Really fascinating article from a ham radio friend on Twitter about the distinction that exists amongst the ham radio subculture between radio and broadcasting. Wonderfully articulate!
Fundamentally, broadcasting isn’t about radio; what matters to the broadcaster is putting the content they create (or assemble) in front of a consuming public. Radio is just one of the mechanisms that can be used for this. Ham radio isn’t about content. Most of the communications we send in ham radio are unimaginative, prosaic, even formulaic. About the only time the content matters is when we’re sending emergency traffic. Ham radio is about the mechanism.
I guess I’m looking at this from a totally McLuhanesque “medium is the message” sort of angle, and I love having my viewpoint challenged to adapt to new stimulus. I was unprepared for the massive subculture-specific learning that is going on with my education in amateur radio.
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