[RVRC] Amateur Radio Showing Steady Growth in the US

[Marvin Bronstein]

IMHO, it's all good!!!   Of those obtaining ham radio licenses for the 
purpose of emergency service, that activity will etch their interest and 
promote expansion of their activities.  The social experience will further 
develop their growth in the hobby.
The negative would be if they remain 'stagnant' and don't use their 
licenses, that would not add to their skills and interest.

Marv,
K2VHW
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Fierro" <overthetop52 at yahoo.com>
To: "RVRC" <rvrc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 10:54 AM
Subject: [RVRC] Amateur Radio Showing Steady Growth in the US


> In this recent dispatch from Newington, the ARRL says the US amateur radio 
> service continues to see "steady growth". The Technician license class now 
> makes up one-half of all amateur radio
> licenses in the US. Do those who obtain a Tech license via CERT and
> related Emcomm training meld into the general amateur population -- or
> is their specific purpose for obtaining a license relegated strictly to
> emergency communications?
>
> I'm not certain that it matters all that much but it does seem to at least 
> skew the data about the "growth" of amateur radio.
>
> Someone who is radio active will: enjoy time on the air, attend hamfests, 
> volunteer, enter the
> occasional contest or participate in Field Day, purchase new equipment,
> spend a lifetime in the hobby, etc.
>
> Are we growing any of those kind of hams or are we just adding licensed 
> emergency communications volunteers?
>
> Inquiring minds need to know
>
>
> 73
> Pete
> KD2ARB
>
>
>
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