What were you doing 50 years ago?
For me, radiofan and others, the incorrectly-named Burnaby DX Club was at its Zenith, but was as much interested in other Radio-related topics as it was DX.
It all started out of a Hobby Show at Armstrong Elementary School, which was in its first year of offering Grade 7. It was there that most of us discovered each others' interest in Radio, a few got interested in Radio based on what they had seen, and all of us learned from other members about potential "hobby areas" of Radio that we had never realized previously.
The only thing that we all shared was an interest in Radio that went beyond the local Vancouver Market. And, it being 1965, an appreciation for Top 40 Radio.
My Mother even ensured that we kept out of trouble by taking time off work to take us for tours of local Radio stations.