[SOC] Callsigns for WRTC2014 Competition Announced

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

You have to pre-qualify to be in WRTC.
!it is like the Olympics for ham radio contesting.

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DR
 On Jul 10, 2014 7:07 PM, "Quikhooligan via SOC" <soc at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> WRCT is upon us once again. Sounds like fun. But who do I contact to get
> involved in the WRCT2014 “Chase”? The 59 teams are using 1X1 1st area
> special callsigns. I looked here:
>
> http://www.wrtc2014.org/callsigns-for-wrtc2014-competition-announced/
>
> and saw "The WRCT competitors will use 1×1 callsigns from the USA first
> call area. Sixteen of the available 75 callsigns will not be used,
> including the longest and shortest CW suffixes (“J”, “Q”, “Y”, “E”) and
> suffixes that are frequently miscopied on CW (“H”). Note that the “X”
> suffixes are not available in this callsign series."
>
> Now why is the letter "H" so frequently miscopied that they have to
> avoid it? And why are these operators so poorly skilled that they are
> frequently miscopying callsigns?  Looks like we might have a few more
> prospective SOC members in the WRCT competitor group. I say include the
> letter "H" in the callsign pool and increase the challenge!
>
> --
>
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