This is probably not worth discussing a lot here, because "is X a sport?" is a subject most appropriate for a pub. Or 75 meters. One might use fishing as an apt comparison for radio contesting, though.
I must, however, correct a misunderstanding before it goes further. Though one did obey Queen Victoria, she was not "she-who-must-be-obeyed". That was Ayesha, from the novel "She" written by H. Rider Haggard. "She" is a Victorian novel, but it is a stretch to find parallels between the queen and the 2000 year old sorceress who bathes in the fire of the Pillar of Life. wunder K6WRU On Mar 20, 2013, at 7:33 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > I first noticed the term "radiosporting" in the 50's too, and assumed it was > a translation from a Russian word since the term seemed to originate in the > USSR. > > Like most of us in the 'west', I was raised with the idea that a "sport" was > something that required a great deal of physical skill and endurance . That > was Queen Victoria's definition when she decreed that all English boys > should engage in physical sports to be in readiness to engage the Empire's > enemies if and when needed. > > Keep in mind that in the latter 1800's, boys or girls growing up with too > much exercise or outdoor air was considered very dangerous to their health. > > The Queen (someone who a later generation would describe as "she who must be > obeyed") decreed otherwise. > > Queen Victoria's idea crossed the Atlantic and launched the Physical > Education programs in schools all over the USA and in other countries. > > So a "sport" operating the radio seemed rather odd back then. Computer or > video games were 30 years in the future. Otherwise they might have called it > "radiogaming". > > 73 Ron AC7AC > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Paul VanOveren > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 5:44 PM > To: elecraft reflector > Subject: [Elecraft] Is ham radio a sport ?? > > The link is to a 1958 Sports Illustrated article, about Ham Radio being a > sport. If you have seen it before, sorry for the bandwidth, but I found it > interesting reading, maybe some others will also... > > < > http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1002473/index.htm > -- > Paul VanOveren NF8J > 5911 Snow Av > Alto, Mi 49302 > (616) 868-7149 > ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
