"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
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"Dee Flint" wrote in
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To support other teams in this area, I participated in their VE
sessions this weekend. Already the flurry of applicants has dropped
and attendance is close to that of pre-Feb 23 levels. I hope it is
just this area that is seeing this phenomenon.


That isn't too surprising. The first several months are likely to
be upgrades from people who paid attention to the change in testing.

I suspect the next batch will be Hams that found out about the
change right around now. This group will be upgrading about 6 - 12 months
from the change.

Absolutely new people won't be testing until around a year from
now.

This is all give or take a bit. In our area, we are averaging a
little over 1 per month, even before the change. I consider that good
growth.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

Well you can't tell if that is growth or not unless you are sure that no one
died or let their license lapse. I generally get 2 to 4 brand new licensees
per session but that probably just barely offsets those that are lost.

Dee, N8UZE

"Dee Flint" wrote in
:

This is all give or take a bit. In our area, we are averaging a
little over 1 per month, even before the change. I consider that good
growth.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

Well you can't tell if that is growth or not unless you are sure that
no one died or let their license lapse. I generally get 2 to 4 brand
new licensees per session but that probably just barely offsets those
that are lost.


I have a pretty good track of the hams in our area. In the last
year, we have had ~ 2 SK's. Lapses are a little more difficult, but still
not too many. The local club has grown at around 1 per month. Club growth
probably can't be sustained at that level. But all appearances are that
in this area, we are doing well.

- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -