Teams Are Set for WRTC-2014 Competition
World Radiosport Team Championship 2014 (WRTC-14) has announced the 55 two-operator teams that will be invited to compete next July in New England. Team leaders, selected earlier from each qualifying region based on 3 years of qualifying scores, can pick any operator as a team mate. Three-time WRTC gold medalist Dan Street, K1TO, managed and completed the selection process.
“We are very pleased with the quality of operators selected as team mates,” he said. “Although team leaders could select a partner from anywhere in the world, very few opted to choose outside their own selection area.” Street predicted the field will be “very competitive.” They will include the top four teams from WRTC-2010 in Russia.
WRTC-2014 Chairman Doug Grant, K1DG, said the sponsors were pleased to see a mix of WRTC veterans and first-time participants. The Teams represent more than 30 countries and represent a wide range of personal backgrounds. “While the focus will be on the competition, we are looking forward to hosting the teams as they share and spread the international goodwill of the ham radio community in the Team Village during WRTC Week,” Grant said.
Some interesting stories are hidden within the team pairings. Two teams are made up of family members. VY2ZM/K1ZM chose his son, KK6ZM, and KU1CW chose his cousin EA5GTQ. This WRTC will have a female team, with DL1QQ selecting DL8DYL as her partner. E77DX declined his spot as team leader to become OE3DIA’s team mate, enabling 9A5K to gain entry as a team leader. The teams of ES5TV and ES2RR and 5B4WN and 5B4AFM will be operating together in their third consecutive WRTC. Four sponsored teams are yet to be announced. A team sponsor donation earns the right to select a team.
WRTC-2014 Teams
|
Selection Area |
Team Leader |
Team Mate |
|
AF |
Achraf “Ash” Chaabane, 3V/KF5EYY |
Dr Hrane Milosevic, YT1AD |
|
AS1 |
Vadim Ovsyannikov, R9DX |
Oleg Usov, UA9CDV |
|
AS2 |
Anatoly Polevik, RC9O |
Mikhail “Mike” Klokov, UA9PM |
|
AS3 |
Marios Nicolaou, 5B4WN |
Stavros Tsiakkouris, 5B4AFM |
|
AS4 |
Jie Zheng, BA4ALC |
Wenjun “Vange” Yang, BA7IO |
|
AS5 |
Katsuhiro “Don” Kondou, JH5GHM |
Hajime Hazuki, JA1OJE |
|
EU1 |
Filipe Lopes, CT1ILT |
José Nunes, CT1BOH |
|
EU1 |
Sebastien Le Gall, F8DBF |
Olivier “Oli” Seizelet, F1AKK |
|
EU1 |
Kazunori “Kazu” Watanabe, MØCFW |
Gerry Lynch, GIØRTN |
|
EU1 |
Olof Lundberg, GØCKV |
Mark Haynes, MØDXR |
|
EU1 |
Stephane Van Langhenhoven, F4DXW |
Sebastien Bajulaz, F8CMF |
|
EU2 |
Philippe Lutty, LX2A |
Andy Ruse, YO3JR |
|
EU2 |
Luca Aliprandi, IK2NCJ |
Stefano Brioschi, IK2QEI |
|
EU2 |
Manfred Wolf, DJ5MW |
Stefan von Baltz, DL1IAO |
|
EU2 |
Carlo De Mari, IK1HJS |
Fabio Schettino, I4UFH |
|
EU2 |
Sandy Raeker, DL1QQ |
Irina Stieber, DL8DYL |
|
EU3 |
Tonno Vahk, ES5TV |
Toivo Hallikivi, ES2RR |
|
EU3 |
