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Re: Amateur Radio Licensees in U.S.
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Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:05:15 -0600
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Thanks, Steve, for sharing that info.  I had no idea it had expanded that 
much over the years.

Phil.
K0NX





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 12:14 PM
Subject: Amateur Radio Licensees in U.S.


> BlankPhil,
>
> You got me curious.  Here is the number of licensed hams from 1971 to 2012
> by decade
> . December 1971: 285,000
> . December 1981: 433,000
> . December 1991: 494,000
> . December 2001: 683,000
> . December 2012: 709,500
>
>
> Clearly, the biggest jump occurred after the code requirement was reduced 
> to
> 5 WPM for all classes of license.  No code certainly contributes to the
> number of operators.  There are now 130,000 Extras.
>
> I suspect though, judging from what I hear on the HF bands, that activity 
> of
> the newer hams is more likely on VHF and above.
>
>
> Steve, K8SP
> Lansing, MI
>

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