Tretia etapa SLP contestu 2006 sa uskutočnila v dňoch 25. – 26. marca a priniesla zaujímavé výsledky medzi súťažiacimi SWL. Several active listeners took part in the race, and during the weekend they scored points for listening to broadcasts from different countries.
In this round, Jan Mandos (NL997) took first place with 37,728 points, who confirmed his stable form and significantly increased his total to 83,381 points after three stages. The second place was taken by Vladimir Ignatov (R3A-847) with 34,816 points, the third was Jozef Marcincák (OM3-0001) with 15,714 points. Other places went to Gosse Helmus (NL13181), Lars Aström (SM7-8190) and Richard Frank (DH2URF-swl) who also scored significant points.

The standings after three stages show a clear dominance of Jan Mandosa, but the competitors from Central and Western Europe perform evenly and keep the tension in the overall ranking.
Results of SLP3 2006, March 25-26
| Order | Name | SWL ID | Points |
| 1 | Jan Mandos | NL997 | 37728 |
| 2 | Vladimir Ignatov | R3A-847 | 34816 |
| 3 | Jozef Marcincák | OM3-0001 | 15714 |
| 4 | Gosse Helmus | NL13181 | 14193 |
| 5 | Lars Astrom | SM7-8190 | 11016 |
| 6 | Richard Frank | DH2URF-SWL | 10540 |
| 7 | Hans Lambregts | NL7403 | 10138 |
| 8 | Paul Lemeire | ONL3058 | 9282 |
| 9 | Marc Stinkens | ONL4638 | 3900 |
| 10 | Johan Heus | NL9723 | 3230 |
| 11 | Claudio van Aalst | NL13005 | 1600 |
Interim ranking of SLP 2006 after three stages
| SWL | SLP1 | SLP2 | SLP3 | SLP4 | SLP5 | SLP6 | SLP7 | SLP8 | Total |
| NL997 | 19594 | 26059 | 37728 | 83381 | |||||
| R3A-847 | 8778 | 11468 | 34816 | 55062 | |||||
| OM3-0001 | 11476 | 0 | 15714 | 27190 | |||||
| NL13181 | 5390 | 4085 | 14193 | 23668 | |||||
| SM7-8190 | 4784 | 0 | 11016 | 15800 | |||||
| ONL3058 | 3800 | 2576 | 9282 | 15658 | |||||
| NL7403 | 3870 | 0 | 10138 | 14008 | |||||
| DH2URF-SWL | 0 | 0 | 10540 | 10540 | |||||
| NL9723 | 2457 | 2760 | 3230 | 8447 | |||||
| ONL4638 | 999 | 1794 | 3900 | 6693 | |||||
| NL13005 | 646 | 0 | 1600 | 2246 | |||||
| OK1-35872 | 714 | 0 | 0 | 714 |
