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LOGS RECEIVED FROM CHINA UP FROM 5 IN 2009 AND 8 IN 2010.  THEIR ACTIVITY
NOW EXCEEDS THAT FROM MANY STALWART EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SUCH AS PORTUGAL,
HUNGARY, SWITZERLAND, NORWAY AND FINLAND.  WITH 1R3 BILLION CITIZENS, MIGHT
CHINA SOMEDAY BECOME THE 1 CONTESTING COUNTRY?  SINCE THE BAN ON AMATEUR
RADIO IN CHINA WAS LIFTED IN 1992 THE NUMBER OF LICENSED OPERATORS CLIMBED
TO 500 IN THE YEAR 2000, 3500 IN THE YEAR 2003 AND SHOT UP TO 20,000 IN
2010.  THOUGH THEY STILL ONLY HAVE AS MANY HAMS AS ONTARIO OR NORTH
CAROLINA, THE TREND IS STRONG.  WHO WERE THE MOST ENERGETIC AND ACTIVE
CONTESTERS?  WHICH OPERATORS SIT DOWN, KEEP THEIR BUTTS IN THE CHAIR, AND
MAKE A LARGE NUMBER OF CONTACTS?  LOOKING AT THOSE ENTITIES FROM WHICH FIVE
OR MORE LOGS WERE RECEIVED, THE HONORS GO TO NONE OTHER THAN CUBA.  THE
FIVE LOGS SUBMITTED FROM CUBA AVERAGED 1272 QSOS EACH A GREAT EFFORT FROM
CM8AKD, CO2CW, CO6LC, CO8CY AND CO8ZZ.  IF YOU WANTED TO WORK CUBA AND YOU
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