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THAT FINAL ITEM: CREATING THE HAM RADIO TRIATHLON CONTEST
And finally this week, a new radiosporting event will begin
in 2013. And it has its roots in sports history. Amateur
Radio Newsline's Norm Seeley, KI7UP, is here with the
details:
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It all started back in August of 2011. That was about when
it occurred to Mike Balaskas, SV5BYR of Dodcanese, Greece,
that a big Greek sponsored radiosport event was missing from
international ham radio contest calendar. By the end of
that September Balaskas' idea had matured and so the Ham
Radio Triathlon Contest was born.
For those of you who do not follow the world of sports, a
triathlon involves completion of three continuous and
sequential endurance events. And as you have already
guessed, it is a Greek word.
But unlike the world of athletics, those planning the Ham
Radio Triathlon DX Contest had to change things a bit to
make this activity become reality. In trying to simulate the
original Triathlon athletic event, planners chose three
major ham radio modes for the competition. For the initial
outing these will be SSB, CW and RTTY.
The Ham Radio Triathlon will be a 24 hour non-stop event
that will take place the fist full weekend of February. It
will debut next year on Saturday, February 2nd of 2013. And
from what we have read of the proposed rules winning this
one won't be easy but it sure looks like a lot of fun.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, Im Norm Seeley, KI7UP, on
this side of the Atlantic and the Western part of the United
States reporting from Scottsdale, Arizona.
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SV5BYR says that there is still a lot of work to be done and
more details to be announced. We suggest that you keep an
eye on triathlon-dx-contest.blogspot.com in the coming
months to learn more. (SV5BYR)
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