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Who's Your Daddy, BITCH? wrote: he will be quiet till monday for whatever reason |
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"an old freind" wrote in message ps.com... Who's Your Daddy, BITCH? wrote: he will be quiet till monday for whatever reason Reason? He is incarcerated on weekends. |
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Francisco wrote: "an old freind" wrote in message ps.com... Who's Your Daddy, BITCH? wrote: he will be quiet till monday for whatever reason Reason? He is incarcerated on weekends. it seems not he general quiet on the weekends but not this weekend |
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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 September 15, 2006: Novice - 24,429 (3.7%) [decrease of 24,900] Technician - 285,226 (43.4%) [increase of 79,832] Technician Plus - 35,774 (5.4%) [decrease of 93,087] General - 132,056 (20.1%) [increase of 19,379] Advanced - 70,886 (10.8%) [decrease of 28,896] Extra - 108,374 (16.5%) [increase of 29,624] (percentages may not add up to exactly 100.0% due to rounding) Total Tech/TechPlus - 321,000 (48.9%) [decrease of 13,254] Total General/Advanced/Extra - 311,316 (47.4%) [increase of 20,107] Total all classes - 656,745 (decrease of 18,047) 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 |
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slow code stalker at large
Slow code wrote: slow code stalker at large |
Markie Morgan stupid ass at large
an_old_friendless faggot wrote: Slow code wrote: slow code stalker at large Mark Morgan, illiterate pervert at large. |
Mark Morgan KB9RQZ child raper at large
This crap is getting old. I suggest you stop posting to rec.radio
newsgroups. Take it somewhere else. On 19 Sep 2006 06:42:13 -0700, wrote: wrote: Not Cocksucker Lloyd wrote: Wi Markie want a cracker? |
KB9RQZ Says Learning Code is EASY!
Not Cocksucker Lloyd wrote: Mark Morgan, illiterate pervert at large. Can't argue with that! Message-ID: .com KB9RQZ Said: "oh learning code is easy" There you have it, folks! Morkie says learning code is easy! Quoted Word For Word! Steve, K4YZ |
Mark Morgan KB9RQZ child raper at large
nospam wrote: This crap is getting old. I suggest you stop posting to rec.radio I suggest you go **** yourself, top poster. newsgroups. Take it somewhere else. You mean you want people to take it up the ass like you do? On 19 Sep 2006 06:42:13 -0700, wrote: wrote: Not Cocksucker Lloyd wrote: Wi Markie want a cracker? |
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KB9RQZ Says Learning Code is EASY But Says His Own Wordss Are Lies!
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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 October 1, 2006: Novice - 24,304 (3.7%) [decrease of 25,025] Technician - 285,709 (43.5%) [increase of 80,315] Technician Plus - 35,378 (5.4%) [decrease of 93,482] General - 131,945 (20.1%) [increase of 19,268] Advanced - 70,756 (10.8%) [decrease of 29,026] Extra - 108,389 (16.5%) [increase of 29,639] (percentages may not add up to exactly 100.0% due to rounding) Total Tech/TechPlus - 321,087 (48.9%) [decrease of 13,167] Total General/Advanced/Extra - 311,090 (47.4%) [increase of 19,881] Total all classes - 656,481 (decrease of 18,311) 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 |
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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 October 17, 2006: Novice - 24,187 (3.7%) [decrease of 25,142] Technician - 286,314 (43.6%) [increase of 80,920] Technician Plus - 35,056 (5.3%) [decrease of 93,804] General - 131,866 (20.1%) [increase of 19,189] Advanced - 70,623 (10.8%) [decrease of 29,159] Extra - 108,647 (16.5%) [increase of 29,897] (percentages may not add up to exactly 100.0% due to rounding) Total Tech/TechPlus - 321,370 (49.0%) [decrease of 12,884] Total General/Advanced/Extra - 311,136 (47.4%) [increase of 19,927] Total all classes - 656,513 (decrease of 18,279) Note that these totals do not include licenses that have expired but are in the grace period. They also do not include club, military 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. By May of 2010, the number of Technician Plus licenses will drop to zero, because all of them will have been renewed as Technician or allowed to expire. 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 |
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"Slow Code" wrote in message link.net... wrote in ups.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 General/Advanced/Extra - 291,209 (43.2%) Total all classes - 674,792 As of October 17, 2006: Novice - 24,187 (3.7%) [decrease of 25,142] Technician - 286,314 (43.6%) [increase of 80,920] Technician Plus - 35,056 (5.3%) [decrease of 93,804] General - 131,866 (20.1%) [increase of 19,189] Advanced - 70,623 (10.8%) [decrease of 29,159] Extra - 108,647 (16.5%) [increase of 29,897] (percentages may not add up to exactly 100.0% due to rounding) Total Tech/TechPlus - 321,370 (49.0%) [decrease of 12,884] Total General/Advanced/Extra - 311,136 (47.4%) [increase of 19,927] Total all classes - 656,513 (decrease of 18,279) Note that these totals do not include licenses that have expired but are in the grace period. They also do not include club, military 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. By May of 2010, the number of Technician Plus licenses will drop to zero, because all of them will have been renewed as Technician or allowed to expire. 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 Thanks Jim, Maybe now people will see dumbing down ham radio was a bad idea. SC Well, hopefully it really won't matter too much. I personally hope they take your coveted HF bands for worldwide data communications, and outlaw HF ham radio altogether. You can then hook your key up to a buzzer and code yourself into the grave. HTH |
