Michael J. Coslo wrote:

And in line with what Jim had said, I'm actually surprised that there
are some many hams per non-hams.

I'm not surprised to find that there are many hams in DC

Many of the folks who list DC addresses are folks who have worked hard
to get there, They are wise and they are interested in public service.

Does this not describe ham radio operators? (Well many of us)

The qualities overlap nicely