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August 2nd 06, 12:25 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.policy
Slow Code
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ARS License Numbers
wrote in
ups.com:
These are the numbers of current, unexpired
amateur radio licenses held by individuals
on the stated dates, and the percentage of
the total number of active licenses that
class contains:
As of May 14, 2000:
Novice - 49,329 (7.3%)
Technician - 205,394 (30.4%)
Technician Plus - 128,860 (19.1%)
General - 112,677 (16.7%)
Advanced - 99,782 (14.8%)
Extra - 78,750 (11.7%)
Total Tech/TechPlus - 334,254 (49.5%)
Total General/Advanced/Extra - 291,209 (43.2%)
Total all classes - 674,792
As of May 15, 2006:
Novice - 25,182 (3.8%) [decrease of 24,147]
Technician - 280,160 (42.6%) [increase of 74,766]
Technician Plus - 39,130 (6.0%) [decrease of 89,730]
General - 133,240 (20.2%) [increase of 20,563]
Advanced - 72,315 (11.0%) [decrease of 27,467]
Extra - 108,005 (16.4%) [increase of 29,255]
Total Tech/TechPlus - 319,290 (48.6%) [decrease of 14,964]
Total General/Advanced/Extra - 313,560 (47.6%) [increase of 22,351]
Total all classes - 658,032 (decrease of 16,760)
That's what happens when you dumb things down. Having a license doesn't
mean anything and they leave. Technology certainly didn't keep them in
the service.
Dumbing things down more will just let retards on HF.
SC
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