I dunno; methinks the ham arts have arrived at a new steady state. I am a boomer and have been a ham since 19 (the military avionics schools proctored the test

I dunno; methinks the ham arts have arrived at a new steady state. I am a boomer and have been a ham since 19 (the military avionics schools proctored the test for each graduating class). My Nephew is a gen 'Z' guy, and has an extra class (the boy can pass these tests half asleep). A major difference is SDR. All of you code people can do DIY stuff by pounding on the keyboard, and hand-held radios have become dirt cheap. So nothing is dying - it is just re-inventing itself.