Windham, NH
October 18, 2013
Teams are set for WRTC2014 Competition
WRTC2014, Inc., host of the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC), is proud to announce the fifty five teams that will be invited to compete in New England next July.
WRTC is a competition among two-operator teams. Team Leaders were selected for each qualifying region based on 3 years of qualifying scores. The Team Leaders were given the choice to select any operator as a Team Mate to complete their team.
The Team application and verification process was managed by Dan Street, K1TO, himself a 3-time competitor and winner of the event. “We are very pleased with the quality of operators selected as Team Mates. Although Team Leaders could select a partner from anywhere in the world, very few opted to choose outside their own Selection Area.” Street observed, “This will be a very competitive field. The top four teams from WRTC-2010 in Moscow are returning to operate together in 2014!”
In making the announcement, WRTC2014 Chairman Doug Grant, K1DG, stated, “We are pleased to see a mix of veterans of previous WRTC events and first-time participants among the Team members. The Teams represent over 30 countries and a wide range of personal backgrounds. While the focus will be on the competition, we are looking forward to hosting the teams as they share and spread the international goodwill of the ham radio community in the Team Village during WRTC Week.”
There are some interesting stories hidden within the team pairings. There are three teams with family members; PY2YU and PY2NDX are brothers, K1ZM will operate with his son KK6ZM, and KU1CW chose his cousin EA5GTQ. There will be a YL (female) team with DL1QQ selecting DL8DYL as her partner. E77DX declined his Team Leader spot to become the Team Mate of OE3DIA. This enabled 9A5K to gain entry as a Team Leader. ES5TV-ES2RR and 5B4WN-5B4AFM will be operating together in their third consecutive WRTC.
There are four sponsored teams yet to be announced. A Team Sponsor donation earns the right to select a team. Contact Doug, K1DG, for details about the Team Sponsor program.
Questions regarding WRTC2014 team selection should be submitted by e-mail to teamleader@wrtc2014.org.
About WRTC2014
The World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) is held every four years and consists of 50+ two-person teams of amateur radio operators from around the world competing in a test of operating skill. Unlike most on-the-air competitions, all stations are required to use identical antennas from the same geographic region, eliminating all variables except operating ability. Previous WRTCs have been held in Seattle (1990), San Francisco (1996), Slovenia (2000), Finland (2002), Brazil (2006), and Russia (2010). More information is available at www.wrtc2014.org or contact WRTC Chairman Doug Grant, K1DG, via e-mail at k1dg@wrtc2014.org.
List of Teams
| Selection Area | Team Leader | Team Mate |
| AF | Achraf “Ash” Chaabane, 3V/KF5EYY | Dr. Hrane Milosevic, YT1AD |
| AS1 | Vadim Ovsyannikov, R9DX | Oleg Usov, UA9CDV |
| AS2 | Anatoly Polevik, RC9O | Mikhail “Mike” Klokov, UA9PM |
