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APPEARANCE, AS VE6RI/VE8 SUBMITTED IN THE B2C CATEGORY.  THESE ENTRIES
REPRESENT A REPORTED TOTAL OF 32,506 PARTICIPANTS THE NUMBERS DONT INCLUDE
THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE FROM HOME AND DIDNT SUBMIT A FIELD DAY SUMMARY FOR
INCLUSION IN THE RESULTS.  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTACTS COMPLETED DURING
FIELD DAY 2006 WAS 1,236,825 SLIGHTLY UP FROM 2005 BY ABOUT 19,000
CONTACTS.  THERE WERE SLIGHT INCREASES REPORTED ON CW AND PHONE, WHILE
DIGITAL CONTACTS HAD 300 FEWER COMPLETED CONTACTS.  THATS NOT BAD FOR A
YEAR AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE SUN SPOT CYCLE.  AS WE SEE THE BEGINNING OF
CYCLE 24 IN THE NEXT 12 18 MONTHS AND A RETURN TO SOME BETTER PROPAGATION
ON 10 AND 15 METERS, WE COULD BE FACING AN ALL TIME RECORD NUMBER OF
CONTACTS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.  IN PARKS AND PLAZAS, AND IN EOCS WE SET UP
WHERE ALL OF THE PEOPLE CAN SEE.  THE STORMY WEATHER MAY CAUSE US SOME FITS
AND OLD TRANSCEIVERS MAY DRIFT JUST A BIT FIELD DAY IS THE BEST PUBLIC
RELATIONS OPPORTUNITY THAT AMATEUR RADIO HAS DURING THE YEAR.  IT IS
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1,682 AZ W7GB 366 2 1 1,674 EWA W5TTE 145 5 1 1,650 NM Pine Belt DX Assn
W5PDX 743 2 5 1,636 MS KE3D 565 2 1 1,630 STX W6PRI 140 5 1 1,600 SCV KD2MX
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