The World Radiosport Team Championship brings together top amateur – or Ham – radio operators from around the world to see who can contact the most stations in a 24-hour period. By Julianne Atwater norwell@wickedlocal.com Sixteen New England communities, including the Norwell section of Wompatuck State Park, were selected as operating sites for the world’s…
The Guardian Steve Sharratt MONTICELLO — When the snow is howling around his north shore property, Jeff Briggs grabs a coffee, heads for his shack and talks to the world. Tucked away in his shorefront basement here, Briggs brings the world to his door with an amateur radio set up that can reach every corner…
WRTC2014 was featured on the Ham Nation internet television program on Wed, July 7. The segment includes interviews by K5ZD with DL1QQ, DL8DYL, N2NL and N5DX. Episode 155: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByRKgiqDnvk See the WRTC segment beginning at 12:45. The interviews with competitors begin at 18:02.
Ways you can join the fun and participate in WRTC2014: Watch the 5 minute WRTC2014 intro video Watch the “pregame” webinar recording at http://wwrof.org/webinar-archive/wrtc-2014-preview-by-k5zd/ Visit the WRTC2014 web site and read the profiles of the competitors. You have probably worked many of them before! Ham Nation visits with WRTC2014 on Wednesday evening, July 9, at 9pm EDST (Thursday 0100…
WickedLocal Westborough By Chris Bergeron Daily News Staff UXBRIDGE – “Kay five Zulu Delta,’’ said Randy Thompson. “This is Kay five Zulu Delta.’’ Repeating his call sign and carefully turning the dial of his Elecraft radio, the lifelong ham radio enthusiast from Uxbridge listened as “Sugar Poppa two Yankee’’ – “Mark from north Poland” –…
Chagrin Valley Times by Sali McSherry CQ. That is jargon amateur radio operators use to let other “hams” know they’re on the air. Jim Stahl of Orange has said it countless times followed by his “call sign” K8MR. The retired television engineer is the leader of one of the 59 two-person teams from around the…
Amateur radio operators are coming to sites on the South Shore from July 9 to 14 for the World Radiosport Team Championship. By Cody Shepard The Patriot Ledger Most people won’t flock to watch the World Radiosport Team Championship this week, but to “hams,” this is their Super Bowl. The competition will take place at…
Bartlesville Radio KWON By Charlie Taraboletti Bartlesville resident and top amateur radio operator Mark Beckwith has been selected to compete in the World Radiosport Team Championship 2014. The competition returns to the United States for the first time since 1996. It will be held across 16 New England communities from July 9th through 14th. Known…
San Diegan competing for top prize in New England U-T San Diego By John Wilkens No sleeping. Not if you want to win. And John Barcroft wants to win. The San Diego resident is headed to Boston Tuesday for the World Cup of amateur radio, a quirky round-the clock contest featuring 59 two-person teams from 38…
Grassie resident to compete at Olympics of radio sport Grimsby Lincoln News By Amanda Moore GRASSIE — John Sluymer has been social networking since 1972. There was no Twitter or Facebook when the Grassie resident first picked up a radio unit a little more than four decades ago. Instead of hashtags and status updates, Sluymer would…