[TenTec] No [mandatory] CW

[Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP]

Darrell,

That is an interesting statistic, but I don't think it is representative of
the number of active hams.
I bet I know more hams who don't contest than I do contesters.
And I'm an active contester.

Sure, field day draws out many non-contesters, but I have to believe there
are a lot more active hams than 45,000.
Heck, when I call CQ on 7268, at least that many people tell me the
frequency is in use!


Anyway, I never believe a statistic unless I have forged it myself!

Good night David.
Good night Chet.

(73 - Rick)

-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Darrell
Bellerive
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:49 PM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] No [mandatory] CW

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
>
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