[CQ-Contest] Why Are European Contesters Younger?

[Yuri VE3DZ]

John,
in many Eastern European countries, you could operate for many years from 
club station without so-called license.
I knew quite a few guys who were prominent contesters, winning many contests 
over the years in Multi-Op category... but never got "licensed". Some 
couldn't do that because of work (security clearance), others just didn't 
bother.

73 Yuri  VE3DZ

> 1) Your age
> 2) Age you got your first license
> 3) Age you started contest operating
> 4) # of years of contest experience (I could calculate this, but you can
> make it easier by doing it for me)
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