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[A really long] Did you know? And intro to this page.

 Did you know, that the last census preformed by the ARRL on the 23 of January 2023 registered over 768,069 actively licensed Hams still in operation this year?
We are not a hobby of the "old and dusty" as many people think (often more than you realize, my own dad believed that up until just recently and I have been a proud ham for over a year now)  we are in fact still here and still in full force, I am a member of the YACHT youth radio group, it is over 480 members strong and is probably passing that number up as I write this! us youth still play strong too! don't let anyone discourage you from the hobby with comments like "didn't that die in the 80's?" and "but what's the use?" or "what do you do, talk to a bunch of old guys?"
We are still relevant, we make innovations, changes and contributions to the worlds driving radio technologies almost daily with involvement in projects like HamSCI, HAARP up in Alaska (hey, that me!), and the technological advancements in Ti3C2Tx the miracle metal with uses in medical, in radio, in battery's and so so much more!  Not to mention our contributions to the disaster relief systems of the world, weather forecasting and other major services, And almost all of the electronic and digital world we live in stems from those sources greatly! A friend once jokingly said "Us Hams, We make the world turn!" and he was of course kidding but jokes are only funny if there is a little bit of truth in them twisted as it me be, the world may not crash and burn if we vanished entirely but the absence would most defiantly be felt.
now I will bend his words his words to fit what I want to say my self if you will permit me,
US HAMS, WE'RE NOT DEAD AND WE'RE NOT OLD DUSTY EXCENTRICS CLINGING TO OUR OLD TECH! not yet and not for many years to come!

I hope you find this page helpful and you stick with it! I want to see you on the air! till then 73! -KL5IS, The Alaska Kid.