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How Popular Is/Was Amateur Radio
I'm totally surprised. I was under the impression that ham radio had
declined in popularity over the decades! George K6GW wrote in message oups.com... The following are approximate numbers of US amateurs on the stated dates, compared to the US population. 1930: US population 122 million, US hams 18,000, 1 ham per 6778 Americans 1940: US population 131 million, US hams 50,000, 1 ham per 2620 Americans 1950: US population 150 million, US hams 90,000, 1 ham per 1667 Americans 1960: US population 179 million, US hams 230,000, 1 ham per 779 Americans 1970: US population 223 million, US hams 270,000, 1 ham per 825 Americans 1980: US population 227 million, US hams 350,000, 1 ham per 649 Americans 1990: US population 249 million US hams 550,000, 1 ham per 453 Americans 2000: US population 281 million, US hams 683,000, 1 ham per 411 Americans May 5 2007: US population (estimated) 301,773,107 US hams 655,219, 1 ham per 460 Americans Except for the 1960s, every decade from the 1930s to the 1990s saw US Amateur Radio growing faster than the US population. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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