PVRC Contesting Seminar WRTC A Celebration of Contesting
PVRC Contesting Seminar WRTC: A Celebration of Contesting Presented by Bob Cox, K 3 EST
WRTC: The Idea o The first ever World Radiosport Team Championship can only be described as one of the most exciting and most significant events to take place in Amateur Radio contesting. The gathering of 44 of the world’s top contesters yielded not only world-class competition, but also immeasurable international goodwill and enduring friendships. After we worked for nearly two years to get them here, the arrival of the Soviet delegation on the Tuesday before the contest was very emotional. To make it even more special, we obtained official permission from the FCC for the UA, LZ, HA and OK teams to operate (despite the lack of reciprocal operating agreements) just five days before their arrival.
WRTC 1990: Seattle
WRTC 1990: Seattle o The WRTC was conceived originally as an event that would "finally level the playing field" for contest ops from around the world. The need to really find out "How do I stack up with my peers in the hobby? ". Well, to be able to answer that question, a group of "propagationally-disadvantaged" hard-core contesters from Seattle and Portland, decided to do something about it, and planned the event that was supposed to give everyone a fair shot at winning. Unfortunately most of these "suffering sevens" ended up on the committee, not in the action…. K 7 SS.
WRTC: 1990 Seattle o The WRTC, first held in Seattle, WA in 1990, pits two-person teams comprised of some of the world's top operators in a head to head competition. To emphasize operator ability, each team runs the same amount of power and operates from stations having similar terrain and antenna systems and located in the same geographical area.
WRTC: 1990 Seattle o Twenty-two teams operated in the first WRTC competition which was held in Seattle, WA in 1990.
WRTC: 1990 Seattle o As many of the radio sportsmen and guests talked together about the future of radiosport contesting, two things became clear. One, that this event should take place again. Whethere is some kind of special event (like the Olympics, Goodwill Games, expos, etc) shouldn’t be the deciding factor, but it may offer a stage or backdrop for the competition. This event was too important not to happen again and the Committee hoped that another group will pick up the baton for the second WRTC.
WRTC 1990: Seattle o Referees: L-R: K 3 EST, OH 2 MM, UW 3 AX
WRTC: 1990 Seattle o UA 1 DZ
WRTC 1990: Seattle o I 2 UIY, F 2 CW, JJ 3 UHS, K 3 EST, JM 3 JOW.
WRTC 1996: San Francisco
WRTC: 1996 San Francisco o The Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC) and the Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) announced today that the site of the 1996 World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC-96) will be relocated from Washington, D. C. to the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. The competition, which will run in conjunction with the IARU HF World Championship, will remain the weekend of July 13 and 14, 1996.
WRTC: 1996 San Francisco o o WILD CARD TEAMS Wild-card teams provide an opportunity for contesters who are not residents of Invited Countries, and for residents of Invited Countries who are not otherwise selected, to participate in WRTC-96. Applications for the Wild-card Team Leader positions, along with a statement of the applicant's qualifications, must be sent directly to the WRTC-96 Team Selection Committee. Wild-card Team Leaders will select Partners from the same continent. The Wild-card selection process will begin after the national selection process is completed.
