At 05:01 PM 6/16/2003 -0700, Tal wrote:

> >Just curious, what is going on these days with ham radio, does it still
>attract the young generation. I would imagine that now that between the
>cell phones and the internet, less people will find it exciting.

My own perception of it is that you are correct.  The QRP (very low power)
community is exciting for me, because there is a lot of experimentation and
expertise there.  But the old mystique of being able to talk to far away
places with strange sounding names is not quite the same because the
Internet provides the same thing without having to be licensed.  Hams are a
dying breed, with new blood not replacing  the old  guys as they become
silent keys.

But, as I say, this is only my perception.  You would most likely  get a
lot of argument on the subject. :-)

John

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