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 premier amateur radio competition, which takes place July 9-14.

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.

New England was able to beat out Bulgaria as host of the competition in part because July marks the 100th anniversary of the American Radio Relay League, according to Randy Thompson, who has competed in five WRTC events and is in charge of marketing communications for WRTC 2014.

“This whole concept started in the U.S. in 1990 and then went off to all other countries,” Thompson said. “Considering the ARRL anniversary, we thought this was the perfect time to bring the competition back to the U.S.”

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