These are the numbers of amateur licenses held by individuals on the
stated dates:

As of May 14, 2000:

Novice - 49,329
Technician - 205,394
Technician Plus - 128,860
General - 112,677
Advanced - 99,782
Extra - 78,750

Total Tech/TechPlus - 334,254

Total all classes - 674,792

As of December 14, 2004:

Novice - 29,829 (decrease of 19,500)
Technician - 265,134 (increase of 59,740)
Technician Plus - 54,449 (decrease of 74,411)
General - 138,280 (increase of 25,603)
Advanced - 78,024 (decrease of 21,758)
Extra - 106,019 (increase of 27,269)

Total Tech/TechPlus - 319,633 (decrease of 14,621)
Total all classes - 671,785 (decrease of 3,007)

73 de Jim, N2EY