[CQ-Contest] First IARU HF Championship

[Mike N2GC]

In 1976 it was called the Bicentennial Celebration. That year the FCC gave us permission to change the prefix of our callsigns to begin with the letter A. I was AA2ZBW that year. 

73, 
Mike N2GC

> On Jul 8, 2024, at 8:39 AM, David Siddall <davek3zj at gmail.com> wrote:
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> In 1976 the ARRL sponsored a one-time contest to celebrate the bicentennial of the USA.  It was so popular that the same weekend was used the next year (1977) for a new contest, and that would be the first iteration of today’s IARU contests.
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> 73, Dave K3ZJ
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>> On Jul 7, 2024, at 8:50 PM, JOHN GEIGER via CQ-Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com> wrote:
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>> I remember in the 80s it was called the IARU Radiosport, it was 48 hours long, and 6, 2m and 70cm was included.  HQ stations were not separate mults either.  Not sure when it changed to its current format.  It was in its current format by 1993.
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>> 73 John AF5CC
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>> ---- On Sun, 07 Jul 2024 13:56:58 -0500 list at ha3ln.hu wrote ----
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>> Dear All,
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>> Does anyone know when was the first IARU HF Championship organized?
>> 
>> Cannot find the year on the web.
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>> Thanks a lot,
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>> 73!
>> Csaba HA3LN / HG3N
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