John, that particular increase was $3/year. At the time there was an optional 65+ discount of $6 so the basic rate went from $31 to $34 and the senior rate went from $25 to $28. At the end of 1998 membership was 162,626. In those days total licensing was in the vicinity of 650,000. How many of those licensees were alive/active is unknown, as is the case with today's 709,575 licensees. Dave From: arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of JRS Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 10:20 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:21381] Re: ARRL membership tops 160,000! Dave How much did membership drop in the year after the dues increase? And how much was the dues increase? 160k of 700,000 licensess = 22.9% of Hams are ARRL members. Dave, do you know the percentage for 1997? Would be an interesting comparison. Thanks to everyone at HQ for their work in increasing the membership. 73 ----------------------------------------------------- John Robert Stratton N5AUS Office telephone: 512-445-6262 Cell: 512-426-2028 PO Box 2232 Austin, Texas 78768-2232 ----------------------------------------------------- On 1/3/13 9:04 AM, Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ wrote: The all-time membership peak was 177,396 in early 1997, shortly before a dues increase. Dave -----Original Message----- From: arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of jfenster@pacifier.com Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 9:41 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:21378] Re: ARRL membership tops 160,000! Dave, This is great news. It certainly helps to relieve pressure on the cash position as the numbers increase. We need to keep the numbers growing! Regards and congratulations to the membership folks. What was the highest membership recorded in the past? 73 Jim K9JF ARRL membership ended the year on a strong note with the total exceeding 160,000 for the first time since March 2002! A banner in the HQ lobby (see attached courtesy of Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R) tells the tale. Every division except Great Lakes saw an increase in membership during the year. International membership grew the most percentage-wise. The leading division in growth this year was Pacific - see http://www.arrl.org/membership-stats for the division and section breakdowns. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv James E. Fenstermaker K9JF Director, Northwestern Division American Radio Relay League (206) 930-9372 _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv