blog:2020-07-12:the_uncertain_future_of_ham_radio
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An interesting article on the [[https:// | An interesting article on the [[https:// | ||
- | One of the big questions is: what could draw younger people to ham radio? | + | One of the big questions is: what could draw younger people to ham radio? |
- | * Contact | + | * Communications with others while mobile or away from the home. Now we have cell phones. |
- | * Communicate with others around the globe. Now we have the internet. | + | * Communications With others around the globe. Now we have the internet. |
- | * Tinker | + | * A platform to tinker |
- | " | + | > "<Instead, many [younger hams] are interested in the capacity for public service, such as providing communications in the wake of a disaster, or event comms for activities like city marathons." |
+ | Since the radio spectrum that ham operators use is a finite resource (in greater demand today), this raises a debate as to whether ham radio should be seen as a hobby or a public utility (see this [[blog/ | ||
+ | On the bright side, cheap Chinese radios and SDRs are lowering the bar of entry for new hams in terms of cost, but even that can be a contentious issue. | ||
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- | Another issue is that ham radio uses a finite resource that is in greater demand today: the radio spectrum. | ||
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