WRTC: 1996 San Francisco o o 1. Defending Champs K 1 AR* + K 1 DG* 2. Team Argentina LU 6 ETB + LW 9 EUJ 3. Team Australia VK 5 GN + VK 2 AYD 4. Team Belgium ON 6 TT + ON 4 WW 5. Team Brazil PY 5 CC + PY 0 FF 6. Team Bulgaria LZ 1 SA + LZ 2 PO* 7. Team Canada #1 VE 3 EJ + VE 3 IY 8. Team Canada #2 VE 7 NTT + VE 7 CC* 9. Team Czech Rep. OK 1 CF + OK 2 PAY 10. Team Finland OH 2 IW + OH 1 JT 11. Team France F 6 FGZ + F 5 MUX 12. Team Germany #1 DK 3 GI + DL 1 IAO 13. Team Germany #2 DL 5 XX* + DL 1 VJ 14. Team Hungary HA 0 DU + HA 0 MM* 15. Team Italy #1 IN 3 QBR + IT 9 TQH 16. Team Italy #2 IT 9 BLB + IT 9 VDQ 17. Team Japan #1 JE 1 JKL*+ JH 7 WKQ 18. Team Japan #2 JH 4 NMT + JE 3 MAS 19. Team Japan #3 JH 4 RHF + JA 8 RWU 20. Team Japan #4 JH 7 PKU + JO 1 BMV 21. Team Lithuania LY 2 IJ + LY 1 DS 22. Team Poland #1 SP 6 AZT + SP 9 FKQ 23. Team Poland #2 SP 9 IJU + SP 9 HWN 24. Team Russia #1 RV 1 AW + RW 1 AC 25. Team Russia #2 UA 3 DPX + RZ 9 UA 26. Team Slovenia S 59 A + S 56 A 27. Team Spain #1 EA 4 KR + EA 1 AK 28. Team Spain #2 EA 7 TL + EA 9 KB 29. Team Sweden SM 3 DMP + SM 3 CER 30. Team UK G 3 OZF + GI 0 NWG 31. Team Ukraine UT 4 UZ + UT 1 IA* 32. Team USA #1 K 1 KI + K 3 UA 33. Team USA #2 K 3 LR + WA 8 YVR 34. Team USA #3 K 4 BAI + KM 9 P 35. Team USA #4 K 6 LL + N 2 IC 36. Team USA #5 K 8 CC + K 5 GO 37. Team USA #6 KF 3 P + KR 2 J 38. Team USA #7 KR 0 Y* + K 1 TO 39. Team USA #8 N 6 TV + K 7 SS 40. Team USA #9 W 2 GD + W 0 UA 41. Team USA #10 WX 3 N + K 5 ZD 42. Team Yugoslavia YU 1 RL* + YT 1 AD 43. Wildcard #1 5 B 4 ADA + S 53 R 44. Wildcard #2 9 A 9 A + 9 A 3 GW 45. Wildcard #3 DJ 6 QT* + DJ 2 YA 46. Wildcard #4 I 2 VXJ + I 4 UFH 47. Wildcard #5 K 4 UEE + N 6 IG 48. Wildcard #6 NP 4 Z + WC 4 E 49. Wildcard #7 RU 3 AA + RV 3 AJ 50. Wildcard #8 UN 2 L + UN 4 L 51. Wildcard #9 WN 4 KKN + N 6 TR 52. Wildcard #10 ZS 6 EZ + ZS 6 NW
WRTC 1996: San Francisco o S 5 Team at SF
WRTC 1996: San Francisco o L-R: DK 3 GI, K 6 NA, K 6 KM, VE 7 CC
WRTC 1996: San Francisco o L: K 1 TO, JH 4 RHF (4 U 1 VIC)
WRTC 1996: San Francisco o L: K 6 LL, K 8 CC
WRTC 2000: Slovenia
WRTC 2000: Slovenia
WRTC 2000: Slovenia
WRTC 2000: Slovenia
WRTC: 2000 Slovenia o Argentina LU 7 DW & LW 9 EUJ Asiatic Russia UA 9 BA & RN 9 AO Belgium ON 4 WW & ON 6 TT Brazil PY 5 CC & PY 1 KN Canada 1 VE 3 EJ & VE 7 ZO Canada 2 VE 7 SV & VA 7 RR Croatia 9 A 9 A & 9 A 3 GW Czech Republic OL 5 Y & OK 1 QM European Russia RA 3 AUU & RV 1 AW Finland OH 1 EH & OH 1 NOA France F 6 BEE & F 6 FGZ Germany 1 DL 2 CC & DL 5 XL Germany 2 DL 1 IAO & DL 2 MEH Hungary HA 3 OV & HA 3 NU Italy 1 IK 2 QEI & I 2 VXJ Italy 2 I 5 JHW & I 5 NSR Japan 1 JM 1 CAX & JO 1 RUR Japan 2 JH 4 NMT & JK 3 GAD Japan 3 JA 8 RWU & JH 4 RHF Lithuania LY 1 DS & LY 4 AA Poland SP 8 NR & SP 9 HWN Slovakia OM 3 BH & OM 3 GI Slovenia S 50 U & S 51 TA Spain 1 EA 3 NY & EA 3 KU Spain 2 EA 7 GTF & EA 7 KW Ukraine UT 5 