Sadly, most kids today are pretty much engrossed in their own worlds of violent video games, boredom and misinformation on TV shows, and daily celebrity worship. They tend not to spend a lot of time with their families and prefer to do their own thing, which makes many loving and caring parents quite sad as they certainly want to see their children grow and keep them company along the way.
Since most of the hobbies that kids like to play nowadays usually involve nothing more than a joystick or a mouse and keyboard, you don’t need other people to provide entertainment or they’re on another computer on the other side of the planet. In the old days, families would spend long evenings together playing round after round of Monopoly or Scrabble, but it seems all of that has been lost in the whirlwind of First Person Shooters.
Some hobbies that children can engage in, such as flying a kite, fishing, or even playing the guitar, often begin and evolve with and through some kind of mentor, and more often than not, it is the child’s parent who He is proud to have been a part of his offspring’s learning process. Therefore, it is not surprising that a father decides to let his son participate in a hobby as diverse as being an amateur radio operator.
As I mentioned in a previous article, the long road down the adventurous path of an ham radio broadcaster begins with passing an exam on all sorts of things related to HAM, such as the concepts of radio propagation, electronics, and bandwidth properties. , followed by the ‘young radio ‘a’ finding a mentor and teacher, one named Elmer. What better way for a loving father to reconnect with his child than to introduce them to global radio communications and teach them the ropes along the way?
There are also a host of events, such as field days around the world, where radio amateurs of all sizes and ages get together and practice emergency preparedness, for natural or man-made disasters, where satellite phones conventional ones can become useless for a long time. range of communications due to lack of reception or other factors. Field days also offer people new to the hobby a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience with radios, supervised by seasoned hobbyists.
As the world continues to be overloaded with bland and mentally unchallenging activities, some activities remain creatively demanding and encourage technical expertise. Operating an amateur radio under its own call sign is one of them. From building your own radio tower, to passing on years of knowledge and experience to the next generation of radio amateurs, to talking to fellow human beings in weird and wonderful places around the planet for hours on end, it might be time to replace your x-box. for kids with a radio station and hours of zombie shooting with endless fun.
