ARLA/CLUSTER: N.º de radioamadores está a aumentar no Canadá desde 2013

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Canada: Amateur radio statistics

It is reported that The Canadian Amateur (TCA) magazine published by the
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) contains an update on the number of amateurs
as at December 2018

According to a tweet by KE9V TCA magazine says:
*"During the period from October 2013 until December 2018, the number of
people authorized to operate Amateur Radio in Canada grew from 63,317 to
70,198, continuing a growth rate more than twice that of the population as
a whole"*
https://twitter.com/ke9v/status/1101474294280916994

While the figure is presented with a positive spin some may be concerned it
hides an underlying problem that affects many countries - a long-term
decline in the number of active amateurs.

In 2000 Canada was one of the first countries to make amateur radio
"license-exempt". The license was abolished and replaced by an
authorization to operate which lasts for 125 years from the holders date of
birth.

This means the statistics will continue to show the many thousands of
Canadian amateurs who've died since 2000. Additionally all those who took
up the hobby but then decided to give it up to pursue a different interest
will still be in the figures.

An RCA submission to IARU said that in 1999 they had 6,573 members and
there were 45,000 individual amateur radio licenses in Canada. It may well
be the real total of active amateurs is now significantly less than it was
20 years ago.

Questions and Answers on Canada's Authorization Certificates
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf01812.html

AH0A amateur radio statistics for some other countries
http://ah0a.org/AH0A.html
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