Good points, David, Greg, Jim, Bonnie, Tom F, and Mike. Like Tom F. said, we've looked at these issues in the past. Timeto think a bit harder out of the box? Yep, maybe so. Around here, many of the new adult hams enter the hobbybecause they are interested in only emergency communications, nothing elsereally. As far as the kids and teenagers, they don't seem to care about DXingand contesting like years ago but are the Maker Faire generation. Discussion? Maybe we'll hear more from the Entry Level License Committeeand the survey work they've been doing. I'm anxious to hear what Diane and the team can come up within July. 73 Rick - K5UR ... -----Original Message----- From: Gallagher, Tom, NY2RF (CEO), NY2RF (CEO) <tgallagher@arrl.org> To: Lisenco, Mike (Dir, HU) (Dir, HU) <mlisenco@arrl.org>; G Widin <gpwidin@comcast.net> Cc: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org>; Petrilli, Diane, KB1RNF, KB1RNF <dpetrilli@arrl.org> Sent: Wed, Apr 12, 2017 9:55 am Subject: [arrl-odv:26364] Re: Emergency Communications Driving Increase in Amateur Radio Operators Thanks, Greg and Mike, Diane and the team are working on this very topic at the moment. Expect a full-blown proposal before July. Tom From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org]On Behalf Of Lisenco, Mike (Dir, HU) Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 10:05 AM To: G Widin <gpwidin@comcast.net> Cc: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:26363] Re: Emergency Communications Driving Increase in Amateur Radio Operators Greg and all- This is a marvelous idea and, perhaps, the crux of what we should be doing to focus on, and meet the needs of, the bulk of our newer and future members; Greg wrote,“We must offer them something to make them stay--things like lower-cost membership and an emcomm-focused journal--that the comments of non-renewers already tell us we need.” If we don’t look forward now, today, in ten years we will find a Board of 80+ year-olds directing a dying organization of old fogies completely out of touch with reality – whose primary issue will be the decertification of Scarborough for DXCC. Greg – brilliant!! 73 de Mike N2YBB From: G Widin Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 8:42 AM To: David Norris Cc: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:26362] Re: Emergency Communications Driving Increase in Amateur Radio Operators As we look to the growing community of Makers and other DIY-interested folk to become hams, we should not forget the cadre of new operators coming to us via emergency communications. Many of the comments of those who do not renew their ARRL memberships seem likely to come from this group. They find QST too technical and yearly membership too expensive. Some will be "converted" to long-term hams, but we don't offer much to entice those who enter with a pure emcomm focus. These people are already hams, so the hardest part of getting them to be long-term members is already accomplished. We must offer them something to make them stay--things like lower-cost membership and an emcomm-focused journal--that the comments of non-renewers already tell us we need. Hardcore, longterm hams will decry "pandering" or the dumbing-down of ham radio, but we definitely need some bridge to ensure "emcomm-only" licensees become a permanent part of ham radio, and ARRL 73, Greg, K0GW On Wednesday, April 12, 2017, David Norris <k5uz@icloud.com> wrote: Good article! http://www.govtech.com/em/disaster/Emergency-Communications-Driving-Increase... Time to get those membership numbers growing again! 73 David A. Norris, K5UZ Director, Delta Division Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv