I shamelessly copied this from another post in another group. A question
begs asking: why didn't the codeless techs renew? Perhaps there is no
respect for something that is, essentially, given away? As far as age goes,
things have changed considerably since the 60s and 70s. Often, married
couples find that *both* have to work to enjoy a reasonable standard of
living. Such was not the case 30 or 40 years ago. Between jobs and kids,
often people won't have much time to pursue (and use) amateur radio
licenses. Usually, after the kids are gone from the household, it is later
in life that people have the time to become active amateurs. That aside,
the question still is begging an answer: *why* didn't the codeless techs
renew or upgrade?

Kind regards from Rochester, NY
Jim

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Between February 14, 1991 and July 5, 1991, the Commission granted 1,925
new Technician class licenses under the no-code provisions. A couple of
guys have done research which shows that 1,880 of those licenses have
not been renewed or upgraded to a higher class license and are beyond
the two year grace period. That equates to a retention rate of only
2.3%.
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"David" wrote in message
ink.net...
If the pro coders want to decrease the numbers of people becoming hams,
then
they should carry on. When all the older hams, {most of the pro group}die,
there will be NO ham community. Is that what you want?
If the broadband thing happens, HF will be dead anyway, so carry on,
continue to push new people away, yea that's the ticket......



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