[NCC] EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (ERTC) 2014 --- OF3ERTC

[Tim Duffy]

For Immediate Release:
July, 3rd. 2014

EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (ERTC) 2014 --- OF3ERTC

Many were probably wondering what last weekend's Special Event station
OF3ERTC was all about. This weekend OF3ERTC will again hit the airwaves
through the efforts of  Pertti, OH2PM and Rami, OHJ2BCI on frequencies
detailed in the OF3ERTC QRZ.com listing. ( www.qrz.com. of3ertc/db)    Also,
OF3ERTC will take part in the IARU HF World Championship with Raimo, OH2BCI,
former SRAL President, at the helm. This will be an addition to the OH2HQ
group.  Similarly, it is very likely that an OH0W multiplier will be
activated during the IARU weekend.

ERTC is a Virtual World version of WRTC - to be held one week after the
Boston event. Almost one-hundred youngsters will travel to Virrat, Finland
to compete under WRTC-like rules with their QSOs to all corners of the world
to be made with real people on Virtual Amateur Radio bands! 

The event is financed by the European Union and the International Amateur
Radio Union, Region 1.

Many real stations are also scheduled to enter this ground breaking event,
among them Tim Duffy, K3LR who will bring his "real virtual" team to
participate in ERTC 2014 as an "Exhibition Team". Make sure you can see the
distinction between "real" and "virtual" and their variants "virtual-real"
and "real-virtual".

You can keep up with the event as it evolves on QRZ.com. More details will
be released soon of this unique virtual concept, involving thousands of
soon-to-be hams all over the world. The current population on used virtual
platform is  passed 30.000.