Ron:
Well, let us know how assembling the report goes.
I know that we can't attach reports and other types of documents directly to
list posts, but I, for one, would be very interested in reading what you
come up with.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Ronald E. Milliman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "'Tom Behler'" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 6:18 PM
Subject: RE: Dwindling interest and activity in ham clubs and nets
> Tom, I appreciate your feedback. I'm collecting all of the ideas I get
> from
> you and our other ham colleagues on our list and organizing them into a
> summary report that I can present to our local club at its next meeting.
> So
> far, I've received several very good suggestions and ideas.
>
> Ron, K8HSY
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Behler [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 8:26 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Dwindling interest and activity in ham clubs and nets
>
> Ron:
>
> I'm writing to you privately here.
>
> Our club andclub nets have exhibited a similar trend, especially
> recently.
>
> Regarding the club, I have the following suggestions as a former club
> officer:
>
> 1. Try to schedule interesting activities, and go out of your way to give
> people things to do. These activities might include the typical
> communications activities, but others as well. These aedditional
> activities
> might include construction project nights, programs where people can show
> others what they currently are doing, speakers from local served agencies
> or
> the ARRL who can talk about how amateur radio can become more visible in
> the
> community; fox hunts; etc.. The other major suggestion I have is try to
> recruit new people into club officer positions. What often happens is
> that
> long-term officers eventually get burned out, and then, when club officer
> positions need to be filled, everyone takes for granted that the club
> elections will proceed as usual with predictable results. This can be a
> problem if long-term officers have lost interest or the ability to serve,
> and are just doing so to fill positions in a pro forma type of manner.
>
> Regarding the lack of participation in club nets, we are experienceing
> that
> right now in our club. I was net control for these nets for many years,
> but
> eventually backed off in order to encourage newer people to get involved
> with the net control function, and on our nets generally. This has not
> worked as well as I would have liked, so I'm continuing to encourage it.
> The other thing we have done to spark greater net participation is to do
> things like have ham radio trivia questions; have someone read off
> questions from license exam question pools to see what we all know or
> remember; and we've even had a joke night, just to lighten things up a
> bit.
>
> The bottom line, and the main challenge, is to make club nets more than
> gatherings where people just check in, say a few words, and are gone. The
> trick is to make the net an engaging experience, similar to what we
> college
> professors try to do in the classroom.
>
> I hope these suggestions help, at least a little.
>
> If you need more clarification, just let me know.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dr. Ronald E. Milliman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 8:04 PM
> Subject: Dwindling interest and activity in ham clubs and nets
>
>
>>I attended our local ham club meeting last night, and the central topic on
>> the agenda was the concern over the dwindling interest and activity in
>> our
>> ham club and net. It was pointed out that this problem seems to exist
>> across
>> the country.
>>
>>
>>
>> I know many of you are members of ham clubs and are involved with your
>> club's local nets. Based upon your experiences with your clubs and nets,
>> do
>> you have any recommendations for how we can encourage more interest and
>> stimulate more participation in our club meetings and activities and in
>> our
>> club's local weekly 2-meter net?
>>
>>
>>
>> A related question is have any of you had any experience with how your
>> local
>> club has been successful in reaching out to recruit new hams and thus,
>> new
>> blood in your club? What have been the key hot buttons that attract new
>> hams?
>>
>>
>>
>> Ron, K8HSY
>>
>
>
>
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