I've been a Radio HAM for many years, mainly as a licence holder who has been totally inactive.
Is HAM Radio dead and becoming a smelly corpse of a hobby? Well no it isn't. That is because HAM Radio has as a hobby a real valuable side seperate from being a black hole into which a near infinite amount of money can be poured!
Some radio hams are also "into" emergency communications. In particular I am a member of the local Raynet group. http://www.sehr.co.uk/
Even my wife feels that emergency communications are worthwhile. I suppose however it is the voluntary work carried out in providing communications for various events that need communications. (She runs Denmead Horse Shows http://www.denmeadhorseshows.co.uk/)
This support of events has a real use to groups like SEHR (South East Hants Raynet) and that use is providing oportunities to practice for a real emergency.
PS. The National Raynet site is http://www.raynet-uk.net/.
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The ancient Ham
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