On 3 Nov 97, W1HIJ--Bill <W1HIJ@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> Year first licensed as sent in 97 CWSS-- # and Percent
> Sample Size = 484, Earliest Date = 1919 (2), Latest 1996 (1)
> Median year = 1965.
>
> Most commonly occurring years: 1957, 58, 59 (all with 23 each). Who said
> Sputnik didn't have an influence?!!
>
> 10-19 2 0.4%
> 20-29 4 0.8%
> 30-39 8 1.7%
> 40-49 11 2.3%
> 50-54 45 9.3%
> 55-59 97 20.0%
> 60-64 70 14.5%
> 65-69 65 13.4%
> 70-74 61 12.6%
> 75-79 58 12.0%
> 80-84 16 3.3%
> 85-89 14 2.9%
> 90+ 33 6.8%
>
If you assume the average age of license is 15, contesting will
slowly die due to lack of participation, starting in about 20 years.
It's really amazing how few of the total were licensed since 1980...
--
Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@itw.com
Newtown, PA FRC alternate: barry@w2up.wells.com
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