WRTC2002 WORLD RADIOSPORTING TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP July 9 - July 16, 2002 HELSINKI, FINLAND

WRTC2002

WORLD RADIOSPORTINGTEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

July 9 - July 16, 2002

HELSINKI, FINLAND

BACKGROUND:

• the 4th “olympics of Radiosporting”•1990 Seattle (“Goodwill Games”)• 1996 San Francisco• 2000 Slovenia

• organized by Contest Club Finland (CCF) and SRAL • WRTC contest / IARU Contest• SRAL Summer Camp same week (abt 1500 OH hams)

TEAMS:

• 50 two-men teams• national teams / “wild card teams”• 25 from Europe • each team has a referee/judge

STATIONS:

• Finnish tribanders, windoms, 100 watts• two radios - another only RX• “online” scoring, web cameras ?• QTHs around Helsinki (100km x 150km)

BUDGET:

• 200,000 USD• 50% from Finnish sponsors• 50% from elsewhere, contesters support needed• from USA 20k USD so far• contact K7BV, OH1EH, OH1NOA or OH2BU• special HamRadio offer• http://www.wrtc2002.org• email: wrtc2002@wrtc2002.org

• CU in FINLAND