rjr (06/10/82)
HAM SURVEY RESULTS
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Thanks to those who took the time to respond to my survey.
There were only 8 who did. In order to get enough input
I handed out forms at our local radio club this past Tues
night. The results were as follows:
1) License Classes: 4% Tech, 30% Gen, 44% Adv, 22% Ext
2) Favorite Mode: 52% SSB, 30% CW, 18% said 50-50.
These figures were also true for the Gen and
Adv classes individually. Extra Class alone
said 28% SSB, 46% CW, and 28% both.
3) Of those preferring CW, only 50% have narrow
(500 Hz or less) filters, either IF or audio
types.
4) Only 16% use linears: 0% Gen, 14% Adv, 45% Extra.
5) Average time license held:
Gen 13 years, Adv 13 years, Extra 6 years.
6) Favorite Bands: Most Fav. 2nd Fav.
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Gen. 40 10
Adv. 20 40
Extra 20 40
The least favorite band is 80. (No extras
liked 10 or 80, only one likes 15).
7) DX operation: No. Time wkg DX
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42% none
42% 50% or less
16% 51% or more
8) 74% of the Tech, Gen, and Adv want to upgrade.
9) New Modes: (What would you like to try?):
MODE No.
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RTTY 32%
SSTV 10%
CW 2%
Packet 2%
HF-FM 2%
10) Changes wanted to present HF bands:
26% say "lower the maximum power to 250 watts".
74% had no comment on power levels.
30% want the phone bands expanded.
6% said don't expand phone bands.
64% had no comment on that.
11) Future 10 MHz band:
81% say limit power to 250 watts.
9.5% say 500 watt limit.
9.5% say 1Kw limit.
58% want CW, 20% SSB, 14% RTTY, 6% no comment.
10 MHz classes: 50% say Gen and above, 32% say
Adv and above, 14% said "all", 4% say Extra
only.
NOTE: The 4% that said Extra only were Adv class!!
Guess they want some incentive to upgrade...
(73% of the Extra class responses favor that the
10 MHz band be used by Gen and above classes).
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By the way, regarding item 1, according to the call book,
the U.S. figures are:
Novice 18%
Tech. 20%
Gen. 30%
Adv. 24%
Extra 7%
-73- K9EUI we13!rjr
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