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U-Know-Who wrote: "Slow Code" wrote in message link.net... Maybe now people will see dumbing down ham radio was a bad idea. SC Well, hopefully it really won't matter too much. I personally hope they take your coveted HF bands for worldwide data communications, and outlaw HF ham radio altogether. such a negitve attaudte tom you are nothing but hate filled why don't seek treament a few drugs and you will feel better |
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"U-Know-Who" wrote in
: "Slow Code" wrote in message link.net... Thanks Jim, Maybe now people will see dumbing down ham radio was a bad idea. SC Well, hopefully it really won't matter too much. I personally hope they take your coveted HF bands for worldwide data communications, and outlaw HF ham radio altogether. You can then hook your key up to a buzzer and code yourself into the grave. HTH I'd rather hook my key to a cattle prod and teach your lazy ass some spark. SC |
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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 November 1, 2006: Novice - 24,154 (3.7%) [decrease of 25,175] Technician - 287,444 (43.7%) [increase of 82,050] Technician Plus - 34,786 (5.3%) [decrease of 94,074] General - 131,994 (20.1%) [increase of 19,317] Advanced - 70,607 (10.7%) [decrease of 29,175] Extra - 108,563 (16.5%) [increase of 29,813] (percentages may not add up to exactly 100.0% due to rounding) Total Tech/TechPlus - 322,230 (49.0%) [decrease of 12,024] Total General/Advanced/Extra - 311,164 (47.3%) [increase of 19,955] Total all classes - 657,548 (decrease of 17,244) Note that these totals do not include licenses that have expired but are in the grace period. They also do not include club, military 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. By May of 2010, the number of Technician Plus licenses will drop to zero, because all of them will have been renewed as Technician or allowed to expire. 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 |
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wrote in message oups.com... wrote: As of November 1, 2006: Novice - 24,154 (3.7%) [decrease of 25,175] Technician - 287,444 (43.7%) [increase of 82,050] Technician Plus - 34,786 (5.3%) [decrease of 94,074] General - 131,994 (20.1%) [increase of 19,317] Advanced - 70,607 (10.7%) [decrease of 29,175] Extra - 108,563 (16.5%) [increase of 29,813] The point being that the Coded Amateurs are REALLY almost 60% of the Amateur population when one figures in the Tech Plus folks who have already been assimilated into the vanilla Technician. Those are numbers that political appointees are impressed by. Perhaps it's that simple math that prevents the FCC from broadstroking the code test out of existence...?!?! 73 Steve, K4YZ Hello Steve, Bear in mind that only 10.7% are *known* to have passed 13 words per minute (advanced). I honestly expect that the FCC will likely eliminate code testing but as to when, I haven't a clue. There are also modes (PSK) that use *less* bandwidth than CW, although it appears that voice seems to be the most popular. It would be nice to see some expansion of the HF amateur bands, but a number of 3rd world countries are relying on HF rather than satellite, so I'm not holding my breath LOL. 73 from Rochester, NY Jim AA2QA |
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Jim Hampton wrote: Bear in mind that only 10.7% are *known* to have passed 13 words per minute (advanced). No, that's not known. For about 10 years before the 2000 restructuring, (1990-2000), the Advanced was available with only 5 wpm code if you had a medical waiver. It was also possible to get a "5 wpm Advanced" for about a year after the 2000 restructuring, by the use of CSCEs. So the possession of an Advanced license, by itself, is no more proof of having passed 13 wpm than an Extra is proof of 20 wpm. I honestly expect that the FCC will likely eliminate code testing but as to when, I haven't a clue. I'm surprised it's taken this long. Almost 3-1/2 years since the treaty changed, and the rules are the same as six years ago. There are also modes (PSK) that use *less* bandwidth than CW, although it appears that voice seems to be the most popular. Yup - they have their weaknesses and their strengths. More tools in the toolbox. It would be nice to see some expansion of the HF amateur bands, but a number of 3rd world countries are relying on HF rather than satellite, so I'm not holding my breath LOL. The SWBC folks are moving out of 7100-7200 - that effectively widens the 40 meter band. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
