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I recently found this article on the future of ham radio and thought others might be interested in it. It seems especially relevant after the presentation by Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY, “Behind the Scenes at the ARRL Publishing QST, OTA, QEX, NCJ”, at the July 6, 2021 NARS meeting.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/wireless/the-uncertain-future-of-ham-radio
I hope you find it interesting, and food for thought as we all try to come up with ways to keep ham radio of interest to young people. They will need some knowledge of STEM areas for their career, not to mention to help them out as they struggle to understand the impact of technology on the world and society, and as they find a way forward.
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Interesting comments at the end of that article. I hope the test for a license doesn’t get dumbed down (if I can say that). I love ham radio, and I respect it. It doesn’t necessarily have to be all things to all people.
Brian, KC1PMA
Brian, I agree, if ham radio didn’t require learning something, it would just be a long distance version of existing consumer radio services. I don’t think that would do anything for “promoting international good-will.” So I don’t think we need a change in the degree of commitment, I think we just need to be more flexible in which areas we support and encourage for the “gateway drugs” to making use of the RF spectrum we have now. That doesn’t mean doing everything, it means finding things to do with RF that are more compelling than the alternatives that people have available now.
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