[CQ-Contest] WRTC 2018 opened - work the special Y8 calls this weekend!

[Michael Hoeding, DL6MHW]

Wittenberg’s Mayor, Jochen Kirchner, has tonight formally opened WRTC 
2018, the World Radio Team Championship 2018. It is the first time that 
WRTC takes place in Germany. With the endorsement of Martin Luther, 
Jochen Kirchner welcomed all participants and visitors and wished them 
good luck and many radio contacts.

One of the corner stones of WRTC are the special call signs that were 
revealed during a presentation on the 100 year history of amateur radio 
in Germany by Uli Müller, DK4VW. The call signs from the Y8 call sign 
block will be assigned to 63 teams and will sure help to generate 
massive pile ups on the bands.

The event was framed by a parade of participants from 40 nations and an 
entertaining  report by John Dorr, K1AR, the first team champion of a 
WRTC event in 1990 in Seattle. All participants, visitors and supporters 
alike are looking forward to an eventful and competitive event.

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Michael Höding, DL6MHW
Vice-President, Fundraising, PR
Phone: +49 39201 20779
E-Mail: dl6mhw at wrtc2018.de
http://www.wrtc2018.de