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"Jim Hampton" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... wrote: As of November 1, 2006: Novice - 24,154 (3.7%) [decrease of 25,175] Technician - 287,444 (43.7%) [increase of 82,050] Technician Plus - 34,786 (5.3%) [decrease of 94,074] General - 131,994 (20.1%) [increase of 19,317] Advanced - 70,607 (10.7%) [decrease of 29,175] Extra - 108,563 (16.5%) [increase of 29,813] The point being that the Coded Amateurs are REALLY almost 60% of the Amateur population when one figures in the Tech Plus folks who have already been assimilated into the vanilla Technician. Those are numbers that political appointees are impressed by. Perhaps it's that simple math that prevents the FCC from broadstroking the code test out of existence...?!?! 73 Steve, K4YZ Hello Steve, Bear in mind that only 10.7% are *known* to have passed 13 words per minute (advanced). However, not quite correct. It just takes more digging into the database to get that info. You can look up previous license class on any individual. If an Extra's previous license shows as Advanced, you will then also *know* that they passed the 13wpm. You can also look at the record and see if they have upgraded since April 2000. If they held their General or Advanced prior to then, you *know* that they passed the 13wpm. For Extras, you can determine if they received their Extra before that date or not and *know* that they passed the 20wpm. However, it's probably more effort than it is worth to get that deep into the data. As I understand the postings on license numbers, it is basically to see if there has been any effect on the growth of amateur radio. I honestly expect that the FCC will likely eliminate code testing but as to when, I haven't a clue. I suspect that you are correct. There are also modes (PSK) that use *less* bandwidth than CW, although it appears that voice seems to be the most popular. It would be nice to see some expansion of the HF amateur bands, but a number of 3rd world countries are relying on HF rather than satellite, so I'm not holding my breath LOL. Bandwidth isn't the only parameter. Each mode has its strengths and weaknesses. 73 from Rochester, NY Jim AA2QA Dee, N8UZE |
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wrote in message ups.com... Jim Hampton wrote: Bear in mind that only 10.7% are *known* to have passed 13 words per minute (advanced). No, that's not known. For about 10 years before the 2000 restructuring, (1990-2000), the Advanced was available with only 5 wpm code if you had a medical waiver. It was also possible to get a "5 wpm Advanced" for about a year after the 2000 restructuring, by the use of CSCEs. So the possession of an Advanced license, by itself, is no more proof of having passed 13 wpm than an Extra is proof of 20 wpm. I'd momentarily forgotten the waivers when I made my previous post. My ex-husband had severe hearing problems (both loss of hearing and tinnitus). He passed the 5wpm and had medical waivers for the 13wpm and 20wpm. Dee, N8UZE |
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Dee Flint wrote: wrote in message ups.com... Jim Hampton wrote: Bear in mind that only 10.7% are *known* to have passed 13 words per minute (advanced). No, that's not known. For about 10 years before the 2000 restructuring, (1990-2000), the Advanced was available with only 5 wpm code if you had a medical waiver. It was also possible to get a "5 wpm Advanced" for about a year after the 2000 restructuring, by the use of CSCEs. So the possession of an Advanced license, by itself, is no more proof of having passed 13 wpm than an Extra is proof of 20 wpm. I'd momentarily forgotten the waivers when I made my previous post. My ex-husband had severe hearing problems (both loss of hearing and tinnitus). He passed the 5wpm and had medical waivers for the 13wpm and 20wpm. Dee, N8UZE which means BTW acording to most of your fellow ProCoders he wasn't a real ham althought the Nocoder like myself adknowledge that you use the rules as they arte written |
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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 November 15, 2006: Novice - 23,974 (3.7%) [decrease of 25,355] Technician - 287,981 (43.9%) [increase of 82,587] Technician Plus - 34,334 (5.2%) [decrease of 94,526] General - 131,685 (20.1%) [increase of 19,008] Advanced - 70,373 (10.7%) [decrease of 29,409] Extra - 108,192 (16.5%) [increase of 29,442] (percentages may not add up to exactly 100.0% due to rounding) Total Tech/TechPlus - 322,315 (49.1%) [decrease of 11,939] Total General/Advanced/Extra - 310,250 (47.3%) [increase of 19,041] Total all classes - 656,539 (decrease of 18,253) Note that these totals do not include licenses that have expired but are in the grace period. They also do not include club, military 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. By May of 2010, the number of Technician Plus licenses will drop to zero, because all of them will have been renewed as Technician or allowed to expire. 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 |
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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 2, 2006: Novice - 23,801 (3.6%) [decrease of 25,528] Technician - 288,922 (44.0%) [increase of 83,528] Technician Plus - 33,644 (5.1%) [decrease of 95,216] General - 131,409 (20.0%) [increase of 18,732] Advanced - 70,183 (10.7%) [decrease of 29,599] Extra - 108,154 (16.5%) [increase of 29,404] (percentages may not add up to exactly 100.0% due to rounding) Total Tech/TechPlus - 322,566 (49.2%) [decrease of 11,688] Total General/Advanced/Extra - 309,746 (47.2%) [increase of 18,537] Total all classes - 656,113 (decrease of 18,679) Note that these totals do not include licenses that have expired but are in the grace period. They also do not include club, military 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. By May of 2010, the number of Technician Plus licenses will drop to zero, because all of them will have been renewed as Technician or allowed to expire. 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 |
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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, 2006: Novice - 23,712 (3.6%) [decrease of 25,617] Technician - 289,703 (44.1%) [increase of 84,309] Technician Plus - 33,310 (5.1%) [decrease of 95,550] General - 131,280 (20.0%) [increase of 18,603] Advanced - 70,015 (10.7%) [decrease of 29,767] Extra - 108,244 (16.5%) [increase of 29,494] (percentages may not add up to exactly 100.0% due to rounding) Total Tech/TechPlus - 323,013 (49.2%) [decrease of 11,241] Total General/Advanced/Extra - 309,539 (47.2%) [increase of 18,330] Total all classes - 656,264 (decrease of 18,528) Note that these totals do not include licenses that have expired but are in the grace period. They also do not include club, military 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. By May of 2010, the number of Technician Plus licenses will drop to zero, because all of them will have been renewed as Technician or allowed to expire. 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 |
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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 31, 2006: Novice - 23,632 (3.6%) [decrease of 25,697] Technician - 290,126 (44.2%) [increase of 84,882] Technician Plus - 32,886 (5.0%) [decrease of 95,974] General - 131,216 (20.0%) [increase of 18,539] Advanced - 69,914 (10.7%) [decrease of 29,868] Extra - 108,219 (16.5%) [increase of 29,469] (percentages may not add up to exactly 100.0% due to rounding) Total Tech/TechPlus - 323,012 (49.2%) [decrease of 11,242] Total General/Advanced/Extra - 309,349 (47.2%) [increase of 18,140] Total all classes - 655,993 (decrease of 18,799) Note that these totals do not include licenses that have expired but are in the grace period. They also do not include club, military 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. By May of 2010, the number of Technician Plus licenses will drop to zero, because all of them will have been renewed as Technician or allowed to expire. 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 |
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John Smith I wrote:
wrote: ... I make no move to dispute those figures. I only wonder how accurate those figures are (and due to mistakes in accounting those figures, and not yours in getting them), or how many are not still in the living world with us. The figures are derived directly from the FCC database. They're not counted by hand, eliminating that source of error. The number who have died or who are completely inactive and will not return to amateur radio is completely unknown. Those folks will disappear by attrition, which can take up to 10 years. My purpose in posting these numbers for the past several years is to have a record of the changes in US amateur license numbers that always uses the same method of counting, *and* is not dependent on anything but preservation of Usenet archives. Happy New Year! N2EY |
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John Smith I wrote: wrote: ... Happy New Year! N2EY And, HAPPY NEW YEAR! to you, sir. Don't get me wrong. You do us a service by posting these figures. Hmmm. You may, indeed, have more faith in the FCC figures than I do. However, I do not dispute the figures. Only wonder about them ... Regards, JS |
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wrote: John Smith I wrote: wrote: ... Happy New Year! N2EY And, HAPPY NEW YEAR! to you, sir. Thanks Don't get me wrong. You do us a service by posting these figures. Thnaks again. Hmmm. You may, indeed, have more faith in the FCC figures than I do. However, I do not dispute the figures. Only wonder about them ... What do you wonder about? They are simply the number of licenses in the FCC database. Of course a certain percentage of amateurs shown in the database are dead, but their families have not notified FCC of the fact, and their licenses will stay in the database and in the license counts until they expire. And a certain percentage are held by amateurs with health problems such that they will never again be on the air, yet again their licenses will stay in the database for years. And a certain percentage are held by amateurs who, for a variety of reasons, have lost interest such that they will never again be on the air, yet again their licenses will stay in the database for years. In the latter two examples, the licensee may renew the license even though they don't use it. All it takes is a few clicks on the FCC website, or the proper form, envelope and stamp. A well-meaning friend or family member could do all the paperwork and simply get the licensee to sign or OK the renewal, and there's another decade for one license. So there's an unknown percentage of licenses in those numbers that are temporarily or permanently inactive, yet they're still counted. A couple of decades ago, back when the license term was five years, it was required that the licensee certify that they'd actually used their amateur license a certain amount, and could still pass the license tests. All that is long gone. |
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