who cares?

arrl


"N2EY" wrote in message
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These are the number of unexpired FCC ARS
licenses held by individuals on the dates listed:

As of May 14, 2000:

Novice - 49,329
Tech - 205,394
Tech Plus - 128,860
General - 112,677
Advanced - 99,782
Extra - 78,750

Total Tech/TechPlus - 334,254

Total all classes - 674,792

As of July 15, 2004:

Novice - 30,891 (decrease of 18,438)
Technician - 262,355 (increase of 56,961)
Technician Plus - 58,172 (decrease of 70,688)
General - 139,354 (increase of 26,677)
Advanced - 79,368 (decrease of 20,414)
Extra - 105,840 (increase of 27,090)

Total Tech/TechPlus - 320,527 (decrease of 13,727)

Total all classes - 675,620 (increase of 828)

73 de Jim, N2EY

Why would you fake being the ARRL when you are using comcast.net?

arrl.org wrote:
Who cares? We at the Arrl only care about introducing new prospective
amateur radio operators into this beloved hobby so that they buy some books
and subscribe to our mag.

Arrl.org
Newington, CT

These are the number of unexpired FCC ARS
licenses held by individuals on the dates listed:

As of May 14, 2000:

Novice - 49,329
Tech - 205,394
Tech Plus - 128,860
General - 112,677
Advanced - 99,782
Extra - 78,750

Total Tech/TechPlus - 334,254

Total all classes - 674,792

As of August 15, 2004:

Novice - 30,707 (decrease of 18,622)
Technician - 263,316 (increase of 57,922)
Technician Plus - 57,609 (decrease of 71,251)
General - 139,236 (increase of 26,559)
Advanced - 79,166 (decrease of 20,621)
Extra - 105,659 (increase of 26,909)

Total Tech/TechPlus - 320,925 (decrease of 13,329)

Total all classes - 675,693 (increase of 901)

73 de Jim, N2EY

N2EY wrote:

These are the number of unexpired FCC ARS
licenses held by individuals on the dates listed:

snip

Total Tech/TechPlus - 320,925 (decrease of 13,329)

Total all classes - 675,693 (increase of 901)

Good to see that the total numbers increased *despite* the "Great Falloff"

- Mike KB3EIA -

Mike Coslo wrote in message ...
N2EY wrote:

These are the number of unexpired FCC ARS
licenses held by individuals on the dates listed:

snip

Total Tech/TechPlus - 320,925 (decrease of 13,329)

Total all classes - 675,693 (increase of 901)

Good to see that the total numbers increased *despite* the "Great Falloff"

- Mike KB3EIA -

?Great Extinction?

In article , Mike Coslo
writes:

N2EY wrote:

These are the number of unexpired FCC ARS
licenses held by individuals on the dates listed:

snip

Total Tech/TechPlus - 320,925 (decrease of 13,329)

Total all classes - 675,693 (increase of 901)

Good to see that the total numbers increased *despite* the "Great Falloff"

We have only 901 more hams today than we had when the whole restructuring
business came into being more than 4 years ago. (Some "professionals" can't
seem to even get a Technician license out of the box, despite the reduction in
written testing as well as code).

Total growth of 901 in that much time isn't healthy. Reducing the code test to
just 5 wpm did not result in sustained growth, and neither did reducing the
written tests.

73 de Jim, N2EY

Total growth of 901 in that much time isn't healthy. Reducing the code test
to
just 5 wpm did not result in sustained growth, and neither did reducing the
written tests.


Of course not, all it did was give Lazy Ass people like Karl a FREE UPGRADE

"William" wrote in message
om...
PAMNO (N2EY) wrote in message
...
In article , Mike Coslo
writes:

N2EY wrote:

These are the number of unexpired FCC ARS
licenses held by individuals on the dates listed:

snip

Total Tech/TechPlus - 320,925 (decrease of 13,329)

Total all classes - 675,693 (increase of 901)

Good to see that the total numbers increased *despite* the "Great
Falloff"

We have only 901 more hams today than we had when the whole
restructuring
business came into being more than 4 years ago. (Some "professionals"
can't
seem to even get a Technician license out of the box, despite the
reduction in
written testing as well as code).

Total growth of 901 in that much time isn't healthy. Reducing the code
test to
just 5 wpm did not result in sustained growth, and neither did reducing
the
written tests.

73 de Jim, N2EY

Probably too little, too late. People
just don't want to learn the code. Either
that or people just don't want to become hams.
We have an insider who might be able to shed
some light on those issues.

It's difficult for people to develop an interest in ham radio when they have
never heard of it. Most people that I know who are not hams never even
heard about it until they met me.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE