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2009 sees surge of new Hams!!!
2010-01-07 15:43 |
Moderator Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 437 |
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From the page of K1TP:
2009 sees surge of new USA Amateur Radio licensees This past year was a banner year for new Amateur Radio licensees. According to ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, the FCC issued more than 30,000 new ham radio licenses. "In 2009, the demand for Amateur Radio exam sessions remained elevated and is still running at a higher rate than before the FCC's restructuring of the license requirements in 2007," Somma said. "This high level of exam session activity has produced an elevated influx of new applications, far outpacing recent years." A total of 30,144 new licenses were granted in 2009, an increase of almost 7.5 percent from 2008. In 2005, 16,368 new hams joined Amateur Radio's ranks; just five years later, that number had increased by almost 14,000 -- a whopping 84 percent! The ARRL VEC is one of 14 VECs who administer Amateur Radio license exams. Read the full ARRL story at http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2010/01/06/11278/?nc=1 AH0A - Amateur Radio Licensing Statistics http://www.ah0a.org/ |
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Re: 2009 sees surge of new Hams!!!
2010-01-08 10:45 |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 34 |
| I wonder where they all are???? :S:S:S | |
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Re: 2009 sees surge of new Hams!!!
2010-01-08 16:42 |
Moderator Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 437 |
| On Hamsphere!!! :)-D | |
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Re: 2009 sees surge of new Hams!!!
2010-01-09 00:43 |
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| This is very exciting. I wish there were more and closer opportunities for me to take my test. If I did get my ticket I'd still have a problem of not having a radio. Money is tight like it is everywhere but it's harder when you have a fixed income. | |
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