The AM Forum

Here's some new stuff that now appears on the ARRL Web Site. Some great information here for both old and new hams:

http://www.wedothat-radio.org/

Thanks Pete.  Anyone want to take bets on how long it will take before someone on this board starts whining about the content or the intent of that website ?    ;)

is it underscored..? oh nooo, Not the "DeLeagued Code"...I'm Hyper-Sensitive to that... 8)

I think it is a pretty slick site. May even attract some young uns to the hobby.

One of the best PR things I have seen out of the Leaque

Carl /KPD

I have no clue what you are trying to say. Can you rephrase your comments?

hello-radio.org for the Hello-Kitty crowd..

I like this one better.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Credit goes to W2JTD for that one.

From the Administration and Finance Committee back in Nov. 2007, "In the discussion of 2008 plans, COO Kramer and Jon Bloom reported on the ARRL’s extensive web site, and a proposal for a strategic review of the content, organization, goals and architecture of the site, as a first step in its upgrade.   The Committee agreed that plans should proceed with the review phase of the proposal."

And, from the BoD Meeting in Jan. 2008, "Mr. Frenaye, as Chairman, presented the 2008-2009 Plan as recommended by the Administration and Finance Committee. He outlined plans to begin a redesign of the ARRL Website"

So the "Welcome to the World of Ham Radio" Section may just be the beginning of many other changes that we might see over the coming months.

Carl, I love the Marquee! That's a great trick: I didn't know  my Firefox browser would respond to a "marquee" tag, but it shows it OK in your post. I'll have to put that in my .sig somehow.

Bill, W1AC

Yep,--this so called "new approach" should really bring in the numbers,--can`t wait to see
the results of the "new ham radio" in the near future.
                                             73, K1MVP  :)

..It's the "American Radio Relay League"...oh, I knew that.. :D

It all looks nice, well text, pretty pictures, Flashy...eye catching...everything for the appliance.

Nice website.  Hopefully it will encourage some young people to check out the hobby. 

Once they get in, we can always develope them into AMers  ;D have to get them interested first!

 

We can hope. The one thing I noticed on the site was a lack of young/younger people. Most of the photos showed old farts. Like it or not, that's probably going to be a turn off for most youngsters.

I always wonder how one gets to be in those lists of calls that offer opinions on Amateur radio...

You are on the list Jack. You offer opinions on Amateur Radio here all the time!

..LOL.... :P