Exactly.
Trying to talk people into being interested in things we're interested
in for the reasons we're interested in them is a foolish endeavor.
Evangelism is boring and off-putting. The best we can do is describe
what ham radio can offer and let people decide if that has any interest
for them.
If we have to convince somebody that ham radio is interesting to them,
then it probably isn't and even if they go along it won't last.
Which brings me to this question:
Why is it necessary that we talk other people into ham radio in the
first place?? There are supposedly close to 800,000 licensed hams in
the U.S., which is a bigger market and a bigger pool of like minds than
LOTS of other activities. Is there some sort of collective insecurity
complex going on every time this comes up? And it comes up with annoying
frequency on almost every forum.
Dave AB7E
On 7/26/2025 2:27 PM, Fred Jensen via Elecraft wrote:
They almost all view ham radio from a utilitarian perspective, not as
a hobby ... they have hobbies and interests. Probably the largest
non-work interests were in the outdoors.
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