ARLA/CLUSTER: O radioamadorismo de Alta Competição é um "desporto" mais sofisticado do que você pensa

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Ham Radio Operating: More sophisticated 'sport' than you think

*Linda Wiegenfeld* writes in the *Epoch Times* about amateur radio and the
World Radiosport Team Championship

The term 'sport' comes from the way this contest is treated. It has an
invisible playing field, comprising electromagnetic threads of energy.
Using identical antennas and power levels, two-person teams try to make the
most contacts with other radio operators located in many countries across
different continents. In 2014, all teams worked from remote areas in
eastern Massachusetts, often deep in the woods.

At the end of the 24-hour nonstop competition for the WRTC in 2014, three
teams from three different countries were announced as winners. The United
States won the gold, Slovakia won the silver, and Germany won the bronze.

According to *J. K. George N3BB* author of the book “Contact Sport�, “This
international event (the WRTC) may be the most intriguing one you never
heard of.�

Read the full story at
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2149413-ham-radio-operating-more-sophisticated-sport-than-you-think/
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