UGR & UU 2 JZ United Kingdom G 3 SXW & G 4 BUO Yugoslavia YT 1 AD & YU 7 NU Florida Contest Group WC 4 E & W 0 UA Frankford Radio Club N 3 AD & N 3 BB Mad River Radio Club K 9 TM & N 2 IC North Coast Contesters K 8 NZ & W 2 GD Northern California Contest Club N 6 IG & K 4 UEE Potomac Valley Radio Club K 3 NA & N 6 TV Society Midwest Contesters K 9 ZO & K 7 BV Southern California Contest Club K 6 LA & K 5 ZD Yankee Clipper Contest Club K 1 ZM & N 2 NT WRCT-96 Winners K 1 TO & N 5 TJ Slovenia Contest Club S 59 A & S 58 A Wild-card teams : o Europe 1 LY 3 BA & LY 2 BM Europe 2 UT 4 UZ & RW 1 AC Europe 3 9 A 3 A & 9 A 2 AJ Europe 4 OE 2 VEL & DL 6 RAI Europe 5 DL 6 FBL & DL 1 MFL USA 1 KQ 2 M & W 7 WA USA 2 K 4 BAI & K 6 LL USA 3 K 1 AR & K 1 DG Asia 1 RZ 9 UA & UA 3 DPX Asia 2 5 B 4 WN & 5 B 4 LP North America VE 3 BMV & VE 3 KZ South America PP 5 JR & PY 2 NY Africa ZS 6 EZ & ZS 4 TX Oceania VK 4 EMM & VK 4 XY
WRTC 2000: Slovenia o Left to right: P 43 P, KT 3 Y, 9 A 2 AA, G 4 BUO, S 56 MM, N 5 KO, VK 2 IA, YL 2 KL, AI 6 V, JE 1 JKL, OK 1 FUA, S 50 A, OK 2 RZ, OH 6 DO
WRTC 2000: Slovenia
WRTC 2000: Slovenia
WRTC 2000: Slovenia
WRTC 2000: Slovenia
WRTC 2000: Slovenia
WRTC: 2002 Finland
WRTC 2002: Finland o The WRTC 2002 Management Team Jouko Häyrynen, OH 1 RX--Organizing Committee Chairman Jari Jussila, OH 2 BU--Events Chairman and Domestic Publicity Martti Laine, OH 2 BH--Competition Co-Chairman Pasi Luoma-aho, OH 2 IW--Competition Co-Chairman Jukka Kulha, OH 2 MA--Site Design and Management Veijo Kontas, OH 6 KN--Wireless and Web technology Merja Veisterä--Financial Controller and Treasurer Ari Korhonen, OH 1 EH--Competitor Correspondence and International Publicity Timo Klimoff, OH 1 NOA--Competitor Correspondence and Webmaster Risto Lund, OH 3 UU--Logging and Scoring Management
WRTC: 2002 Finland o Italians were wondering how the low band conditions are when it is this light outside at the midnight. Alberto IV 3 TAN, Ben DL 6 FBL, Fabio I 4 IFH & Stefano IK 2 QEI
WRTC 2002: Finland o L: N 2 NC, 9 V 1 YC
WRTC: 2002 Finland o Another team Finland together with Trey. Left to Right: Tomi OH 6 EI, Trey N 5 KO and Kari OH 2 XX.
WRTC: 2002 Finland
WRTC: 2002 Finland o Team Argentina operated from my station site! Left to right: Claudio LU 7 DW, Roman RZ 3 AA (referee) and Lucas LU 1 FAM. They used the call sign OJ 1 C.
WRTC 2002: Finland o Lunch under the big tent. L-R: N 6 TV, K 3 NA, K 1 DG, K 1 EA
WRTC: 2006 Brazil o o o WRTC 2006 8 - 9 July, 2006 Florianopolis Brazil Teams compete within the IARU 2006 HF Championship. Start: Saturday 08 -July-2006 1200 UTC End: Sunday 09 -July-2006 1200 UTC
WRTC: 2006 o o o 36 National Teams 13 Allocated Teams 1 Previous WRTC 2002 Winners 15 MS Teams A total of 65 Teams. 50 Teams will take place in the WRTC while the MS will consist of 4 members running HP.
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