Comments on: Ham Twits and leveraging the Social Web into Amateur Radio Redux http://www.innismir.net/article/39 Pointless, vapid ramblings of a surly information security engineer Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:05:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott Elias http://www.innismir.net/article/39/comment-page-1#comment-36 Scott Elias Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-36 I found this through a Summize search for "ham radio" on Twitter. I was curious whether I'd get any results! I think Ham Twits is great and I'd love to be on the list! My Twitter handle is ScottElias and my call is WA4SE. I found this through a Summize search for “ham radio” on Twitter. I was curious whether I’d get any results! I think Ham Twits is great and I’d love to be on the list! My Twitter handle is ScottElias and my call is WA4SE.

]]> By: Ben http://www.innismir.net/article/39/comment-page-1#comment-37 Ben Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-37 Done and Done! Thanks for letting me add you! Done and Done! Thanks for letting me add you!

]]> By: Corey KB9JHU http://www.innismir.net/article/39/comment-page-1#comment-38 Corey KB9JHU Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-38 Thanks for the plug! Now the next challenge for us is recruiting.. There are two issues at hand here that are worth some thought and future posts: 1) Getting licensed hams active in the club.. Undoubtedly there are always a few of the incoming freshmen every year who are already licensed. How do we find them and get them involved? Do they not hear about the club? Maybe they are just too busy with college life to be involved... 2) Getting non-hams involved and licensed. This is harder still because on top of the busy college life you are competing against, you have to convince someone of the worth of amateur radio compared to the technology that most college students arrive with today (internet EVERYWHERE, super phones that do it all, etc..). Why study and take a test, and have to buy new hardware for a communication method that seems archaic? My own personal favorite selling point: Contesting.. its a sport. it is a sport for geekish types. On the other hand, there seems to be a trickle of new hams coming in via the emcomm appeal, but unfortunately we already have our overly large population of whackers in the area. Anyway, I don't have good answers.. A lot of us staff in the club are concerned with the dwindling membership year after year because the club and resources are all labeled as a "student organization", which requires "students" to be involved. ;) Cheers! -C Thanks for the plug!

Now the next challenge for us is recruiting.. There are two issues at hand here that are worth some thought and future posts:

1) Getting licensed hams active in the club.. Undoubtedly there are always a few of the incoming freshmen every year who are already licensed. How do we find them and get them involved? Do they not hear about the club? Maybe they are just too busy with college life to be involved…

2) Getting non-hams involved and licensed. This is harder still because on top of the busy college life you are competing against, you have to convince someone of the worth of amateur radio compared to the technology that most college students arrive with today (internet EVERYWHERE, super phones that do it all, etc..). Why study and take a test, and have to buy new hardware for a communication method that seems archaic? My own personal favorite selling point: Contesting.. its a sport. it is a sport for geekish types. On the other hand, there seems to be a trickle of new hams coming in via the emcomm appeal, but unfortunately we already have our overly large population of whackers in the area.

Anyway, I don’t have good answers.. A lot of us staff in the club are concerned with the dwindling membership year after year because the club and resources are all labeled as a “student organization”, which requires “students” to be involved. ;)

Cheers!
-C

]]> By: Dusty Findley http://www.innismir.net/article/39/comment-page-1#comment-39 Dusty Findley Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-39 I think ham twits is a great idea. Please add me. My handle on twitter is DustyF and my call is NR4N. I am a very new twitter user but have known about it via podcasts for some time. Just learning how to use it. DSF I think ham twits is a great idea. Please add me. My handle on twitter is DustyF and my call is NR4N. I am a very new twitter user but have known about it via podcasts for some time. Just learning how to use it.
DSF

]]> By: Joe Rocklin http://www.innismir.net/article/39/comment-page-1#comment-40 Joe Rocklin Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-40 Add me to the list too: <br /> twitter name: joerocklin<br /> call: KD8AQZ<p> I'll make a post on my blog about this too!</p> Add me to the list too:
twitter name: joerocklin
call: KD8AQZ

I’ll make a post on my blog about this too!

]]> By: Peter Grace http://www.innismir.net/article/39/comment-page-1#comment-41 Peter Grace Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-41 I've got a new callsign. AI6PG was KB1CVH. I'm updating twitter accordingly. 73 I’ve got a new callsign.
AI6PG was KB1CVH.

I’m updating twitter accordingly.

73

]]>