Gediminas “Gedas” Lucinskas,LY9A |
Mindaugas “Mindis” Jukna,LY4L |
|
EU3 |
Toni Lindén, OH2UA |
Kim Östman, OH6KZP |
|
EU3 |
Kaspars Uztics, YL1ZF |
Oleg Ostrzigallo, YL3DW |
|
EU4 |
Ivan Dobrocky, OE3DIA |
Emir “Braco” Memic, E77DX |
|
EU4 |
László “Laci” Végh, OM2VL |
Tibor “Tibi” Ferenec, OM3RM |
|
EU4 |
Rastislav Hrnko, OM3BH |
Jozef Lang, OM3GI |
|
EU4 |
Wolfgang “Wolf” Klier, OE2VEL |
Oliver Huber, OE5OHO |
|
EU4 |
Tine Brajnik, S5ØA |
Robert Bajuk, S57AW |
|
EU5 |
Hrle Horvat, 9A6XX |
Davor “Dave” Kucelin, 9A1UN |
|
EU5 |
Kresimir “Chris” Kovarik, 9A5K |
Richard Riley, 9A1TT |
|
EU5 |
Ranko Boca, 4O3A |
Ivo Pezer, 9A3A |
|
EU5 |
Roman Tkachenko, URØMC |
Yuri Onipko, VE3DZ |
|
EU5 |
Andy Kotovsky, UU4JMG |
Andriy “Andy” Kazantsev, UUØJM |
|
EU6 |
Sergey Dyachenko, RX3APM |
Andrey Karpov, RV1AW |
|
EU6 |
Andrey Melanin, UA3DPX |
Igor Korolkov, UA4FER |
|
EU6 |
Iurii Khmelenko, RL3FT |
Dmitri Kryukov, RA3CO |
|
NA1 |
Krassimir “Krassy” Petkov, K1LZ |
Mladen Bogdanov, YT6W |
|
NA10 |
Alex Tkatch, KU1CW |
Yuri Sakalouski, EA5GTQ |
|
NA11 |
Jeff Briggs, K1ZM/VY2ZM |
Patrick Briggs, KK6ZM |
|
NA12 |
Lee Sawkins, VE7CC |
Dale Green, VE7SV |
|
NA13 |
Fred Kleber, K9VV |
John Sluymer, VE3EJ |
|
NA2 |
Ray Higgins, W2RE |
Lee Imber, WW2DX |
|
NA3 |
Ken Low, KE3X |
Scott Redd, KØDQ |
|
NA4E |
Richard DiDonna, NN3W |
Kamal “Kam” Sirageldin, N3KS |
|
NA4W |
Julio Henriquez, AD4Z |
Dan Thompson, W4UH |
|
NA5 |
Kevin Stockton, N5DX |
Steve London, N2IC |
|
NA6 |
Daniel Craig, N6MJ |
Chris Hurlbut, KL9A |
|
NA6 |
John Barcroft, K6AM |
David Hodge, N6AN |
|
NA7 |
Mitch Mason, K7RL |
Jon Kimball, KL2A |
|
NA8 |
Jim Stahl, K8MR |
Mike Tessmer, K9NW |
|
NA9 |
Michael Wetzel, W9RE |
Mark Beckwith, N5OT |
|
OC |
Michael Gibson, KH6ND |
John Hillyer, KH6SH |
|
SA1 |
Hamilton Oliveira Martins, PY2YU |
Rafael Martins, PY2NDX |
|
SA2 |
Jorge Diez, CX6VM |
Lucas “Luc” Maiorov,LU1FAM |
|
Youth |
Filippo Vairo, IZ1LBG |
Paul Whitman, WQ2N |
|
Wild Card |
Alex Avramov, LZ4AX |
Christo Ignatov, LZ3FN |
|
Wild Card |
Suad Zukic, DK6XZ |
Winfried Kriegl, DK9IP |
|
Defenders |
Vlad Aksenov, RW1A |
Alex Mikhaylov, RA1A |
Direct questions regarding WRTC-2014 team selection by e-mail to teamleader@wrtc2014.org.
About WRTC-2014
The World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) is held every 4 years and consists of approximately 50 two-person teams of Amateur Radio operators from around the world competing in a test of operating skill. Unlike most on-the-air competitions, all stations use the same power and identical antennas, and they operate from the same geographic region, eliminating all variables except operating ability. Previous WRTCs have been held in Seattle (1990), San Francisco (1996), Slovenia (2000), Finland (2002), Brazil (2006), and Russia (2010).
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