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Before and After Cessation of Code Testing
Paul W. Schleck " wrote in
: I believe that there is a significant difference between "never heard" of ham radio versus just aren't aware of aspects of ham radio that may be appealing to them personally. The latter is far more prevalent, and worrisome, in my opinion. What is the lay perception of ham radio? Probably the most positive is that of of hard-core techies with antennas all over their houses and cars (as hard-core techies are the force behind popular, sometimes useful, things like the space program, cellular telephones, digital music, HDTV, the Internet, etc.). Being admired as techie heroes doesn't necessarily mean that a lot of people want to become such techie heroes themselves, however. The most negative image would be that of reclusive individuals engaging in an obscure, possibly obsolete, pastime with no apparent redeeming social value beyond preserving history and reminiscing about the past. This rings true for me, Paul. I've been trying to talk my XYL into getting a license for a bit now. Unfortunately she is convinced that my approach to the hobby is de rigeur. She sees my pile of test equipment in the garage, and all the homebrewing that I do, and has assumed that that is how Hams have to be. I'm still working on convincing her that you don't have to be an ubergeek to be a Ham. It sure would be nice to have someone to talk to in the shack while I'm in the backyard or on the roof tuning the antennas.... 8^) - 73 de Mike KB3EIA - |
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