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

Subject: ARS License Numbers
From: (N2EY)
Date: 7/16/2004 11:19 AM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

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

As of May 14, 2000:
Total Tech/TechPlus - 334,254
Total all classes - 674,792

As of July 15, 2004:
Total Tech/TechPlus - 320,527 (decrease of 13,727)
Total all classes - 675,620 (increase of 828)

Hmmmmmmmmm........

The codeless class is dwindling while the overall numbers are climbing.

SOMEone will have a grand spinning THAT bit of news!

Steve, K4YZ

In article , (Steve
Robeson K4CAP) writes:

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

As of May 14, 2000:
Total Tech/TechPlus - 334,254
Total all classes - 674,792

As of July 15, 2004:
Total Tech/TechPlus - 320,527 (decrease of 13,727)
Total all classes - 675,620 (increase of 828)

Hmmmmmmmmm........

The codeless class is dwindling while the overall numbers are climbing.

No, that's not what's happening, Steve.

We don't really know how many nocodetest Technicians there are anymore. FCC has
been renewing Tech Plus as Techs for 51 months now, so an unknown number of
current Techs are code-tested. In addition, an unknown number of Novices have
upgraded to Tech, and an unknown number of Techs hold Element 1 CSCEs.

73 de Jim, N2EY

Subject: ARS License Numbers
From: PAMNO (N2EY)
Date: 7/17/2004 10:23 AM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

In article ,
(Steve
Robeson K4CAP) writes:

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

As of May 14, 2000:
Total Tech/TechPlus - 334,254
Total all classes - 674,792

As of July 15, 2004:
Total Tech/TechPlus - 320,527 (decrease of 13,727)
Total all classes - 675,620 (increase of 828)

Hmmmmmmmmm........

The codeless class is dwindling while the overall numbers are climbing.

No, that's not what's happening, Steve.

We don't really know how many nocodetest Technicians there are anymore. FCC
has
been renewing Tech Plus as Techs for 51 months now, so an unknown number of
current Techs are code-tested. In addition, an unknown number of Novices have
upgraded to Tech, and an unknown number of Techs hold Element 1 CSCEs.

Then that makes it all-the-more remarkable, Jim...since that number of
"Technicians" is even further diluted since "some quantity" of thier numbers
are "coded" operators.

73

Steve, K4YZ

In article , (Steve
Robeson K4CAP) writes:

Subject: ARS License Numbers
From: PAMNO (N2EY)
Date: 7/17/2004 10:23 AM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

In article ,
(Steve
Robeson K4CAP) writes:

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

As of May 14, 2000:
Total Tech/TechPlus - 334,254
Total all classes - 674,792

As of July 15, 2004:
Total Tech/TechPlus - 320,527 (decrease of 13,727)
Total all classes - 675,620 (increase of 828)

Hmmmmmmmmm........

The codeless class is dwindling while the overall numbers are
climbing.

No, that's not what's happening, Steve.

We don't really know how many nocodetest Technicians there are anymore. FCC
has
been renewing Tech Plus as Techs for 51 months now, so an unknown number of
current Techs are code-tested. In addition, an unknown number of Novices
have
upgraded to Tech, and an unknown number of Techs hold Element 1 CSCEs.

Then that makes it all-the-more remarkable, Jim...since that number of
"Technicians" is even further diluted since "some quantity" of thier numbers
are "coded" operators.


We cannot draw any conclusions about how much dilution is going on, Steve,
unless we have more information.

Based on the information I have presented, it's possible that the number of
nocodetest Technicians is dropping. It's also possible that the number is
growing! Without more information about the mix of those who hold Technician
licenses, we can't be sure.

We only know that the total of Techs and Tech Pluses is dropping. That could be
due to all sorts of reasons, including upgrades, dropouts, slow renewals, fewer
newcomers, etc.

73 de Jim, N2EY

In article , PAMNO
(N2EY) writes:

We cannot draw any conclusions about how much dilution is going on, Steve,
unless we have more information.

Based on the information I have presented, it's possible that the number of
nocodetest Technicians is dropping. It's also possible that the number is
growing! Without more information about the mix of those who hold Technician
licenses, we can't be sure.

We only know that the total of Techs and Tech Pluses is dropping. That could
be
due to all sorts of reasons, including upgrades, dropouts, slow renewals,
fewer
newcomers, etc.

Riiiiiiight!

All those evil, nasty No-Code-Test Technicians never happened!

It's all an insidious propaganda ploy by some nasty group like
Al Quieta to remove precious, pure, unadulterated Morris Goad!

[Al Quieta is presently located on the Western Front...]

Beep, beep.

LHA / WMD

PAMNO (N2EY) wrote in message ...


We don't really know how many nocodetest Technicians there are anymore. FCC has
been renewing Tech Plus as Techs for 51 months now, so an unknown number of
current Techs are code-tested. In addition, an unknown number of Novices have
upgraded to Tech, and an unknown number of Techs hold Element 1 CSCEs.

73 de Jim, N2EY


"We need more license calsses!" Hi, hi, hi.

In article ,
(William) writes:

(N2EY) wrote in message
...

We don't really know how many nocodetest Technicians there are anymore. FCC
has
been renewing Tech Plus as Techs for 51 months now, so an unknown number of
current Techs are code-tested. In addition, an unknown number of Novices
have
upgraded to Tech, and an unknown number of Techs hold Element 1 CSCEs.

73 de Jim, N2EY

"We need more license calsses!" Hi, hi, hi.

Dozens! Hundreds!

But, even more, there must be a National Oracle at Delphi built for hum
raddio.
The guvmint can install Rev. Jim as The Head Oracle. He know what "right"
and what "wrong." Can spend all day, all night Oracle-izing the Great
Words.

Might last a week or so. Before he stoned, that is. Or is it be stoned?

Love to stay and chat but have to listen to my favorite AM radio program,
the one that is transmitted over a single mike in the antenna feedline of a
spark transmitter, the "Reggie F Super Special" broadcast unit. Real
successful it was in the commercial broadcasting field...

That's the RIGHT way to listen to radio broadcasting...just like they
did way back in the beginning of time of radio.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[sorry, that one got away from me.... } :-)

LHA / WMD

who cares?

arrl


"N2EY" wrote in message
m...
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