[CQ-Contest] Preliminary WRTC2018 Results Article

[rjairam at gmail.com]

So is anyone building the EU wall? I heard it will be done primarily by YU1GE.

73
Ria, N2RJ
On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 4:13 PM Bob Shohet, KQ2M <kq2m at kq2m.com> wrote:
>
> One of my super-duper top-secret intelligence sources has informed me that the DL’s, anticipating a “fake news” advance version of the actual WRTC2018 results, have enacted a secret, unpublished WRTC 2018 rule prohibiting the winner of the Poisson d’Avril contest from also winning the WRTC.   :-)
>
> 73
>
> Bob  KQ2M
>
>
> From: Doug Grant
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2018 7:12 PM
> To: cq-contest at 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
> ----
> 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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