This is not about encryption or the police going secure (happened here years ago).
We all got in to this hobby for a reason, if this is due to a family connection, a technical interest or some other reason. At what point would you leave the hobby?
I am going to have some money soon to buy a new radio or two, I was all set to do this but now am not sure if it is worth doing or not? I recently found one of my frequency spreadsheets from 2008. When comparing the active frequencies from then to now, a number of very active users are now off the air here and while a few new ones have come along, they are not as active as often. This means I am often listening to nothing for long periods of time, especially of a weekend or night times which is when I have the most time to listen.
I don't want to "waste" the money on a new radio to only find that I end up with less and less to listen to.
We all got in to this hobby for a reason, if this is due to a family connection, a technical interest or some other reason. At what point would you leave the hobby?
I am going to have some money soon to buy a new radio or two, I was all set to do this but now am not sure if it is worth doing or not? I recently found one of my frequency spreadsheets from 2008. When comparing the active frequencies from then to now, a number of very active users are now off the air here and while a few new ones have come along, they are not as active as often. This means I am often listening to nothing for long periods of time, especially of a weekend or night times which is when I have the most time to listen.
I don't want to "waste" the money on a new radio to only find that I end up with less and less to listen to.