[TenTec] No [mandatory] CW

[Darrell Bellerive]

Here is a link to a graph of the number of field day participants over 
the years. This may be a bit more representative of the number of active 
hams than the number of licensees.

http://members.shaw.ca/va7to/FieldDayParticipation.html

73, Darrell VA7TO

Darrell Bellerive

On 13-02-28 11:58 AM, Bry Carling wrote:
> 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
>