I did not help, but kudos to you and the talented contributors (lexicographers)
for producing a work of art.
73, Keith NM5G
WRTC contributor
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From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Doug Grant
Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2018 6:13 PM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Preliminary WRTC2018 Results Article
If you were at Dayton, you may have helped with this.
I created an advance version of the WRTC2018 results, and used crowd-sourcing
technology. I know the DLs will be busy after the contest, so I thought this
might help them a bit.
I wrote the basic article, and asked the audiences at various gatherings to
supply important missing words (shown below in parenthesis and CAPITALIZED).
Thanks for your help!
Enjoy!
73,
Doug K1DG
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WRTC2018 UNOFFICIAL ADVANCE RESULTS ARTICLE
Conditions were the ( MOST BODACIOUS) that anyone can remember for WRTC2018.
The high bands were (SEXY) and noise on the low bands was
(GREENER) than usual. However the big stories of WRTC2018 revolved around the
controversies.
The Defending Champion Team of N6MJ and KL9A lost (4 HOURS) arguing over who
would use the two radios since neither had operated using only one radio in
(73) years. Finally, their referee (JOE WALSH, WB6ACU) broke up the argument by
throwing a bucket of cold (RUM) on the two. They went on to win the (DILITHIUM)
medal, but have not spoken to each other since.
The team of N4YDU and N3KS was disqualified after it was discovered that they
used a performance-enhancing substance from Costa Rica distilled from
(KUMQUATS) and smuggled into the operating tent inside their (HEADPHONES).
Similarly, all three Youth Teams were disqualified after they refused to give
up their cellphones and claimed that they had the God-given right to use
(SNAPCHAT) during the contest.
K9VV and VE3EJ chose to drop out of the competition over a disagreement before
the contest. VV heard “Laurel” while EJ heard “Yanny”.
The team of W2GD and AA3B lost operating time when AA3B took time out to upload
their log to LoTW every (FEMTOSECOND).
The team of K3LR and DL1QQ had a major argument with the German organizers when
LR brought two additional tents to hold (88) spare (FOOTSWITCHES).
The team of VY2ZM and son KK6ZM nearly didn’t get to operate at all when JEFF
forgot he had some weapons-grade (MAPLE SYRUP) in his carry-on bag and was
temporarily detained at the airport by a (SUPERIOR) security guard.
When the team finally arrived at their site, they discovered they were missing
a (CW PADDLE) but they were able to make a replacement from locally-obtained
(MAGNOLIA) which grows abundantly in Germany. Their score suffered when they
both spent the entire contest operating on 160 meters.
Another last-minute team was sponsored by Remote Ham Radio. They were allowed
to stay home and connect to a remote WRTC station in Germany. Their operation
came to an abrupt halt when (IRISH) hackers took over the station and
transmitted music by (ABBA) on all bands at full power until the
(TUNER) exploded.
Hackers from (CROATIA) also attacked the Reverse Beacon Network and replaced
all frequencies of spotted stations with 14074, causing the FT8 community to
(STOMP ITS FEET).
All the teams from the U.S. West Coast dropped out of contention in the
log-checking process since on average they copied (64) percent of the European
callsigns wrong.
A major crisis arose when the German hosts ran out of beer on Sunday and had to
substitute (5-HOUR ENERGY).
In the end, the Germans awarded the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals to the team
of K1DG and N2NT because they were the (MOST HANDSOME) operators in the contest
and had bribed the judging committee with (186,000) (GRENADE LAUNCHERS).
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