[vintage patriot]

Thanks to all those 'ham freepers' and 'non ham freepers' who replied to the 'Its Taps For Morse Code' thread. It was alot fun reading it, I learned alot. Now, what will ham radio be like in 50 years? Will a ham radio be built in to our high tech TV? QSO with pix while we talk? By then CW will be used only for 10 minute ID's on a loop? Hope to hear from you again!

:^)

[Paleo Conservative]

Will a ham radio be built in to our high tech TV?

A small chip will be implanted directly into your brain. You won't even need head phones to listen to the radio.

[bd476]

Ping!

[lndrvr1972]

I am not a HAM operator but it will still be around because it is a proven way to communicate that does not use VOIP or GPS.

[LibKill]

It will be integrated with the chip inside your head.

No, I'm not happy about that and I hope I die before it happens.

[RadioAstronomer]

Now, what will ham radio be like in 50 years?

IMHO? Dead. There will be no need for amateur radio. We are getting there pretty fast already. 50 years? Not a chance it will survive.

[ReignOfError]

When I first started looking into ham radio, SSTV was cutting-edge. If you couldn't suss out analog schematics and do a fair job of soldering, forget it.

If the amateur bands survive at all, I assume they will be packet-switched. Any sort of IP gateway can link the short-wave IP world to the rest of us in comfy chairs with fast links.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

It will not exist, everybody will have implants that cover all of the earth with full sound, video, location and all prior history at their command!

[chopperman]

I was going to calculate the odds on my slide rule, but the battery was dead.

[A knight without armor]

You are going to offend the moos with ham radio. In 50 years you will be required by law to call it camel, or whatever camel meat is called, radio.

[Continental Soldier]

'ham radio' will be an anachronism.

[techcor]

Where Will Ham Radio Be in 50 Years?

Under Sharia law it will be banned.

[dfwgator]