There are so many nooks and crannies to the hobby of amateur radio that it's difficult to say what facet is the most popular. Certainly, there is tremendous fm activity on two meters, and there's a host of operators up on the six-meter band, trying to add another state to their WAS list. Down on 75 meters there is a preponderence of rag chewers who gather on the same frequency, night after night. Then there is RTTY, slow-scan tv and traffic, brass pounders, county hunters and net nuts. However, from listening on the air, I'd say that one amateur radio activity that is near the top of the list is certificate chasing and DXing. Actually, the two go together - what serious DXer do you know who doesn't have DXCC (as well as WAZ, WPX and at least a few others)? With all the interest in certificates and awards, everybody and his brother is busy churning out another new one (with seals), for working continents, countries, counties, towns and club sites, all one mode and band seals, 25 cents extra. If you're looking for wallpaper, some of the certificates are worth applying for, but all too many times they are poorly printed on a lousy grade of paper and don't even warrant space in your round file. It's been my experience, as a one-time certificate chaser, that operating awards offered by national amateur radio socie- ties (ARRL, RSGB and NZART, for example) are well done; awards offered by national magazines are usually worth- while as are the beautiful awards spon- sored by the YL International SSBers. But, for every nice certificate available, there are a dozen others that would make passable toiletries.
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