Encouragement

[Ernie]

+ Spotlight on Amateur Radio: 2009 Sees Surge of New Amateur Radio Licensees


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In 2009, the FCC issued more than 30,000 new Amateur Radio licences -- an
almost 3 percent increase in the number of new licenses issued in 2008. At
the end of 2009, there were 17,084 Novices, 334,245 Technicians, 150,970
Generals and 119,403 Amateur Extra class licensees.

This past year was a banner year for new Amateur Radio licensees. According
to ARRL VEC Manager Maria Somma, AB1FM, the FCC issued more than 30,000 new
ham radio licenses. "In 2009, the demand for Amateur Radio exam sessions
remained elevated and is still running at a higher rate than before the
FCC's restructuring of the license requirements in 2007," Somma said. "This
high level of exam session activity has produced an elevated influx of new
applications, far outpacing recent years." A total of 30,144 new licenses
were granted in 2009 -- an increase of almost 7.5 percent from 2008. In
2005, 16,368 new hams joined Amateur Radio's ranks; just five years later,
that number had increased by almost 14,000 -- a whopping 84 percent! Read
more here <http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2010/01/06/11278/?nc=1> .

 

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