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Mike Coslo wrote: K=D8HB wrote: wrote in message oups.com... K=D8HB wrote: The growth in numbers of Amateurs over the past decade has been overwhelmingly via the Technician license. .... since about 1987 or so, most new hams have started out as Technicians. Jim, we can nit-pick the semantics if you really think that's productive, but the two statements above both seem to convey the same notion, which we might more clearly state "Most new hams since 1991 have entered via the Technician class which is now the largest single license class in the US, comprising almost half (47.7%) of the population of licensees in this country, nearly equal to the combined total population of the three higher classes.". Even if we do pick the nits, you have a point that is valid. A lot of Technicians elect not to join the ARRL. During the time that I was a Tech, I didn't think that the league was relevant to what I was doing in Ham radio. You know, stuff like helping with walkathons, 4-H events, Bike races.... Sound familiar to what you wrote? For about 2 years, the type of Ham you spoke of was ME. After I got my General license, I decided that ARRL was relevant to my new interests. You echo Len's observation. The ARRL is about HF radio using Morse Code. |
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