 Despite taking place during the solar minimum, the contest coincided with a short spike in conditions on the HF bands allowing high scores.After winning three WRTCs in a row, Jeff Steinman, N5TJ and Dan Street, K1TO did not compete in the 2006 event.First place went to John Sluymer VE3EJ and James Roberts VE7ZO of Canada, the first time a team from outside the United States had won the WRTC competition.