-=> ARRL de WD1CKS wrote to QST <=-
AdW> Check out Pokémon GO so you can tell your children or the neighbor's
AdW> kids that you, too, were part of the fad. But if you're a ham radio
AdW> operator, and specifically a ham turned on to radiosport, you know that
AdW> the lure of the next radio contact won't fade away as easily. - Bob
AdW> Inderbitzen, NQ1R, ARRL Marketing Manager, Life Member, ARRL Member
AdW> since 1984
While both take place in a "virtual" environment, I don't see the same level of
parallels between the two. Contesting (I don't consider it a sport, contesting
is a much more appropriate term) is a lot more sedentary, you can do it without
even walking out your door. Pokemon Go requires you ro walk out the door to
catch the Pokemons, and also seems to require extra activity to do things like
hatch eggs.
My definition of "radio sport" would be more like ARDF, which is a full on
sport. Contesting is more of a game combining skill (from setting up your
station to band selection, points strategy and operating) and luck (are the
bands open to the right places? The right stations appearing when you're on?).
... You will never "have it all together."
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