[SFDXA] IARU HF Championship & 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship Competition This Weekend

[Bill]

 From Tony N2MFT

Hello DXers/Contesters:
This weekend, from 1200Z on Saturday to 1200Z on Sunday, is the annual 
IARU HF Championship Contest. There aren’t a lot of specifically 
designated Announced Operations for this one since you can work
anyone, anywhere. Of course there are different point values for 
different categories of contacts to make it more interesting. If you 
need more on that, go to: http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship/

This year there is an extra “contest in a contest” with the WRTC2014 
activity. I’ll include the entire text of the announcement for you to 
see what they are doing. This just adds another fun part to the weeknd.

Enjoy the contest but HAVE FUN !!
73,
Carl, N4AA
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WRTC2014 STATION TEST IN IARU HF CHAMPIONSHIP

WRTC2014, Inc., host of the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship 
competition, will be conducting station tests during the 2012 IARU HF 
Championship contest this weekend. Thirteen stations will be set up in 
the WRTC competition configuration using sites planned for 2014. Awards 
will be offered for working the WRTC test stations.

“This is an important milestone in our preparation efforts,” said WRTC 
Chairman, Doug Grant, K1DG.“Beam teams will collect equipment and do the 
setup and tear down of  tower and antennas at each site. Site teams will 
be responsible for managing the site and the generator for the weekend. 
Operating teams have volunteered to put the stations on the air so we 
can gather data on propagation and site effectiveness. It will be 
exciting to finally convert planning and preparation into action.”

The callsigns to be used by the WRTC test sites are: K1GQ K1RQ K1ZD N2KW 
N9NB NI1L W1HH W1MA W1MJ W1SJ W1UE W1UJ WB1Z

The test stations will be active on 10 – 80 meters on both CW and SSB. 
The contest runs for 24 hours beginning 1200 UTC on July 14. Many of the 
test stations will be operating according to the WRTC competition
Rules (http://www.wrtc2014.org/competition/wrtc-rules/).

“One mission of the station test is to confirm that all sites are 
relatively equal,” said Tom Frenaye, K1KI, Director of the Site 
Acquisition and Testing Committee. “As you hear or work the test 
stations, please make a note of their signals in comparison to the other 
WRTC test stations.” Signal reports and other feedback should be sent to 
info at wrtc2014.org <mailto:info at wrtc2014.org>.

To help generate more activity and data, WRTC2014 is offering awards to 
encourage people to work the test stations. The awards are:
• A WRTC T-shirt will be awarded to the 5 callsigns (outside W1) that 
work the WRTC test stations on the most band-modes.
• A WRTC T-shirt will be awarded to the 3 callsigns outside North 
America that work the WRTC test stations on the most band-modes.
• Everyone who works the WRTC test stations on 4 or more band-modes 
  will be entered into a drawing to win a WRTC mouse pad or hat. Ten 
winners will be drawn.

See the WRTC shop for description of the prizes: 
http://shop.wrtc2014.org No log submissions are required. Simply work 
the test stations on as  many band modes as possible. IARU HQ stations 
are not eligible for the  awards. Logs from the test stations will be 
made public.

Pictures and other information about the station tests will be 
  available on the WRTC2014 web site after the contest.

For information about WRTC2014, contact WRTC Chairman, Doug Grant, 
  K1DG, via e-mail atk1dg at wrtc2014.org <mailto:atk1dg at wrtc2014.org>.

About WRTC2014
The World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) is held every four years 
  and consists of approximately 50 two-person teams of amateur radio 
  operators from around the world competing in a test of operating
skill. Unlike most on-the-air competitions, all stations are required 
  to use identical antennas from the same geographic region, eliminating 
  all variables except operating ability. Previous WRTCs have been held
in Seattle(1990), San Francisco(1996), Slovenia(2000), Finland(2002), 
  Brazil(2006), and Russia(2010). More information is available at 
www.wrtc2014.org <http://www.wrtc2014.org> or contact WRTC Chairman, 
Doug Grant, K1DG, via
e-mail at k1dg at wrtc2014.org <mailto:k1dg at wrtc2014.org>.