The push for youngsters' involvement, education and adventure in amateur radio seems everywhere, from courses in STEM to intensive camps that promise a bit of work and a bit of play. Now into the mix comes the Wireless Institute of Australia, which has released a new publicity brochure that focuses on bringing new hams into the hobby. These are prospective hams who are a little bit - well, OK, maybe a whole lot MORE than a little bit - older.

In other words, this is recruitment for the grown-ups, the parents whose kids have moved out and moved away. It's for the retirees who want a challenge but not another job. It's for anyone who's come of age at a time when it's exciting to discover the ever-increasing options that come with having an amateur radio licence. It might even be for grandmothers and grandfathers who want to operate portable with their ham-radio operator grandkids.

The brochure, unveiled at the recent WIA annual general meeting in Albury, Australia targets them all - those non-amateurs who may want to consider becoming older and wiser in the ways of radio science. It's something we can all grow into.

For details, or if you wish copies of the brochure to distribute at club meetings, contact the administrative office of the WIA.