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


Top 10 Band-mode totals



Any band, mode, combination
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
Thank you!
Dayton 2013
1