Total number of USA Licensed Amateurs by Class
As of May 14, 2000:
Novice - 49,329
Tech/+ - 334254
General - 112,677
Advanced - 99,782
Extra - 78,750
Total all classes - 674,792
As of March 15, 2005
Novice - 29,098 (-41.02%) (-20,231)
Total/+ - 318,387 (-4.74%) (-15,867)
General - 137,334 (+21.88%) (+24,657)
Advanced - 77,035 (-22.80%) (-22,747)
Extra - 106,238 (+34.91%) (+27,488)
Total All Classes - 668,163
Total all classes (5/14/00) - 674,792
Total all Classes (4/21/03) - 687,860
Total all classes (9/6/04 ) - 674,788
Total all classes (2/15/05) - 668,163
Total loss of 6,629 since 5/14/2000 ( Was 674,792)
Total loss of 6,625 since 9/6/2004 ( Was 674,788)
Total Loss of 19,697 since 4/2003 (all time high of 687,860)
Notes,
For the 8th straight reporting period, all classes except for Extra declined. There was a net loss of 618 licensees in this reporting period from the last reporting period.
From the last reporting period, We lost:
139 Novices
287 Tech - Tech+
151 Generals
175 Advanced
We gained:
71 Extras
Net Loss: 681 since 2/28/05
The base totals are from implementation of the then new licensing changes in May 2000. September 6, 2004 is the date I started measuring the changes. The peak number was in April 2003.
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George
K3UD
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K3UD (EX-WA3DNC - W3GEO)
(EX- Novice - Tech - General - Advanced)