Just a question that has been rattling around in the gourd. What age
group are B/A enthusiast-type folks here on the Net? I know we have the
folks from when they (the B/A's) were the most active (and I'm talking
SX11 here), but I wonder if there's a large following of Boomers that
picked up on it too. I only say this because I don't see as many
30's-40's-50's people at the Hamfests and other gatherings as I see my
elders (Gentlemen, all). So the question bubbles up outta the tar? How
old are the folks on rec.radio.amateur.boatanchor?
rgds, Mark S.

I'll be 50 here real shortly.
Ben


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Just a question that has been rattling around in the gourd. What age
group are B/A enthusiast-type folks here on the Net? I know we have the
folks from when they (the B/A's) were the most active (and I'm talking
SX11 here), but I wonder if there's a large following of Boomers that
picked up on it too. I only say this because I don't see as many
30's-40's-50's people at the Hamfests and other gatherings as I see my
elders (Gentlemen, all). So the question bubbles up outta the tar? How
old are the folks on rec.radio.amateur.boatanchor?
rgds, Mark S.

I'm 53, I've been collecting since 1970.
A ham since '90 or '91 I think.

Ron

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Just a question that has been rattling around in the gourd. What age
group are B/A enthusiast-type folks here on the Net?

I'm 49.... About to top "The Hill."

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Just a question that has been rattling around in the gourd. What age
group are B/A enthusiast-type folks here on the Net? I know we have the
folks from when they (the B/A's) were the most active (and I'm talking
SX11 here), but I wonder if there's a large following of Boomers that
picked up on it too. I only say this because I don't see as many
30's-40's-50's people at the Hamfests and other gatherings as I see my
elders (Gentlemen, all). So the question bubbles up outta the tar? How
old are the folks on rec.radio.amateur.boatanchor?
rgds, Mark S.

I'm 59. Got my Novice late in 1962, and my Second Phone in 1963. Laid
out of ham radio until Jan 2005, when I got my General, but was doing
BA electronics all along, for Lockheed Missiles & Space, Lockheed
Electronics, the Air Farce, and various universities.

--
The EFF is so obsessed with their vision of a utopian "everyone's free"
web that their anti-big brother paranoia makes them wish to see the web
destroyed before it could ever be corrupted by anything a terrible as
any form of regulation. It's sooo noble of them. - Christopher H.

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wrote:
Just a question that has been rattling around in the gourd. What age
group are B/A enthusiast-type folks here on the Net? I know we have the
folks from when they (the B/A's) were the most active (and I'm talking
SX11 here), but I wonder if there's a large following of Boomers that
picked up on it too. I only say this because I don't see as many
30's-40's-50's people at the Hamfests and other gatherings as I see my
elders (Gentlemen, all). So the question bubbles up outta the tar? How
old are the folks on rec.radio.amateur.boatanchor?
rgds, Mark S.

48 - will be 49 in a couple more months. Have been interested and screwing
around with Electronics since I was about 8. Took electronics up in High
School shop. Got Novice ticket in 80, moved up to Tech about a year later.
Moved to Extra about 8 years later. Went on to get Commercial license. Own
my own electronics company.

clf

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picked up on it too. I only say this because I don't see as many
30's-40's-50's people at the Hamfests and other gatherings as I see my
elders (Gentlemen, all).

It was that way 30 years ago too!

I'm 52. Got my Novice ticket in 1970.

-Bill

I guess that I am the "old man" 62 (1959 started)
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Just a question that has been rattling around in the gourd. What age
group are B/A enthusiast-type folks here on the Net? I know we have the
folks from when they (the B/A's) were the most active (and I'm talking
SX11 here), but I wonder if there's a large following of Boomers that
picked up on it too. I only say this because I don't see as many
30's-40's-50's people at the Hamfests and other gatherings as I see my
elders (Gentlemen, all). So the question bubbles up outta the tar? How
old are the folks on rec.radio.amateur.boatanchor?
rgds, Mark S.

42
been a ham for 26 years
been a BA nut for about 22 years


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Just a question that has been rattling around in the gourd. What age
group are B/A enthusiast-type folks here on the Net? I know we have the
folks from when they (the B/A's) were the most active (and I'm talking
SX11 here), but I wonder if there's a large following of Boomers that
picked up on it too. I only say this because I don't see as many
30's-40's-50's people at the Hamfests and other gatherings as I see my
elders (Gentlemen, all). So the question bubbles up outta the tar? How
old are the folks on rec.radio.amateur.boatanchor?
rgds, Mark S.

Greetings! I am 51. I got the bug at about 15 years of age. Wanted to
become a ham in 1970, but the prices scared me off. Got my ticket in
Feb. 2000. First radio, 1925 Splitdorff picked up for $3.00, and I
still have it. Have a great week! Jon in South Carolina.