I do know a lot of money went to ham clubs for their emergency services a few
years ago when pactor digital messaging got going.
Millions in fact for large e comm vans and trucks, transceivers, generators,
antennas etc.
I have never been quite sure what to think about that.
Does anybody know if very many of these 700,000 new hams are actually active
on the air ??
The bands don't sound any busier to me.
Bry AF4K
Jim Lowman <jmlowman@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>I wasn't aware of the fact that so many hams in other countries have US
>
>callsigns.
>But I'm not familiar enough with the regs that allow it.
>
>Here's another way that the numbers are growing: many first responders
>
>are being "encouraged" to get their Tech licenses.
>I have a good friend who is Deputy Chief of a local fire department,
>and
>he and his colleagues are part of this movement.
>I wouldn't have know that he was a ham, except one day over lunch he
>asked for my recommendation in buying an HT.
>
>One of the scare tactics that we hear from time to time is that without
>
>growth, we will lose our frequencies.
>But what agencies want spectrum in the HF bands? Those most at risk
>area those with Tech licenses.
>
>73 de Jim - AD6CW
>
>On 2/28/2013 12:19 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
>> BUT be careful with the numbers the ARRL keeps posting, showing ham
>radio
>> growing in the US.
>> I do not know a single ham here who does not also have a US call
>sign. We
>> all do.
>> So do all of the contesters I know in France and several other
>countries.
>>
>> HOW MANY US HAMS ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE US? If you only count them,
>and not
>> the foreigners you may be surprised at the numbers.
>> Maybe Ham Radio is dying in the US too, if you count correctly.
>>
>>
>> 73
>> Rick
>>
>
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Bry Carling
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