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Search for: World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 Bringing The Contesting World To New England Main menu Home Participants Competing Teams Team Profiles – Americas Team Profiles – Europe Team Profiles – Africa, Asia, Oceania Referees Judging Committee Qualifying Process Competition Schedule WRTC Rules WRTC Competition FAQ Station Description Map of Operating Sites Site Selection Methodology WRTC “Chase” Awards Results Medals and Awards Final Scores Chase Awards CW Skills Competition Radios and Software Used Competitor Logs Competitor QSO Rate Reports Resources Electrical Power Power Monitor Great Circle Map 2013 Station Test 2012 Station Test Photo Gallery Sponsors Corporate Sponsors Organizations Advisory Council Individuals Team Village Sponsors Tent Sponsors Newsroom Press Quick Start Press Releases Announcements In the Media WRTC2014 Official Documentary Video WRTC2014 Promotional Video WRTC2014 Logo Artwork About Ham Radio “Contesting” About WRTC Board of Directors Committees Sanctioning Committee Sub menu Site Map Home Participants Competing Teams Team Profiles – Americas Team Profiles – Europe Team Profiles – Africa, Asia, Oceania Referees Judging Committee Qualifying Process Competition Schedule WRTC Rules WRTC Competition FAQ Station Description Map of Operating Sites Site Selection Methodology WRTC “Chase” Awards Results Medals and Awards Final Scores Chase Awards CW Skills Competition Radios and Software Used Competitor Logs Competitor QSO Rate Reports Resources Electrical Power Power Monitor Great Circle Map 2013 Station Test 2012 Station Test Photo Gallery Sponsors Corporate Sponsors Organizations Advisory Council Individuals Team Village Sponsors Tent Sponsors Newsroom Press Quick Start Press Releases Announcements In the Media WRTC2014 Official Documentary Video WRTC2014 Promotional Video WRTC2014 Logo Artwork About Ham Radio “Contesting” About WRTC Board of Directors Committees Sanctioning Committee Home World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 July 8-14, 2014 The World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) is a competition between two-person teams of amateur radio operators testing their skills to make contacts with other Amateur Radio operators around the world over a 24 hour period. All teams use identical antennas from the same geographic region, eliminating all variables except operating ability. WRTC2014 included 59 competing teams from 29 qualifying regions around the world. Competitors represented 38 different countries. Medal winners Medal winners at WRTC2014 (N6TV photo) Gold Daniel Craig, N6MJ – United States Chris Hurlbut, KL9A – United States Silver Rastislav Hrnko, OM3BH – Slovakia Jozef Lang, OM3GI – Slovakia Bronze Manfred Wolf DJ5MW – Germany Stefan von Baltz DL1IAO – Germany View the complete results table . In The Media Ham Radio Operating: More Sophisticated ‘Sport’ Than You Think WRTC 2014 was featured in a very nice article by Linda Wiegenfeld in the September 12, 2016 issue of the Epoch Times. The article is available online at http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2149413-ham-radio-operating-more-sophisticated-sport-than-you-think/ WRTC2014 Featured in Only A Game ‘Best Of’ Show We were very happy to see the WRTC2014 story featured as a repeat story in the Only A Game ‘Best Of’ show this week. Listen to the excitement of WRTC2014 again at http://onlyagame.wbur.org/2015/08/15/wrtc-ham-radio-radiosport WRTC2014 in PVRC Newsletter September 2014 The September 2014 edition of the Potomac Valley Radio Club newsletter contained two articles about WRTC2014. Nate, N4YDU, wrote about his experiences as a competitor. Dave, K3ZJ, reported on his efforts as a site volunteer involved with the station setup and monitoring. View the newsletter at http://www.pvrc.org/Newsletters/Sep14.pdf 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 to the same geographic area (in this case, the Boston area), and setting them up with identical stations to create a level playing field. In other radiosport competitions, the contestants usually try to operate from locations with advantageous HF propagation in rare countries, with favorable local terrain (hilltops instead of valleys) and use the biggest antenna systems they can install and maximum power. However, for this event we wanted to test operating skill and had to remove all the other variables. Leveling the playing field was a big challenge… Read more: http://edn.com/electronics-blogs/a-ham-s-eye-view/4433480/Radiosport-and-Engineering-at-the-Olympics-of-Ham-Radio 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 teams rushed out of the hotel banquet room. They’re eager to set up for what they describe as the “Olympics of ham radio.” Organizers had already chosen the sites and raised the antennas. “It’s almost like we set the road course and now they’re bringing their cars and drivers and now they see what they can do,” said Randy Thompson, K5ZD, the co-chair of WRTC 2014. Listen to full segment and view pictures at http://onlyagame.wbur.org/2014/08/09/wrtc-radiosport-ham-radio (read more…) 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 best Logqualitat (1,0 % Fehlerrate). View article FA-2014-Aug-Kurz-DL6MHW 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 U.S. earned the gold medal, with teams from Slovakia and Germany earning silver and bronze, and a US. team taking fourth. Full article: http://harrisondaily.com/people/u-s-team-takes-gold-in-international-ham-competition/article_3b0ef364-18f1-11e4-8c29-001a4bcf887a.html 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 awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze respectively. “This is a high-tech hobby. It used to be more popular before the advent of t...