Back in 2000 our own beloved Jim Maxwell, W6CF (now a Silent Key) had an
\nexcellent article in QST, “Amateur Radio: 100 Years of Discovery.”\u00a0\u00a0 In the
\narticle Jim thoughtfully ticked off the decades and wisely concluded,<\/p>\n
“We have survived the technological challenges of the past by understanding
\nnew technologies and embracing those portions that would lead Amateur Radio
\nforward. We have survived change and overcome adversity by working together.<\/p>\n
When Amateur Radio began there was only one way for a ham to get started:
\nlearn Morse code, build a receiver and a spark transmitter, string up an
\nantenna, and start tapping on the key.
\nToday we have a multifaceted Amateur Radio. We’re on CW and phone; SSB and
\nFM; packet and TV; PACTOR, PSK31 and RTTY, as well as other modes, bouncing
\nsignals off the ground, off the ionosphere, and off the moon,
\nenthusiastically working bands from almost dc to daylight. We have
\nragchewers and contesters, public service communicators and experimenters,
\nQRPers and more. Hams are active in nearly every country of the world, and
\nat ages ranging from less than 10 years to more than 100.
\nCan any group with common interests be quite so diverse? In spite of that
\ndiversity, and in spite of the fact that the Amateur Radio service
\nencompasses a very large number of special interests, it’s important to
\nunderstand that we all have one common, overriding interest: to ensure that
\nAmateur Radio not only survives, but flourishes in the century ahead. With
\nthe support of all hams everywhere our future prosperity is assured.”<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/files\/file\/About%20ARRL\/Ham_Radio_100_Years.pdf<\/p>\n
73, Cap KE6AFE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Amateur Radio: 100 Years of Discovery Back in 2000 our own beloved Jim Maxwell, W6CF (now a Silent Key) had an excellent article in QST, “Amateur Radio: 100 Years of Discovery.”\u00a0\u00a0 In the article Jim thoughtfully ticked off the decades …<\/p>\n