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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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