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PARTS OF THE OPERATING EVENT.  THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF FIELD DAY DOES NOT
DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS YOU COMPLETE OR THE QSO POINTS THAT YOU
RACK UP.  A SUCCESSFUL FIELD DAY REALLY COMES FROM MAXIMIZING THE BONUS
POINTS THAT YOU EARN FOR THE OPERATION. 
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KA5CJJ 106 5 1 1,210 NTX W4ZKE 275 2 1 1,200 KY WD9FTZ 194 5 1 1,195 OH

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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THE 2006 ARRL FIELD DAY RESULTS ITS OUR TIME TO SHINE DAN HENDERSON, N1ND
WITH A TIP OF THE CAP TO JOE WALSH, WB6ACU, TO THE TUNE OF HIS HIT LIFES
BEEN GOOD THE SUMMERS COMING JUNES HEADING OUR WAY WE HAMS ALL KNOW WHAT
THAT MEANS ITS FIELD DAY.  SPEND WEEKS OF PLANNING TO GET IT ALL RIGHT SO
WE CAN HAVE ONE MEMORABLE NIGHT.  THEY SAY HAMS ARE CRAZY AND WEVE ALL LOST
OUR MIND WERE JUST LOOKING FOR QS AND TO HAVE A GOOD TIME FIELD DAY ITS OUR
TIME TO SHINE.  ITS THE TALK OF ALMOST EVERY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB IN THE US
AND CANADA AT SOME POINT IN TIME DURING THE YEAR ARRL FIELD DAY.  SOME
GROUPS START PLANNING THE DAY THIS OPERATING EVENT ENDS THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
OTHERS WILL WAIT AND DO THEIR PREPARATIONS BEGINNING ONLY A FEW WEEKS EFORE
THE EVENT.  MOST GROUPS START KICKING AROUND IDEAS EARLY IN THE CALENDAR
YEAR GIVING CLUBS ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO PREPARE.  THE NUMBERS IN 2006 AGAIN
SHOW WHAT WE ALL ALREADY KNOW THAT FIELD DAY IS THE MOST POPULAR ON THE AIR
OPERATING ACTIVITY IN AMATEUR RADIO.  AN OFFICIAL TOTAL OF 2169 ENTRIES
WERE RECEIVED FROM GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL 80 ARRL/RAC SECTIONS A
CLEAN SWEEP.  EVEN THE ELUSIVE NORTHERN TERRITORIES SECTION MADE AN
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MT N6IIU 1148 2 1 2,396 SJV KC5R 670 2 1 2,186 LA KO1K 167 5 1 1,920 RI
WA1VKO 664 2 1 1,878 NH AE5T 848 2 1 1,846 LA WA3RML 170 5 1 1,800 NTX AG4V
825 2 1 1,750 TN N3ZP 168 5 1 1,720 EPA W3LL 775 2 1 1,700 MDC K7HP 333 2 1
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