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What Can We Do to Get Youth into Ham Radio? (www.onallbands.com)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Frequently bigoted old men. I'm in a very liberal area, and still, hardly a day goes by where the morning "check in" calls don't take several very problematic detours about trans people or crime statistics or both.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

The fuck? It seems I have been lucky. Most people here follow the "don't argue politics" advice.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Ah, so that hasn't changed. I last had contact with hamradio through a friend 25 years ago and it was just what you described. Bigots, racists and otherwise unpleasant men. And it truly was all men. I was interested in this hobby, but why would I pursue this if almost all people you'd talk to were assholes?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, they usually have me changing band as I want well away from that, i don't want them hopping across.if I stay there But even just unprobalamtic farmers chat ain't going to be appealing to most kids.