

Due to certain factors such as the lack of a meeting place, getting enough
members, and lack of funds, and other factors, the club could not get started.

The club could not get started because YOU did not possess the
organizational skills to make it happen. You only had 2 or three
people interested? Then meet in your living room for now! Have your
"meeting" over coffee or drinks at a night club.

People usually do NOT like joinging something that doesn't have
form and function, so it takes a few like minded individuals to get
the program rolling.

Unless you are going to try and "out-do" the ARRL on day one, it
does NOT take a lot of money to get a new club started.

So far, the only reason for NOT getting your club started is
wimpy excuses and a lack of determination on YOUR part.

Period.

Steve, K4YZ