Subj : Re: Repost from FB - Ham Radio Is Dying
To   : Jimmy Anderson
From : Rug Rat
Date : Fri Nov 07 2025 04:21:48

On Thu  6-Nov-2025  6:32a, Jimmy Anderson@1:105/7.0 said to Rug Rat:

JA> Yep! If someone has no interest, they have no interest. I have no interest
JA> in contesting, but I'll be happy to answer POTA CQ's once I get an HF
JA> rig, because I like to TALK TO PEOPLE. :-) Heck - it's what got me
JA> into BBS's years ago - the nets!

 You might be a bit disapointed then with POTA, as the majority of the contacts with POTA operators are very contestest like, in that they are out there to make as many contacts as possible within the time of their activation.  At the same time there are a lot of people waiting to make contact with them.  Very rarely will they take the time to "TALK TO YOU"...  It is exchange contact information, and off to the next station.  The majority of DX is like that is well.  That is not to say I have not had longer QSO with either, but it is not the norm.

Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks)
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