Oooops!
I forgot got to add:
I can't remember clearly but I don't recall mention of Elft 'n' Safettey
back in those days. Elfts were wot girls played wiv!
73
On Thu, 2011-08-04 at 14:03 +0100, Roger Lapthorn wrote:
> Chris (et al)
>
> In the last few years I've given talks at 5 different radio clubs in
> East Anglia. Some were well attended and thriving, others small but in
> good shape and one was clearly in trouble. A common thread throughout
> was a distinct lack of younger members.
>
> Although this is not a subject for further discussion on the
> LF-reflector it is something that should concern us all. We need to
> find more ways of making the hobby inviting to younger people without
> "dumbing it down". How? As a teenager I was fascinated by short-wave,
> communicating by string, radio, light beams and earth currents. Today,
> the advances in technology make what we do appear far from
> marvellous.
>
> Not sure of the answers but amateur radio in 2020 may be just a
> handful of pensioners talking about how good it was in the old days.
> No doubt Mal will be one of them.
>
> Did I also note in the RSGB's survey that LF was an interest mainly of
> the older members?
>
> 73s
> Roger G3XBM
>
>
>
>
> On 4 August 2011 09:48, Chris <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Mal and LF,
> Mal says:
> "If one is plagued with environmental noise and poor signal
> quality on LF/MF then maybe this is not the band for You."
> You might be right, but it's fun trying! I have very much
> enjoyed the last couple of years on 136/7 despite the
> difficulties.
> Well, I'm not sure the QSY is a solution either. When I rotate
> my 2m beam and watch the noise level on the s-meter, the noise
> goes up by about 18db as the beam points down the line of the
> houses in my street. Not surprising I have trouble on LF.
> All you can do is the best with the circumstances you're
> presented with.
> Lack of activity is as much due to us (radio amateurs) in
> general getting older and dropping out of the hobby, with few
> youngsters following on, as anything else.
> Thanks to those who commented about SNR, I agree with others
> observations.
> Vy 73,
> Chris, G4AYT, Whitstable, Kent.
>
>
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