‰ NOW 20 WPM ‰ 8 FROM 2004 AND ABOUT 15 FROM 2002 THE RECORD HIGH. BUT ALL THE NEWS HERE WASNT BAD. SOUND CARD INTERFACES AND IMPROVED SOFTWARE LED TO A CONTINUED INCREASE IN DIGITAL QSOS THE FIFTH TIME IN THE PAST SIX YEARS. ALMOST 200 STORIES AND HUNDREDS OF IMAGES OF FD2006 MAY BE FOUND IN THE ARRL ONLINE SOAPBOX AT WWW. ARRL. ORG/ CONTESTS/ SOAPBOX AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE MODERN DAY MYTHOS TRADITION. THE EVOLUTION OF THE NOVICE/TECH STATION TO THE GOTA STATION GET ON THE AIR STATION IN 2002 CONTINUES TO PLAY A VALUABLE ROLE IN THIS QUEST. NEW IN 2005 WAS THE ADDITION OF A YOUTH BONUS WHERE A GROUP COULD GARNER AN EXTRA 100 POINTS FOR GETTING AT LEAST 5 YOUNG PEOPLE AGE 18 OR YOUNGER INVOLVED. MANY GROUPS COMBINED THESE TWO EFFORTS ‰ FROM PAGE 96 ‰ 2 23 1,772 ME Orchard City ARC VE7OGO 271 2 50 1,770 W8CTT 281 2 26 1,728 ‰ END OF 20 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