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<H1>CQ Facebook 'fans' top 3500 mark </H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>More than 3,500 Facebook users have signed up as 'fans' of
<EM><STRONG>CQ</STRONG> </EM>magazine on the popular internet social networking
site. Plus, they represent a considerably younger group of ham radio operators
than organized ham radio has been reaching through traditional means.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>"According to Facebook's own demographics, the majority of
<EM>CQ</EM>'s fans on the site are age 45 or younger," according to <EM>CQ</EM>
Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU. "This is significant because it means we have opened
up an important avenue of communication with these younger hams by making the
effort to go where they 'hang out,' rather than expecting them to find us. This
is essential if we are going to make sure that younger hams are connected to the
mainstream of the hobby."</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Facebook statistics also show that <EM>CQ</EM>'s fans are
drawn from all over the world, with more than 20 countries represented and
members in the U.S. accounting for only a little more than one-third of
<EM>CQ</EM>'s Facebook fans. </FONT></P>
<P><EM><A href="http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>CQ Amateur Radio</FONT></A><FONT face=Tahoma> </FONT></EM><FONT
face=Tahoma>magazine is the world's leading independent amateur radio
publication, with readers in over 100 countries. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><EM>CQ</EM> sponsors more than a dozen amateur radio
contests and operating awards, including the world's most popular participation
sport, the CQ World Wide DX Contest, which has drawn more than 10,000
competitors in each of the past two years. Thousands of additional stations
participated but did not submit logs. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><EM>CQ</EM> is a publication of CQ Communications, Inc.,
which also publishes </FONT><A href="http://www.popular-communications.com/"
target=_blank><FONT face=Tahoma>Popular Communications</FONT></A><FONT
face=Tahoma>, <EM><A href="http://www.cq-vhf.com/" target=_blank>CQ VHF</A></EM>
and <EM><A href="http://www.worldradiomagazine.com/">WorldRadio Online</A>
</EM>magazines.<BR></FONT></P></BODY></HTML>