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ratings:
Length:
110 minutes
Released:
Jan 7, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Brooke Allen, N2BA, joins Eric, 4Z1UG, on episode 127 of the QSO Today Podcast to discuss “gamifying” amateur radio to make it attractive to young people, both men and women,  while at the same time understanding what it means to be a ham radio operator to older hams. Brooke touches on the “flow state”, field day at the annual Burning Man event in the Nevada desert , and social skills for nerds.
Released:
Jan 7, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The oral history of amateur radio or "ham radio" is preserved in each episode of QSO Today. This weekly podcast is a conversation, a "QSO", between amateur radio operators and host, Eric Guth, amateur radio call sign 4Z1UG. The purpose is to expose prospective, returning, and new ham radio operators the diverse areas of the hobby from amateur satellites to operating on remote Pacific islands through interviews with long time and expert ham radio operators.