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PostHeaderIcon 45 WRTC Teams Set, As More Questions Arise

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
45 teams are now complete for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships in Russia, as the team leaders who qualified for next year's contest have selected their teammates. One of those picks was RA3CO, who had his log rejected in the 2008 CQ WW SSB Contest, after the government of Colombia found that he had operated illegally in that country.
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PostHeaderIcon N2IC Takes Aim At Third Straight SS CW Win

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
After watching KE3Q (at WP3R) dominate for eight straight years, now it's the turn of Steven London N2IC to see if he can extend his own two year winning streak in the 2009 running of the ARRL's November Sweepstakes CW contest. But hot on his tail will be a number of top ops, just waiting to pounce if N2IC stumbles.
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PostHeaderIcon HC8A (N6KT) Holds Commanding Lead In 2009 CQ WW SSB

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
Already the most prolific single operator in the history of the CQ WW SSB Contest, Rich Smith N6KT is on his way to a second straight win in 2009, a record ninth overall, as he claimed just over 16 million points from HC8A in the Galapagos Islands. That gives Smith an almost insurmountable lead over his closest pursuers, 8P5A (W2SC), CR2X (OH2UA) and 4O3A (ES5TV).
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PostHeaderIcon CR2X (OH2UA) Takes Over Lead In 2009 CQ WW SSB Contest

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
Still waiting on what are expected to be big scores from HC8A and 8P5A, the early claimed results in the 2009 CQ WW SSB contest feature two top scores from Europe, as Toni Linden OH2UA leads the way with just over 11 million points, after another strong effort from CR2X in the Azores. Not far behind is Tonno Vahk ES5TV, after his effort at 4O3A.
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PostHeaderIcon 4O3A (ES5TV) Grabs Early Lead In 2009 CQ WW SSB Contest

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
The big story in the 2009 CQ WW SSB Contest was the presence of some Cycle 24 sunspots and a big jump in the solar flux for the weekend, as 15 meters opened around the world, giving contesters some hope for the future. The early clubhouse leader is Tonno Vahk ES5TV, who posted 10.6 million points from the QTH of Ranko Boca 4O3A in Montenegro. Stick with radio-sport.net for all the score updates this week!
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PostHeaderIcon CQ WW Chief Sends Out Contest Inspection Notices

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
Following through on a major rules change for the 2009 CQ WW DX Contests, the head of the CQ WW Contest Committee has sent emails to certain contesters requesting the right to have an official observer visit their stations during the 48 hour contest period for CQ WW CW. The email names four operators for CQ WW CW: CT1BOH, YT1AD, W2SC and RD3AF.
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PostHeaderIcon Building A Better Station For CQ WW SSB

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
As the 2009 CQ WW DX SSB Contest arrives, it seems safe to say that if your antenna system and shack are about the same as a year ago at this time, then others might well have been gaining on you in the race for ham radio contest supremacy. Check out some photos from top operations in the US and Europe.
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PostHeaderIcon OH2UA Bids For Fourth Straight EU Win In CQ WW SSB

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
Sporting a new call sign of CR2X in the Azores, Toni Linden OH2UA will try to post the best CQ WW SSB score in Europe for the fourth straight year, with designs on another sweep of the SSB and CW titles. Among those trying to stop him will be Tonno Vahk ES5TV, who will head from his home in Estonia to the QTH of 4O3A in Montenegro for this contest.
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PostHeaderIcon 2009 CQ WW SSB Arrives With New Rules On DQ's

PostDateIconSaturday, 23 January 2010 08:02 | PDF | Print | E-mail
After several months of public controversy over the judging of the 2008 CQ WW DX Contests, the 2009 CQ WW SSB test arrives with some re-formulated rules from the CQ WW Contest Committee, one of which could lead to an in-person, on site visit from an official observer during the 48 hour contest period to check for cheating
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Worldwide WRTC Qualifying Scores Now Updated
Not only are there individual stories available on WRTC qualifying in the US and Europe, but wrtc.radio-sport.net also has the breakdown on the leaders in Asia, Africa, South and Central America and Oceania. Check out all the spreadsheets for every corner of the globe to find out who is ahead in the race for 2010 WRTC in Russia.
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IOTA news from OPDX
Weekly IOTA News - compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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New England Tops State QSO Party Derby
After focusing last week on Florida and Nebraska, this week the State QSO Party circuit hits both coasts and the US Midwest. The most active of the three is the New England QSO Party, where the overwhelming morning line favorite is N4PN, who has won the Single Op competition all six years the contest has been on the air.
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"Dress Rehearsal" For WRTC 2010 This Weekend
With rules changes to mimic those that will be used for the World Radiosport Team Championships in 2010, twenty-one Russian two-man teams will use a Field Day style operating event to see what to expect in two years for the WRTC. Even better, the eight hour contest this weekend is open to all amateurs around the world!
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Fan modification for the ICOM PS-125, by KK5DR


Buckeye State Kicks Off State QSO Party Run
AKicking off two months of top flight state QSO party contests, the Ohio and Hawaii QSO Parties are the only tests on the schedule for the coming weekend. It's all part of eleven different state-based contests that run through Texas, California, Pennsylvania and more!
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