Subj : Re: CQCQ
To : Jimmy Anderson
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Mon Aug 20 2018 09:13 am
-=> On 08-19-18 07:55, Jimmy Anderson wrote to David Abutbul <=-
JA> Yeah, some DMR here, but I haven't jumped into that. No budget for new
JA> stuff right now...
DMR is the cheapest of the DV modes to get into, as there's a few budget priced
radios around that apparently work reasonably well. I got mine for the best
price of all - won 2 DMR HTs in a Facebook promotion/competition. :)
DA> I am 34 and most hams I know locally are older, or considerably older.
JA> Well I'm 51, but only got into this about 2 or 3 years ago. :-) There
JA> are some around here younger, but most are older than me. :-) Several
JA> of them are ex-military as well.
I'm 50 and the vast majority of hams in the local club are older than me.
There are a handful of younger ones around too. I'm also rather unusual for a
ham, being physically active as well. My idea of "radiosport" is not sitting
around racking up points in a contest, but something more like ARDF. :) I do
hope we can get more younger hams, there's a lot of knowledge and experience in
our club that needs to be passed on, before it's too late.
DA> I understand this is not the same for USA and Japan.
JA> Where are you?
For the record, I'm in Australia. :) David's in Israel, IIRC.
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