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July/August 2010
Volume 38 Number 4 |
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| | WRTC Coverage |
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| WRTC 2010 |
| • | NCJ WRTC-2010 Blogs |
| • | Official WRTC 2010 Web Site |
| WRTC 2006 |
| • | NCJ WRTC-2006 Blogs |
| • | WRTC-2006 Competitor Profiles, Jul/Aug 2006 NCJ (280k pdf) |
| • | WRTC 2006 Stations, Jul/Aug 2006 NCJ (35k pdf) |
| • | WRTC-2006 Tidbits, Jul/Aug 2006 NCJ (28k pdf) |
| • | A History of WRTC, Jul/Aug 2006 NCJ (82k pdf) |
| • | Official WRTC 2006 Web Site |
| WRTC 2002 |
| • | WRTC 2002 Report |
| • | North American Teams and Order of Finish |
| WRTC 2000 |
| • | NCJ Coverage of WRTC 2000: Web Diaries of Participants |
| • | WRTC-2000: A Test of Teamwork in "The Green Piece of Europe", Oct 2000 QST (210k pdf) |
| • | WRTC Memories, Sep/Oct 2000 NCJ (37k pdf) |
| • | WRTC2000 - The S582A Story, Sep/Oct 2000 NCJ (422k pdf) |
| • | WRTC Champs K1TO, N5TJ Do It Again In Slovenia, Sep 2000 QST (32k pdf) |
| • | North American Teams and Order of Finish |
| • | WRTC2000 - The US Guys, May/Jun 2000 NCJ (16k pdf) |
| • | Official WRTC 2000 Web Site (SCC) |
| WRTC 1996 |
| • | KRØY-K1TO Team Tops WRTC-96, Sep 1996 QST (97k pdf) |
| • | The Truth About Contesters, Nov 1996 QST (87k pdf) |
| • | Observations From WRTC '96, Nov/Dec 1996 NCJ (42k pdf) |
| • | WRTC + K1TO + KRØY = W6X, Nov/Dec 1996 NCJ (130k pdf) |
| • | Official WRTC 1996 Web Site (NCCC) |
| WRTC 1990 |
| • | The World Radiosport Team Championship, May/Jun 1990 NCJ (131k pdf) |
| • | The World Radiosport Team Championship Wrap-Up, Sep/Oct 1990 NCJ (273k pdf) |
| • | The World Radiosport Team Championship, Oct 1990 QST (362k pdf) |
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| Tom, CX7TT WRTC-2006 Blog |
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The Bataan Death March
Posted: Jul 10, 2006 10:13 PDT
At 08z we go into the Bataan Death march. The rate slows, many CQs, S&P, the minutes drag by. The noise on 80m is horrible; S7/the band scope on the Pro II looks like a tall field of wheatgrass; signals are weak and it’s a major, major effort to copy call signs at the B station. I see John with his eyes closed; one hand supporting his chin, the other slowly moving the tuning knob as he looks for new Qs/mults on Radio B. The musical cw notes of ‘CQ test PW5F PW5F’ becomes a white noise, I am finding it harder to concentrate, my neck is tired, I will just lean my head back and..….next WRTC I WILL confiscate all digital cameras prior to the start!
Conditions improve as we approach sunrise. Jack is on 40cw cqing and using the sub VFO of the MP to look for Qs up in the ssb portion. He is a superb operator and I watch as he deftly works his frequency on both VFOs. At sunrise, 20m comes alive and the sprint to the finish line starts. The boys alternate between ssb and cw and are rewarded with some good stuff; 9V, a bunch of JAs and DU9RG swing by for mults and HQs.
They finish with good rates for the contest and a feeling that they did their very best. I totally agee….more later.
Other blog entries by Tom, CX7TT:
Jul 10, 2006 10:13
Jul 10, 2006 10:09 - The Envelope Please
Jul 10, 2006 10:06 - Setting up-the woes
Jul 10, 2006 10:02 - The Goat Rope
Jul 7, 2006 05:09 - The "Big" Day
Jul 7, 2006 05:08 - Evening's Events
Jul 7, 2006 05:06 - Opening Ceremony
Jul 7, 2006 05:04 - Rules, Rules & Rules
Jul 6, 2006 14:30 - First Class all the way to WRTC!
Comments on this blog entry:
Jim/K1TN Posted Jul 15, 2006 03:42
Tom: I really enjoyed reading all your blog posts. Yours and others added a dimension to the event. K1TN
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