Hello all!
According to this notice from WRTC 2002 organizers, our club is one of the
leading contesting clubs in the U.S. and as a result we will be responsible
for nomination of team captains for WRTC 2002. According to the WRTC web
site we are to nominate 10 candidates for US team captains: five from call
areas 1,2,3,4,8 and 9; and five from call areas 5,6,7,0, KH6 and KL7.
After we submit those 10 names, the WRTC organizers will rank the nominated
candidates from the leading US clubs and five captains from the "East" and
five from the "West" will be selected. When that determination has been
made, the captains will then select partners to form the two-man teams.
I think it appropriate to start our process by asking if SECC club members
are interested in going to Finland to participate in WRTC 2002,
particularly past participants W4AN, K4BAI and K4UEE. Incidentally, Bob is
one of the US representatives for WRTC 2002. I don't know if that prevents
him from being a contestant.
Our deadline for submitting our nominations is June 15.
Comments? Nominations?
73,
- Jay, K4OGG
>Here are the first FAQs.
>
>
>"How Do I apply to be competitor in the WRTC-2002 in Finland?"
>
>If you are outside of United States, you should simply contact
>the national IARU society and/or the leading contesting groups and
>ask them whether you can apply as your country representative for
>the WRTC-2002.
>This assumes that you have some good scores made over the
>past 2-3 years and that you or you together with your selected
>teammate would be equally proficient in handling SSB and
>CW operating effectively in contest environment. If you would
>lack a local contact - you may wish to contact WRTC-2002
>organizers directly as instructed at WRTC-2002 web.
>
>"How about the U.S team selection?"
>
>While the core U.S representation will be worked out in cooperation
>with the leading U.S contest clubs, two "U.S wild card" slots are
>reserved for two more U.S teams that may not get proposed
>through this mainstream U.S club pre-nomination. Here, in case of
>the U.S wild card teams, you will be proposing a team of two-men
>while the basic U.S allocation would go in two steps. Selection of a
>U.S captains, following the captain's selection of their teammates.
>
>
>"Which are the US clubs who will nominate teams for WRTC2002?"
>The clubs are:
>Yankee Clipper Contest Club
>Frankford Radio Club
>Potomac Valley Radio Club
>Society of Midwest Contesters
>Northern California Contest Club
>Southern California Contest Club
>Mad River Radio Club
>North Coast Contesters
>North Texas Contest Club
>South East Contest Club
>Florida Contest Group
>Minnesota Wireless Association
>Western Washington DX Club (Organizer of WRTC 1990).
>
>
>"Team selection deadlines?"
>15. June 2001 US club nomination/team pre-selection deadline
>15. September 2001 US teams will be published (excl. Wildcards)
>15. October 2001 National teams deadline
>1. November 2001 National teams will be published
>30. November 2001 Continental pre-allocations (Wildcards) deadline
>1. January 2002 Continental pre-allocation teams will be published.
>The organizing committee will soon contact national leagues, contest clubs
>and managers.
>
>
>"Wildcard teams (= Continental pre-allocated teams), do we have to apply
>AS A TEAM (two persons) or can
>it be done like the last two times, eg application is prepared only by the
>team leader?"
>Yes, you have to apply as a team.
>
>
>"Can one person apply for more than one team?"
>No, you can apply for one team only.
>
>
>"Do team members have to be from the same country?"
>Yes they have to.
>
>
>"Who is a permanent resident?"
>A permanent resident is a radioamateur who:
>a) has "a permanent resident status" and
>b) has continously lived at least two years per 21.04. 2001 in that
>particular country and
>c) has a valid amateur radio license in that particular country.
>
>
>"Will you count the results of WPX and IARU contests in 2001 for Wild
>cards?"
>No, the official results come out in 2002 and that's after the team selection
>deadline.
>
>
>For more questions, please contact oh1eh@sral.fi or oh1noa@qsl.net
>Check out also http://www.wrtc2002.org
>
>73 Ari, OH1EH
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