N0IMD wrote

It's all about embracing the Morse Code.

Not at all, Brian. It's about getting newcomers involved in on-the-air
activities of any mode.

In fact specifically points out that in 10,000 QSOs, newcomers (at least to this
contest) are most likely to be voice operators by a ratio of over 3:1.

Then it points out what I consider to be a scary wakeup call --- that newcomer
activity in both modes seems to have fallen by half in just a short 5-year
period.

Finally it asks what we (all of us) can do to turn the ship around.

Thanks, Mark and John, for your thoughtful suggestions.

73, de Hans, K0HB