| AS3 | Marios Nicolaou, 5B4WN | Stavros Tsiakkouris, 5B4AFM |
| AS4 | Jie Zheng, BA4ALC | Wenjun “Vange” Yang, BA7IO |
| AS5 | Katsuhiro “Don” Kondou, JH5GHM | Hajime Hazuki, JA1OJE |
| EU1 | Filipe Lopes, CT1ILT | José Nunes, CT1BOH |
| EU1 | Sebastien Le Gall , F8DBF | Olivier “Oli” Seizelet, F1AKK |
| EU1 | Kazunori “Kazu” Watanabe, M0CFW | Gerry Lynch, GI0RTN |
| EU1 | Olof Lundberg, G0CKV | Mark Haynes, M0DXR |
| EU1 | Stephane Van Langhenhoven, F4DXW | Sebastien Bajulaz, F8CMF |
| EU2 | Philippe Lutty, LX2A | Andy Ruse, YO3JR |
| EU2 | Luca Aliprandi, IK2NCJ | Stefano Brioschi , IK2QEI |
| EU2 | Manfred Wolf, DJ5MW | Stefan von Baltz, DL1IAO |
| EU2 | Carlo De Mari, IK1HJS | Fabio Schettino, I4UFH |
| EU2 | Sandy Raeker, DL1QQ | Irina Stieber, DL8DYL |
| EU3 | Tonno Vahk, ES5TV | Toivo Hallikivi, ES2RR |
| EU3 | Gediminas “Gedas” Lucinskas, LY9A | Mindaugas “Mindis” Jukna, LY4L |
| EU3 | Toni Lindén, OH2UA | Kim Östman, OH6KZP |
| EU3 | Kaspars Uztics, YL1ZF | Oleg Ostrzigallo, YL3DW |
| EU4 | Ivan Dobrocky, OE3DIA | Emir “Braco” Memic, E77DX |
| EU4 | László “Laci” Végh , OM2VL | Tibor “Tibi” Ferenec, OM3RM |
| EU4 | Rastislav Hrnko, OM3BH | Jozef Lang, OM3GI |
| EU4 | Wolfgang “Wolf” Klier, OE2VEL | Oliver Huber, OE5OHO |
| EU4 | Tine Brajnik, S50A | Robert Bajuk, S57AW |
| EU5 | Hrle Horvat, 9A6XX | Davor “Dave” Kucelin, 9A1UN |
| EU5 | Kresimir “Chris” Kovarik, 9A5K | Richard Riley, 9A1TT |
| EU5 | Ranko Boca, 4O3A | Ivo Pezer, 9A3A |
| EU5 | Roman Tkachenko, UR0MC | Yuri Onipko, VE3DZ |
| EU5 | Andy Kotovsky, UU4JMG | Andriy “Andy” Kazantsev , UU0JM |
| EU6 | Sergey Dyachenko, RX3APM | Andrey Karpov, RV1AW |
| EU6 | Andrey Melanin, UA3DPX | Igor Korolkov, UA4FER |
| EU6 | Iurii Khmelenko, RL3FT | Dmitri Kryukov, RA3CO |
| NA1 | Krassimir “Krassy” Petkov, K1LZ | Mladen Bogdanov , YT6W |
| NA10 | Alex Tkatch, KU1CW | Yuri Sakalouski, EA5GTQ |
| NA11 | Jeff Briggs, VY2ZM | Patrick Briggs, KK6ZM |
| NA12 | Lee Sawkins, VE7CC | Dale Green, VE7SV |
| NA13 | Fred Kleber, K9VV | John Sluymer, VE3EJ |
| NA2 | Ray Higgins, W2RE | Lee Imber, WW2DX |
| NA3 | Ken Low, KE3X | Scott Redd, K0DQ |
| NA4E | Richard DiDonna, NN3W | Kamal “Kam” Sirageldin, N3KS |
| NA4W | Julio Henriquez, AD4Z | Dan Thompson, W4UH |
| NA5 | Kevin Stockton, N5DX | Steve London, N2IC |
| NA6 | Daniel Craig, N6MJ | Chris Hurlbut, KL9A |
| NA6 | John Barcroft, K6AM | David Hodge, N6AN |
| NA7 | Mitch Mason, K7RL | Jon Kimball, KL2A |
| NA8 | Jim Stahl, K8MR | Mike Tessmer, K9NW |
| NA9 | Michael Wetzel, W9RE | Mark Beckwith, N5OT |
| OC | Michael Gibson, KH6ND | John Hillyer, KH6SH |
| SA1 | Hamilton Oliveira Martins, PY2YU | Rafael Martins, PY2NDX |
| SA2 | Jorge Diez, CX6VM | Lucas “Luc” Maiorov, LU1FAM |
| YOUTH | Filippo Vairo, IZ1LBG | Paul Whitman, WQ2N |
| Wild Card | Alex Avramov, LZ4AX | Christo Ignatov, LZ3FN |
| Wild Card | Suad Zukic, DK6XZ | Winfried Kriegl, DK9IP |
| Defending Champions | Vlad Aksenov, RW1A | Alex Mikhaylov, RA1A |
http://www.wrtc2014.org/qualifying/team-selection/ for an explanation of the selection areas and the qualification process.