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I suspect many of us are still lurking... :)
I agree the amount of interest appears to be waning, or it is on other
electronic forums and not a (old style) mail list.
With the surge in maker culture, I'm trying to spread the word about the
hobby at least in the UK. But I find that fear of the dangers and the
sue / health and safety culture also play their part in dissuading
interested people.
The other problem is it is becoming increasingly difficult to find
places that will allow us to play. The advent of electronic networks,
fire alarms and lighting plus the more usual needs of a good earth, a
good power supply and blackout, means that a good venue for a meetup is
difficult to find. In the UK we have lost (hopefully temporally) three
venues in the last couple of years.
Non of these help in promoting the hobby.
Derek
On 20-Nov-18 14:54, Steve White wrote:
When I first joined the TCML back around 2002,I used to receive about 20 messages per day from the TCML. Now, I am lucky if I see a single message every few days. On occasion, I will see periodic bursts of postings in response to specific questions from members. Have all the members moved on to other interests or died? We need to determine a way to get new people interested in this hobby. I fear that most of the potential younger members are absorbed in computer-related things. There is nothing wrong with that. I spent most of my engineering career developing real-time embedded DSP software. We just need to discover a way to expand their interests into the world of physical hardware, especially high voltage. I built my first tesla coil, a small VTTC, when I was 16 and this is what got me interested in electrical engineering as a career. I periodically display my coils to kids in my neighborhood. I also plan to take my smaller coils around to schools for demonstrations.
Thoughts?
Steve White
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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