From Bob Wilson, N6TV: I have created an animated GIF file that displays the progress of each WRTC team, hour by hour, compared to the winning team K1A (N6MJ, KL9A). The three animated bar charts show Claimed score, QSOs (duped), and Multipliers, with a reference line on K1A’s progress in each chart. The number to the right of the…
Best Rates by WRTC2014 Teams
The following peak rates were calculated from the public team logs by Bob Wilson N6TV.
Radiosport and Engineering at the Olympics of Ham Radio
EDN Network by Doug Grant I had the privilege of organizing the Seventh World Radiosport Team Championship event last month (see this page for more info, or listen to the coverage on WBUR’s “Only a Game” NPR program). Many call this competition the “Olympics of Ham Radio.” This event involved inviting the world’s best operators…
Making Contact In The ‘Olympics’ Of Ham Radio
Only A Game from WBUR Karen Given Two by two, competitors representing 38 countries were called to the stage at the World Radiosport Team Championship, held last month in Westborough, Massachusetts. They’re not identified by their names, which nobody knows anyway, but by their call signs. Clutching manila envelopes crammed with maps and instructions, the…
WRTC2014 to be featured on Only A Game (August 9, 2014)
Only A Game (OAG) is an award-winning weekly radio sports magazine hosted by veteran National Public Radio (NPR) commentator Bill Littlefield. Only A Game is radio for the serious sports fan and the steadfast sports avoider. Produced by WBUR in Boston, Only A Game puts sports in perspective with intelligent analysis, insightful interviews and a keen…
DJ5MW und DL1IAO erringen Bronze bei der WRTC
FUNKAMATEUR – August 2014 by Michael Höding, DL6MHW Bei der WM der Funksportler, die vom 12. bis 13.7.14 in den Neu-England-Staaten der USA durchgeführt wurde, können wir Deutschen auf ein hervorragendes Ergebnis zurückblicken. Manfred Wolf, DJ5MW, und Stefan von Balz, DL1IAO, konnten unter W1P durch hervorragende Logqualität die Bronzemedaille gewinnen. Zudem erhielten sie den Award für…
WRTC featured on Leominster Access TV
Inside Leominster – 7-10-2014 Ray Lajoie, KB1LRL, one of the site team members for WRTC2014 was interviewed by the Mayor or Leominster. He talks about ham radio in general and WRTC2014. View the video at: http://mod.leominster.tv/video.aspx?id0=Inside%2520Leominster%2520-%25207-10-2014 Segment begins at 6:10.
U.S. team takes gold in international Ham competition
HarrisonDaily.com WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — Issued July 17, following the most internationally recognized competition in their history, the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC2014) announced the competition’s winners at an awards ceremony held Monday, July 14. Representing 38 countries from around the world, WRTC2014 included 59 competing teams from 29 qualifying regions. A team from the…
PCN World Radiosport Competition
PCN PACTV Community News Television video feature about WRTC2014. Includes interviews with W3IZ and IK2QEI.
The United States takes Gold in ham radio ‘Olympics’
Leominster Champion By Champion Editor Lindsay Sauvageau Leominster hosted two teams in Saturday’s competition This year, the United States took Gold in the “Olympics” of amateur (ham) radio. At the end of the 24-hour competition known as the World Radiosport Team Championships (WRTC), three teams, representing three countries – the US, Slovakia and Germany – were…