Vshah101 wrote:

From (Larry Roll K3LT):

If that is the case in your club, then simply work around the old timers
that you find so offensive, and get your fellow newcomers involved in your
projects. What is so difficult about that?

The newcomers seem to be of the same mode also.

Your tales always end with you being the odd man out.

The ones that are interested in
the technical stuff probably would have left within one or two meetings.

Your job is to seek them out and meld a new club based around your
unique definition of what an amateur radio club should be.

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.

So the club stays full of those who are interested in talking about
amateur radio and who set up operating events and then waste that time
by actually operating rather than touring the beach, eating salads and
chatting up the "preety fems".

I'm involved in a county group which is part of ARES. Most of the hams
involved are not interested in contesting or DXing. Many operate VHF FM
only. I don't know any who've designed and built a linear amplifier.
Only one other is interested in collecting and restoring vintage gear.
I continue to attend. We interact based on our common interests rather
than the things which divide us.

Dave K8MN

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