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ARS License Numbers
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 all classes - 674,792 As of November 30, 2005: Novice - 26,885 (4.1%) [decrease of 22,444] Technician - 273,794 (41.4%) [increase of 68,400] Technician Plus - 44,527 (6.7%) [decrease of 84,333] General - 135,094 (20.4%) [increase of 22,417] Advanced - 74,373 (11.2%) [decrease of 25,409] Extra - 107,281 (16.2%) [increase of 28,531] Total Tech/TechPlus - 318,321 (48.1%) [decrease of 15,933] Total all classes - 661,954 (decrease of 12,838) Note that these totals do not include licenses that have expired but are in the grace period. They also do not include club, military, RACES or other station-only licenses. Note also that effective April 15, 2000, new Novice, Technician Plus and Advanced licenses are no longer issued. Since April 15, 2000, FCC has renewed all existing Technician Plus licenses as Technician. It is therefore informative to consider the totals of the two classes, since the Technician class includes a significant number of Technician Plus licenses renewed as Technician. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
Techs in Novice HF - ARS License Numbers
wrote in message oups.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 all classes - 674,792 As of November 30, 2005: Novice - 26,885 (4.1%) [decrease of 22,444] Technician - 273,794 (41.4%) [increase of 68,400] Technician Plus - 44,527 (6.7%) [decrease of 84,333] General - 135,094 (20.4%) [increase of 22,417] Advanced - 74,373 (11.2%) [decrease of 25,409] Extra - 107,281 (16.2%) [increase of 28,531] Total Tech/TechPlus - 318,321 (48.1%) [decrease of 15,933] Total all classes - 661,954 (decrease of 12,838) Note that these totals do not include licenses that have expired but are in the grace period. They also do not include club, military, RACES or other station-only licenses. Note also that effective April 15, 2000, new Novice, Technician Plus and Advanced licenses are no longer issued. Since April 15, 2000, FCC has renewed all existing Technician Plus licenses as Technician. It is therefore informative to consider the totals of the two classes, since the Technician class includes a significant number of Technician Plus licenses renewed as Technician. The interesting aspect of the renewed Tech+ as simply Techs is that from that 4/15/00 date onward there really is no way for anyone to know if a particular tech operating in the Novice segments of HF is actually authorised to do so since the FCC database doesn't record the prior tech+ status, nor does it reflect if/when a tech may have obtained a 5wpm CSCE certificate after 4/15/00. Cheers, Bill K2UNK |
Techs in Novice HF - ARS License Numbers
Bill Sohl wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... Since April 15, 2000, FCC has renewed all existing Technician Plus licenses as Technician. It is therefore informative to consider the totals of the two classes, since the Technician class includes a significant number of Technician Plus licenses renewed as Technician. The interesting aspect of the renewed Tech+ as simply Techs is that from that 4/15/00 date onward there really is no way for anyone to know if a particular tech operating in the Novice segments of HF is actually authorised to do so since the FCC database doesn't record the prior tech+ status, nor does it reflect if/when a tech may have obtained a 5wpm CSCE certificate after 4/15/00. Hmmm - are you sure the database doesn't show the previous license class, Bill? The only HF privileges allowed to Novices and code- tested Techs are Morse Code on parts of 80/40/15/10, and some 10 meter SSB. So if you hear a Tech operating Morse Code, chances are they could pass the test anyway. Which only leaves 10 ssb. If you look at the enforcement letters from FCC, they have gone after Techs for operating HF in excess of their privileges. But such violations have always been obvious, like a Tech operating 20 or 40 meter SSB. I do know that FCC expects Techs who have passed a code test to retain license documents proving that fact. FCC has put some real oddities into the code-tested-Tech rules. For example, if someone can produce a license document from before February 14, 1991 that clearly says "Technician", they get credit for Element 1. If they can produce a license document that clearly says "Novice" or "Technician Plus", they also get credit for Element 1. These rules apply even if the documents are for a license that expired decades ago, and even if the person holds no current license. But a CSCE for Element 1 that is more than 365 days old conveys no test element credit at all. Yet if the person with the expired Element 1 CSCE is a Technician, that person retains their HF privileges. Seems to me that FCC expects that active hams who are Techs should simply get a General or Extra. If the NPRM is enacted, Techs who are not code tested will have to get a General or Extra to get any HF at all. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
Techs in Novice HF - ARS License Numbers
