[OKDXA] WRTC 2002

Thu, 04 Jul 2002 16:28:53 -0400

Thanks Bob - We'll Try again without the forwarding..

OKDXA - Some info on WRTC2002 happenings during the IARU HF contest coming up July 13.  New prefixes and chances for new ornaments to adorn the shack.

73 - K5YAA

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FROM Bernie W3UR

As most of you know next weekend (July 13-14) the WRTC2002 event will be running during the IARU HF Championship Contest.  There will be 52 competing teams all using the OJ1, OJ2, OJ3, OJ4, OJ5, OJ6, OJ7 and OJ8 prefixes.  They will be operating from the "Ring Three" area of Helsinki, Finland, not Market Reef!  I hope all of you are able to get on CW and or SSB to work these stations in support of the event.  Immediately after the contest the judges and referees will be collecting the logs of the OJ stations.  They will be running the logs through special log checking software to determine the accuracy.  This is where they need your help.  Please read the below and help out.  Your participation is greatly appreciated.  By the way the WRTC2002 committee will only use the logs for the purpose of checking the WRTC stations logs.  You must still submit your logs to the IARU (ARRL).  You may post this e-mail on your club mailing list (reflectors).

73
Bernie, W3UR

Worked All WRTC2002  - "Worked All New OJ prefixes"
Get your log in immediately after the contest and Win Valuable "Early Bird" prizes -  WRTC2002 special incentive for 6-hour log-in!

OJ1- OJ8 prefixes activated for the 1st time!

The WRTC2002 teams will be using special '2x1' type of callsigns with special OJ1-OJ8 prefixes (e.g. OJ1A).  The OJ1-OJ8 prefixes are activated for the first time in history to honour WRTC2002 - the Olympics of Amateur Radio contesting in Finland.

Worked All WRTC2002 - Rules for non-WRTC2002 stations
The same WRTC2002 station can be worked once on CW and once on SSB on each band. Each correct two-way CW or SSB QSO with a
WRTC2002 station counts 1 point.  A duplicate QSO on same band and mode counts 0 points.

Score = total sum of QSO points

Logs:

Only e-mail logs (ASCII) are accepted.
The preferred log formats are Cabrillo, CT.ALL and TR.DAT.

The "Early Bird" logs should be submitted by 18.00 UTC on Sunday, July 14, 2002.   Regular latest submission date is July 31, 2002.

All logs should be sent via e-mail to: [email protected]
NOTE:  The subject field of the e-mail should contain your contest callsign, e.g.  "Subject:  WRTC2002  OH2AAA"

NOTE:  All e-mail logs submitted within 6 hours after the contest ends will participate in a lottery with special WRTC2002 prizes.

WRTC2002 Committee
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Bernie McClenny, W3UR