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Haru, JA1XGI will be active from Christmas Island 4 - 11 april 2009 as VK9XGI.

He is number one on the list of competitors in WRTC2014, representing Africa in Team AF. He is also the only participant from this huge continent, apart from two referees from South Africa. This is a paradox of short wave contesting - the highest scores in worldwide contests are generated in Africa.

6K5YPW, HL5FUA and 6K2AVL will be active from Bangladesh from 7 till 14 march 2009 as S21KD

The "WRTC2014 Chase" will run concurrently with the IARU HF Championship beginning on July 12 at 1200Z.

Gabriel, YO4HEK will be active during one year from Zambia as 9J2YO.

He has been on the air for 40 years now, with an interruption during the Balkan War in the 90s. It is going to be his third WRTC as a competitor, so actually he does not need a presentation for the contester community.

Masa, JD1BMM will be active from Marcus Island, Minami Torishima from 3 till 21 of march 2009.

Walter, DJ6QT, discovered the advantage of Madeira island many years ago. I think it was in the late 60s that he first visited the floating garden of Atlantic for radio purposes.

GW0ANA, MW0USK, DJ9ZB, DJ8NK, DJ6OI, DL8RBL, MW3LOI and DJ1AIB will be active in CQ WW WPX SSB Contest 28 - 29 march 2009 from Island of Man as GD8K.

Jim, W7EJ will be active in CQ WW WPX SSB Contest 28-29 march 2009 from Morocco as CN2R in SOAB Category.

The well-known saying claims that every man should build a house, plant a tree and have a son. I would extend this list, in case the man is a radio amateur, with one more goal – make certain that your son becomes interested in Amateur Radio.

VK4AN and VK4FRAJ will be active in CQ WPX SSB Contest 28-29 march 2009 from Fiji Islands (IOTA OC-121) as 3D2A.

My first visit to São Vicente took place in November 2000. I spent a few weeks in Mindelo, the only town on the island, and made thousands of CW contacts using my call sign D44CF.

Boris, N3SY will be active from Dominican republic from 27 of march till 8 of april 2009 as HI3/N3SY.

WRTC2014, Inc., host of the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) is pleased to announce three of the four Sponsored Teams that will compete at WRTC2014.