wrote in message ups.com... Bill Sohl wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Since April 15, 2000, FCC has renewed all existing Technician Plus licenses as Technician. It is therefore informative to consider the totals of the two classes, since the Technician class includes a significant number of Technician Plus licenses renewed as Technician. The interesting aspect of the renewed Tech+ as simply Techs is that from that 4/15/00 date onward there really is no way for anyone to know if a particular tech operating in the Novice segments of HF is actually authorised to do so since the FCC database doesn't record the prior tech+ status, nor does it reflect if/when a tech may have obtained a 5wpm CSCE certificate after 4/15/00. Hmmm - are you sure the database doesn't show the previous license class, Bill? The database does show the previous license class. I just looked up my brother, a Tech Plus, who just renewed. The ULS data now shows Tech with the previous license class listed as Tech Plus. However if they passed the Element 1 after 4/15/05, it won't show. [snip] Seems to me that FCC expects that active hams who are Techs should simply get a General or Extra. If the NPRM is enacted, Techs who are not code tested will have to get a General or Extra to get any HF at all. Actually the NPRM clearly states that very thing. And they refer to it as taking a relatively simple written test, or words to that effect, to upgrade to General. As far as I can see, the FCC in all the various historical changes has never wanted people to remain at the introductory license even when the changes were poorly implemented. It has always looked like their goal was to get people to expand their knowledge/skills and move up in license class. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE |
Techs in Novice HF - ARS License Numbers
Bill Sohl wrote: wrote in message Since April 15, 2000, FCC has renewed all existing Technician Plus licenses as Technician. It is therefore informative to consider the totals of the two classes, since the Technician class includes a significant number of Technician Plus licenses renewed as Technician. The interesting aspect of the renewed Tech+ as simply Techs is that from that 4/15/00 date onward there really is no way for anyone to know if a particular tech operating in the Novice segments of HF is actually authorised to do so since the FCC database doesn't record the prior tech+ status, nor does it reflect if/when a tech may have obtained a 5wpm CSCE certificate after 4/15/00. Cheers, Bill K2UNK It's going to make keeping track of Val Germann/KC0MUB's Morse Code progress a problem, unless Val returns to RRAP to set the record straight. He was the Darling of the eyes rolled back, CW Forever crowd who came on here bashing NCI. Didn't know The Code himself, but he sure was going to learn it. And he was loved for saying so. To date, Val is not coded. |
Techs in Novice HF - ARS License Numbers
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Techs in Novice HF - ARS License Numbers
wrote: wrote: To date, Val is not coded. How do you know if he passed the code test or not, unless he upgrades to General or Extra? I would know by the alternative method that I stated. The alternative method that you conveniently snipped from my post. You must be really desperate for message points. If he passed Element 1 but not Element 3, he'd still be a Technician, and there would be no indication of his CSCE on the database. If... Hi! |
ARS License Numbers
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 December 15, 2005: Novice - 26,727 (4.0%) [decrease of 22,602] Technician - 274,332 (41.5%) [increase of 68,938] Technician Plus - 44,127 (6.7%) [decrease of 84,733] General - 134,908 (20.4%) [increase of 22,231] Advanced - 74,191 (11.2%) [decrease of 25,591] Extra - 107,345 (16.2%) [increase of 28,595] Total Tech/TechPlus - 318,459 (48.1%) [decrease of 15,795] Total General/Advanced/Extra - 316,444 (47.8%) [increase of 25,235] Total all classes - 661,630 (decrease of 13,162) Note that these totals do not include licenses that have expired but are in the grace period. They also do not include club, military, RACES or other station-only licenses. Note also that effective April 15, 2000, new Novice, Technician Plus and Advanced licenses are no longer issued. Since April 15, 2000, FCC has renewed all existing Technician Plus licenses as Technician. It is therefore informative to consider the totals of the two classes, since the Technician class includes a significant number of Technician Plus licenses renewed as Technician. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
ARS License Numbers
On 16 Dec 2005 14:50:22 -0800, wrote in
. com: snip Total all classes - 661,630 (decrease of 13,162) Oh no!!! Better get them ham recruiters out to those high-schools and colleges and uni-varsities..... gotta sign them up young ya know..... can't have them becoming professionals until after they pass through the amateur ranks!!!! ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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