The WRTC competitors will use 1×1 callsigns from the USA first call area. Sixteen of the available 75 callsigns will not be used, including the longest and shortest CW suffixes (“J”, “Q”, “Y”, “E”) and suffixes that are frequently miscopied on CW (“H”). Note that the “X” suffixes are not available in this callsign series.
“We wanted to have calls for the teams that were distinctive and fun,” said Doug Grant, Chairman of WRTC2014. “This will make it easy for those chasing the WRTC2014 teams to identify them. It also provides a connection back to WRTC-1996 in San Francisco, which was the first time that 1×1 calls were used in the United States.”
Following the tradition of previous WRTC events, teams will not know the callsign they will use until the referee hands them a sealed envelope just 15 minutes before the contest begins. This puts all teams at an equal starting point and helps maintain the anonymity of the teams.
Participation awards are available for anyone who works a WRTC2014 team during the competition. These include QSL cards, awards for working all 59 teams, and awards for working teams on the most band-modes. Contacts with the WRTC2014 teams will count 5 points in the ARRL Centennial QSO Party. Full information on the available awards can be found at
http://www.wrtc2014.org/competition/participation-awards/A checklist that can be used to keep track of the WRTC2014 stations will appear in the July/August issue of the National Contest Journal and on the WRTC2014 web site.
Fifty-nine (59) teams of top amateur radio contest operators from 38 countries will travel to the New England area July 8-14, 2014 to compete in WRTC2014. Participation is based on qualifying scores posted in major contests between 2010 and 2014. A group of referees and judges, themselves well-known contest operators, will oversee the competition and confirm the results.
用1*1呼号，呼号范围是K1A-K1Z N1A-N1Z W1A-W1Z，因为X后缀不在比赛区域范围内，所以共75个呼号，扣除16个CW特别长和特别短的呼号后缀：J Q Y E以及容易抄错的H。
这是既1996年旧金山WRTC时第一次用1*1呼号后，又一次给WRTC使用1*1呼号，参赛队通过抽签分配呼号，呼号在比赛前15分钟打开信封才知道。
