Where do you come up with the "decline in number of 2 meter repeaters"?
Not here in Vegas, you can't find a clear channel, not only on two, but
most of 440 is taken up as well.  I've heard very little of what I'd call
cb type operation here in Vegas, and when we do hear that from a new ham,
we take them under our wing and show them how it should be done.  I do see
a decline in people willing to volunteer for ham activities.  Most clubs
I'm in, it is the same few who are the "people who do things", but to some
extent, it has always been that way, whether you're discussing ham clubs
or church groups.

73s
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr