WRTC2014 for “The Rest of Us”

Doug Grant, K1DG

The Olympic Analogy

The medal winners

The other competitors

Visitors/spectators on-site

TV audience around the world

WRTC is a huge thrill for the winners

…and for everyone on-site

*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

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

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 (IARUHF@iaru.org)

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

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

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

Dayton 201311

Thank you!