[UK-CONTEST] Log entries

[Fred Handscombe]

If you factor in the known fact that overall numbers of licencees have
declined in many countries over the past 10 years, then this increase is
actually greater than the raw numbers suggest.

These are great numbers to pass around as "ammunition!

73 Fred
G4BWP

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "G3SXW" <g3sxw at btinternet.com>
To: "UK-Contest" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 2:28 AM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Log entries


> We know that Contesting is growing fast. The "Anti-Contest Brigade" prefer
> to ignore this fact. One way of demonstrating the growth is with the
> number of log entries. So I have compiled these numbers for the past ten
> years for 29 of the biggest contests. Growth has been:
>
> RTTY +213% (over treble)
> Mixed Mode +100% (double)
> CW +53%
> Phone +33%
> TOTAL +68%
>
> I'm happy to e-mail my spread-sheet, just ask. (The reflector won't allow
> attachments).
> 73 de Roger/G3SXW.
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