[CQ-Contest] SSB vs CW SS check year licensed distributions

[Tim Shoppa]

Double histogram below best viewed using fixed-width font.

To the left of the year are "S"'s, one for each SSB QSO check from N3QE
2013 SSB SS log.

To the right of each year are "C"'s, one for each CW QSO check from unique
calls in N3QE+K3PRC SS logs.

You can see that for post-1980 hams, they have many more ticks in the SSB
column than in the CW column. For pre-1975 hams, the CW side seems to be
ahead.

1976/1977/1978/1979 certainly shows a bump (as others have pointed out,
those who came in around the time of CB craze). Maybe the CB-craze
contemporaries are a little more on SSB than on CW but it's pretty close.
Post-CB-craze, much more SSB.

Tim N3QE

                                  SSB yr CW
                                  --- -- ---
                                      14 C
                             SSSSSSSS 13 CC
                             SSSSSSSS 12 CCC
                            SSSSSSSSS 11 CCCC
                          SSSSSSSSSSS 10 CCC
                         SSSSSSSSSSSS 09
                           SSSSSSSSSS 08 CC
                              SSSSSSS 07 CC
                                SSSSS 06
                                SSSSS 05 CCCCCCC
                             SSSSSSSS 04 CCC
                                 SSSS 03 CCC
                                  SSS 02 C
                              SSSSSSS 01 C
                               SSSSSS 00 CCC
                            SSSSSSSSS 99 CCC
                               SSSSSS 98 CCCCCCC
                             SSSSSSSS 97 CCCC
                            SSSSSSSSS 96 CCCCC
                           SSSSSSSSSS 95 CCCC
                           SSSSSSSSSS 94 CC
                           SSSSSSSSSS 93 CCCC
                     SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 92 CCCC
                     SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 91 CCCCCCC
                           SSSSSSSSSS 90 CCCCC
                         SSSSSSSSSSSS 89 CCCCCCC
                          SSSSSSSSSSS 88 CCCCCC
                             SSSSSSSS 87 CCCCC
                      SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 86 CCCCCCCCC
                              SSSSSSS 85 CCC
                           SSSSSSSSSS 84 CCCCC
                           SSSSSSSSSS 83 CCCCCC
                                 SSSS 82 CCCCCCC
                              SSSSSSS 81 CCC
                             SSSSSSSS 80 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                      SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 79 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
               SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 78 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
  SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 77 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
 SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 76 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                  SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 75 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                          SSSSSSSSSSS 74 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                         SSSSSSSSSSSS 73 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                     SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 72 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
          SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 71 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 70 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
               SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 69 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                  SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 68 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
               SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 67 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                            SSSSSSSSS 66 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                  SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 65 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                 SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 64 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
              SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 63 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
       SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 62 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                        SSSSSSSSSSSSS 61 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 60 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
               SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 59 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
             SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 58 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                  SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 57 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                       SSSSSSSSSSSSSS 56 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                 SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 55 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                            SSSSSSSSS 54 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
                                SSSSS 53 CCCCCCCC
                           SSSSSSSSSS 52 CCCCCCCCCCC
                                   SS 51 CCCCCCC
                                   SS 50
                                 SSSS 49 C
                                  SSS 48 C
                                    S 47
                                      46
                                    S 45
                                      44 CC
                                      43
                                    S 42
                                    S 41
                                    S 40 C
                                      39
                                    S 38
                                      37
                                      36
                                      35
                                    S 34
                                      33
                                      32
                                    S 31
                                      30
                                      29
                                      28
                                      27 C
                                    S 26
                                      25
                                    S 24 C
                                      23
                                    S 22 C
                                      21
                                    S 20
                                    S 19
                                      18
                                      17
                                    S 16 C
                                      15