I have a constant struggle with how to explain ham radio to those who don’t know about it but are interested, and to those who argue that it’s not relevent, so I took to reddit to scrounge for better ideas than finding myself talking someone’s ear off about EME and contesting and WSPR and 1,500 watts and licensing and so on and so on and so on. Check it out below:
Battling the "Why not use cellphones/internet?" Relevancy Debate from amateurradio