There are some hardcore (fill in the blank) broadcasters at the non ham bands on short wave. There is a big bad world out there.
It’s sad, trying to get kids interested in this stuff is hard because it’s not as cool as other things. But pushing a button in Mass and talking to some guy on St Helena Island on the other side of the planet is pretty damned cool.
I searched at that link. Wow. My neighborhood is a veritable “Ham” sandwich!