WRTC2014 for “The Rest of Us”
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WRTC2014 for “The Rest of Us”
Doug Grant, K1DG
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The Olympic Analogy
The medal winners
The other competitors
Visitors/spectators on-site
TV audience around the world
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WRTC is a huge thrill for the winners
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…and for everyone on-site
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*YOU* can play a part Get on the air!
Teams need QSOs! Spend a few minutes listening to the best in the
world Chase the awards
Send in your log promptly! Makes the log-checking more accurate We have 36 hours to determine the winners
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How to Find The Teams
Link at www.wrtc2014.org to K6TU.NET Propagation tools site Enter your antenna, etc. It tells you best time for each band
All 1x1 1st-area calls will be WRTC2014 Teams Calls not used: W/K/N 1 (J Q Y H E), N 1 I Keep your checklist handy
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Awards
“Worked All WRTC2014”: work all 59 Teams Any band, mode, combination
Top 10 Band-mode totals 590 maximum! In 2013 (25 station Test Run), WK5T worked 132
All logs submitted by 1600Z go into a drawing for 100 “WRTC2014 Assistant Judge” hats Send logs to normal IARU robot ([email protected])
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Watch the Real-Time Scoreboard
• Raspberry Pi system reads score from Team’s networked PCs• Decodes packets• Uploads to Web via cellular modem• Tested in 2013 with 22 stations, ran flawlessly
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Help us keep the game fair
Work all the teams Not just your friends/countrymen
Please NO cheerleading! Spot all teams Don’t identify them if you recognize the voice/fist
Please NO “club roster” QSOs!
“Unique” QSOs will not be counted
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The World is Watching!
The contest must be fair
Highest possible levels of friendship and sportsmanship
An excellent opportunity to promote ham radio to the public
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Dayton 201311
Thank you!