[CQ-Contest] ARRL SS Contest Trend Analysis

[VE5ZX]

Now that is an interesting analysis! Eric here is your data expressed in 
cumulative total percentage of the number of participants be they 
individuals, groups and clubs

          Range  &  Freq     Cum %
CK 2001-2005=32       %100
CK 1996-2000=39        % 97
CK 1991-1995=49        % 94
CK 1986-1990=47        % 89
CK 1981-1985=40        % 86
CK 1976-1980=144      % 82
CK 1971-1975=125      % 70
CK 1966-1970=133      % 60
CK 1961-1965=192      % 49
CK 1956-1960=198      % 33
CK 1951-1955=138      % 16
CK 1946-1950=32        %  5
CK 1941-1945=2          %  2
CK 1936-1940=14        %  2
CK 1931-1935=7          %  1
CK 1926-1930=2          %  0
CK 1921-1925=1          %  0
CK 1916-1920=0          %  0
CK 1911-1915=0          %  0
CK 1906-1910=2          %  0
TOTAL        1197

It shows that 70% of the licences were granted more than 30 years ago. It 
looks like there maybe a rapid decline in participation in the near future 
unless something is done to ramp up the number of new participants..

We need more data like this to help us understand our community. Well done!

Syl


Sylvan Katz - VE5ZX
Saskatoon, SK