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Montville resident competing in radio ‘Olympiad’

Daily Record By William Westhoven MONTVILLE – Paul Whitman is a world-class ham and next month, he’ll have his chance to prove it. The 23-year-old Pine Brook resident and top amateur radio operator has been selected to compete in the World Radiosport Team Championship 2014. The quadrennial competition, featuring 59 amateur-radio operator teams representing 38…

W2GD prepares to compete in Radiosport competition

myCentralJersey.com Michelle H. Daino, Correspondent FLEMINGTON – As a nine-year-old boy living in Liberty Corner, John Crovelli bought an old Philco ham radio for 50 cents at a farm fair auction. That small purchase turned into the hobby of his lifetime. Crovelli (callsign W2GD), who now resides in Flemington and is a top amateur radio…

Italian Princess Visits Historic Cape Cod Wireless Site, Honors Upcoming World Radiosport Team Championship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Michelle McGrath, PR | Media Relations, michellemcgrathpr@yahoo.com, 339-832-0820, mcgrathpr.com Italian Princess Visits Historic Cape Cod Wireless Site, Honors Upcoming World Radiosport Team Championship WELLFLEET and WESTBOROUGH, MA, Issued June 24, 2014…Italy’s Princess Elettra Marconi visited the historic Marconi wireless site at Cape Cod National Seashore last week, honoring the memory and accomplishments of her father, inventor of…

Mason is Camano’s top ‘ham’

Stanwood Camano News Camano Island’s top amateur radio operator, Mitch Mason, has been selected to compete in the World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 (WRTC2014). This quadrennial radiosport competition, the first held in the United States since 1996, will be held across 16 New England communities July 9-14. WRTC2014 pits 59 two-operator all-star amateur radio teams,…

WRTC2014 Receives Grant from ARRL Foundation

WINDHAM, NH Issued June 22, 2014… WRTC 2014, Inc., host of the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship competition, is pleased to announce that it has received a significant financial grant from the ARRL Foundation. The ARRL Foundation was created in 1973 to provide grants supporting Amateur Radio activities and programs, and currently awards 75-80 scholarships per…

Princess Elettra Marconi Praises WRTC2014

Princess Elettra Marconi visited the historic Marconi wireless site at Cape Cod National Seashore today and used the club station KM1CC to have a contact with WRTC2014 Chairman Doug Grant, K1DG. The Princess is the daughter of the man that literally invented radio – Guglielmo Marconi.

Hialeah Gardens Resident Julio Henriquez to Compete in International Radiosport Competition

AmericanTowns.com Hialeah Gardens resident and top amateur radio operator Julio Henriquez (amateur radio callsign AD4Z) has been selected to compete in the World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 (WRTC2014). “I’m looking forward to participating in WRTC2014, because I consider this to be the competition with the most prestige in the life of a contester,” says Henriquez.…

McLean Resident Scott Redd to Compete in International Radiosport Competition

McLean Patch McLean resident and top amateur radio operator Scott Redd (radio callsign K0DQ) has been selected to compete in the World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 (WRTC2014). “I am honored to be participating in my first WRTC competition representing the United States,” says Redd, “I look forward to the opportunity to finally meet many of…