Dee Flint wrote:
"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
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Phil Kane wrote:


On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:21:00 -0700, John Smith wrote:



... all the women I have ever tried to interest in radio... all have
declined doing anything towards getting a license... once they even see
a key and a code practice oscillator they look at me as if I am crazy
and ask, "You are kidding, right?"

Tell that to our friend Claire who is the NCS of the Beaver State
(CW) Traffic Net - high-speed CW. And she's no dummy - retired PhD
in a specialized field of the biological sciences.


. . . then there was the legendary traffic handler Mae Burke W3CUL who
was a neighborhood housewife . .


I can't imagine any person becoming a Ham because they simply want to
"chat with someone around the world".

In the first place most of my DX contacts are pretty terse, and don't
fulfill any "chatting needs". Not that I have chatting needs!

There certainly are women in Ham radio, and although a minority, they are
probably no more of a minority than women's representation in other
technical fields. This would mean that any problem is shared with those
other technical fields, and not a Ham radio specific problem.

- Mike KB3EIA -



Actually I know more women in ham radio than women in engineering.

Me too, now that you mention it. During the PAQSO party, I have worked
quite a few women, including the twins from Erie County, PA. (sorry, I
don't recall the callsigns at the moment. They even work in tandem.
After working the first, she will ask you to standby to work the other
one. It's confusing the first time, but now I look forward to at as two
quick QSO's! 8^)

- Mike KB3EIA -