"So how do you attract new blood to an activity that's waaay too geeky to begin with? Kids aren't going to bother learning Morse when they can use a program to do the same thing - why would they bother?"
1. For the newcomers, forget Morse entirely and focus on voice. Here in Canada, a Basic HAM license doesn't require Morse training at all.
2. Tie the technology to something the new blood will enjoy. I rally race on the weekends in the far-flung reaches of BC, and the only communications system that allows our sport to operate is HAM; as such, pretty much everyone in the club is now HAM-trained.
HAM is very much alive and kicking in the niches in which it is indispensable.
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"So how do you attract new blood to an activity that's waaay too geeky to begin with? Kids aren't going to bother learning Morse when they can use a program to do the same thing - why would they bother?" 1. For the newcomers, forget Morse entirely and focus on voice. Here in Canada, a Basic HAM license doesn't require Morse training at all. 2. Tie the technology to something the new blood will enjoy. I rally race on the weekends in the far-flung reaches of BC, and the only communications system that allows our sport to operate is HAM; as such, pretty much everyone in the club is now HAM-trained. HAM is very much alive and kicking in the niches in which it is indispensable.