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[Timo]

Toivottavasti Suomesta saadaan ääneen aktiivinen SRAL HQ -asema. Mikäli SRAL:n tulkinta kutsujensa käytöstä "venyy" niin kannattaa huomata, että HQ-asema voi olla äänessä 12 eri paikasta. Eli joka bandilla saa olla erikseen CW ja SSB-asema eikä sijaintia ole rajoitettu (paitsi samaan DXCC maahan). Ruotsista on tulossa SKxHQ, jolla on asemia ainakin 3 - 5 hyvällä asemalla ympäri Ruotsia.

Alla K7BV:n promoviesti WRTC:sta
73, OH1NOA

> June 14, 2000
> 
> Friends, 
> 
> The big international Olympics-style amateur radio contesting
> championship 
> WRTC 2000 in Slovenia will take place soon.  
> 
> One would be hard pressed to find someone who thinks that amateur radio 
> contesting is a spectator sport. There does not appear to be much
> excitement 
> in sitting back, tuning a receiver across the bands and listening to
> others 
> participate in a contest.
> 
> The exception might be stopping to listen to a gifted operator run
> through a 
> string of contacts like a fine-tuned machine, while at the same time he
> or 
> she introduces a noticeably human aspect into the fun through greetings
> to 
> friends and newcomers alike.
> 
> We do have one event, however, that is definitely worth "watching" --
> the 
> World Radiosport Team Championship. The championship is held every four
> years 
> as an Olympic-style gathering of the best of the best contest operators
> from 
> around the world. This year, some 106 operators from every corner of the 
> world will converge on Bled, Slovenia in southern Europe to compete for
> the 
> Bronze, Silver and Gold team medals. Those medals will proclaim which
> best of 
> the best teams have risen to the top of the pile during the week of 
> competitive operating events.
> 
> In addition to the actual competitors, hundreds of other contesters and 
> interested amateur radio operators will be present to support the event, 
> their favorite team or just immerse themselves in the glow of
> camaraderie 
> that will prevail throughout the action-packed week.
> 
> Although WRTC 2000 will not be covered in the international news media 
> networks, you really won't need their coverage to follow the action in
> Bled. 
> Instead, all you need to enjoy the energy of this historic event is an 
> amateur radio low band radio and a computer.
> 
> Use the computer to visit there site daily. The National Contest Journal
> will 
> also provide increasingly frequent in-depth coverage of WRTC 2000,
> peaking 
> during the actual competition. We will naturally focus a bit more on the 
> teams coming from this side of the Atlantic, but our coverage will
> include 
> stories of interest to contesters around the world.
> 
> You can actually participate in the main event that will be used to
> determine 
> whom the winners are. Just get on the air during the July 8-9 IARU HF 
> Championship and make a contact with every unique "S5" call sign (see
> below) 
> you hear on SSB and CW. The operators behind those call signs are the
> fellows 
> making their final run for the Gold. They will be eagerly seeking to log 
> every one of you!
> 
> Have your signals heard in Slovenia, Europe, July 8-9, during WRTC 2000!
> 
> Get on the air Saturday - Sunday, July 8-9, and be a Good Neighbor, by
> making 
> QSOs in the World Radiosport Team Championship.  Fifty-three stations,
> all in 
> Slovenia, but operated by two-ham teams from around the world, will be 
> operating for 24 hours.  
> 
> They will be looking for you on 80-10 meters on CW and SSB, so please
> work 
> them all!  Sunrise in Slovenia: 03:26UTC  Sunset 18:48UTC     
> 
> WRTC rules: Work each station on each mode (CW and SSB) on each band.
> Your exchange is signal report and your ITU Zone, which can be found on
> the 
> ARRL website under contest rules for IARU HF Championship - or email me
> at 
> k7bv@aol.com and I will help out.
> 
> CALL SIGNS:  
> These are the very unusual call signs of the WRTC stations to look for:
> 
> S511E S521H S531R S541F S561C S571W S581I
> S512T S522R S532N S542B S562P S572L S582A     You can also QSO
> S513A S523W S533G S543C S563X S573O S583D     any station anywhere
> S514U S524G S534J S544Z S564Q S574V S584M      who is in the IARU
> S516M S526O S536P S546Q S566Z S576K S586U     contest that is held
> S517W S527K S537L S547B S567F S577V S587N     concurrent with WRTC
> S518N S528D S538F S548X S568Y S578R S588S
> S519I S529A S539D S549L  (QSLs all to S59L).
> 
> More information on WRTC 2000 can be found on the event home page:   
> http://wrtc2000.bit.si/  and on the National Contest Journal home page:
> http://www.ncjweb.com.
> 
> 73 Dennis Motschenbacher K7BV
> DXpedition Site - http://www.qth.com/k7bv
> Editor - National Contest Journalhttp://www.ncjweb.com/
> WRTC 2000 Teammate for K9ZO - SMC
> http://wrtc2000.bit.si/


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