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UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 31st October 2007

The UK regulator Ofcom has supplied the figures for the total number of Amateur Radio Licences issued as at 31st October 2007.

Change since last month


Grade 31st Oct 07 30th Sept 07 Change
Foundation   9323
  9136    +187
Intermediate   3975
  3908     +67
Full/Advanced 49992 49894     +98
Club Stations   1257   1253      +4

The RadCom "Silent Keys" listing indicates that out of the RSGB's some 24,000, members over 200 are passing away each year. As there are over 60,000 Amateurs this implies that over 500 Radio Amateurs become Silent Key each year.

When you consider that a high percentage of new Radio Amateurs will leave the hobby after a few years then it seems unlikely that the numbers currently coming into the hobby at Foundation will match those that are leaving it.

We will not know for certain until the current 5 year licences start expiring at the end of 2011.

 

UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 30th September 2007
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/october2007/
uk_amateur_radio_licences.htm

UK Amateur Radio Licences as at 31st August 2007
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/september2007/
uk_amateur_radio_licences.htm

AH0A - Amateur Radio Licensing Statistics
http://www.ah0a.org/


73 Trevor M5AKA

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