 Today the ARRL announced the results of their 20 year long program to lower the age of the average Amateur Radio Operator. ARRL President Rick Roderick said today that, "When we started this program in 2004 the alarm bells were ringing as the average age had crept up to 68 years old."
The ARRL board authorized 10 million dollars to promote a program which was released in schools and other public institutions such as community centres all across the United States and Puerto Rico. Aimed at children between 10 and 18 years old it saw millions of participants over the last 20 years, introducing them to all types of Amateur Radio from HF to communicating with astronauts on the International Space Station. "Seeing these kids playing with radios really made it all worth while to our membership." Roderick went on to say, "therefore, today we are proud and happy to say that the results speak for themselves." The ARRL released that as of November 2024, the average age of the Ham Radio operator in North America has dropped to 67.8 years old. -reporting from ARRL HQ, Newington CT, Scott VA7SL The DIPOLE - the World's finest Amateur Radio News Source, like a Dipole there are two sides to every story, we ignore those sides, digging deeper for unwanted lobes and parasitic reactions. |
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