Comments on: Year-End Figures http://www.kb6nu.com/year-end-figures/ Having fun with amateur radio Wed, 23 May 2012 12:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dan KB6NU http://www.kb6nu.com/year-end-figures/#comment-304557 Dan KB6NU Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:22:08 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=1547#comment-304557 It may not be unusual or unexpected, but this is why I keep saying over and over and over that the ARRL needs to come up with programs to get Techs more involved in the hobby. It's great to say that there more than 28,000 got their licenses in 2008, but if the majority of them never join the ARRL or really do anything in amateur radio, then all the effort expended to get them into the hobby is just a waste of time. Any idea how many of those 28,000 joined the ARRL? It may not be unusual or unexpected, but this is why I keep saying over and over and over that the ARRL needs to come up with programs to get Techs more involved in the hobby. It’s great to say that there more than 28,000 got their licenses in 2008, but if the majority of them never join the ARRL or really do anything in amateur radio, then all the effort expended to get them into the hobby is just a waste of time.

Any idea how many of those 28,000 joined the ARRL?

]]> By: Allen Pitts, W1AGP http://www.kb6nu.com/year-end-figures/#comment-304477 Allen Pitts, W1AGP Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:55:26 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=1547#comment-304477 That is not unusual or unexpected. The reason for it is that while there are many new hams, the highest percentages of ARRL members come from the General and Extra Class licensees. It seems that after you "get into it” more that folks come realize the importance of membership and all that the ARRL does for Amateur Radio. This is not a new phenominon - it's been that way for many years. Meanwhile, the ARRL is and will continue to promote ALL of Amateur Radio, planting seeds even if it takes a while for people to grow in the hobby. That is not unusual or unexpected. The reason for it is that while there are many new hams, the highest percentages of ARRL members come from the General and Extra Class licensees. It seems that after you “get into it” more that folks come realize the importance of membership and all that the ARRL does for Amateur Radio.

This is not a new phenominon – it’s been that way for many years. Meanwhile, the ARRL is and will continue to promote ALL of Amateur Radio, planting seeds even if it takes a while for people to grow in the hobby.

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