MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT WRTC TEAMS

45 teams are now complete for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships in Russia, as the team leaders who qualified for next year's contest have selected their teammates. One of those picks was RA3CO, who had his log rejected in the 2008 CQ WW SSB Contest, after the government of Colombia found that he had operated illegally in that country. NEW

CONTROVERSY OVER SOME WRTC PICKS

After going through 76 entries from around the world, the organizers of the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships announced on Sunday the 44 winners of team leader positions for what is essentially the World Cup of ham radio contesting. Left out of those selections was one leader from Europe and a top finisher from Asia as well, even though they submitted their applications, while one op who was disqualified from CQ WW SSB got a team leader's slot. MORE

K5ZD, W9RE, N2IC, N6MJ TOP US WRTC

While other qualifying regions around the world had some shakeups in the final three contests for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships, the four American regions played out pretty much as expected, with the closest and hardest fought battle was in the East Coast NA #1.

Check the radio-sport.net spreadsheets to see the top scores from each US region. NEW

WRTC EUROPE: 21 QUALIFIERS NOW IN

The numbers are all in for Europe, as the final results of the last three WRTC qualifying contests caused a bit of a shakeup, but no major surprises, for some of those trying to qualify for 21 team leader slots available to Europe for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships.

The unofficial radio-sport.net numbers show the five regional qualifiers are now Andy Cook G4PIQ, Ivan Dobrocky OM3LA, Tonno Vahk ES5TV, Ranko Boca 4O3A and Vladimir Askenov RW1AC. Check the spreadsheets to see where the top scorers came out. NEW

ASIA WRTC: JH4UYB LEADS THE WORLD

The final WRTC qualifying results left the five of the six Asians leaders the same for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships, as JH4UYB, UA9CLB, UA9AM, UN9LW, and ZC4LI stayed ahead. The one change was in AS #3, where 5B4WN made a big move to push aside E21EIC. Check where the the top Asian scorers finished in the radio-sport.net WRTC spreadsheets. NEW

WRTC CANADA: VE3DZ, VE7CC ARE TOPS

After months of close battles in both of Canada's qualifying regions, VE3DZ and VE7CC have emerged on top in the chase for two team leader slots to the 2010 World Radiosport Championships in Russia. Check where the top scoring Canadians stand in the battle for two WRTC spots with the radio-sport.net spreadsheets. NEW

WRTC SOUTH AMERICA STILL PY8AZT, YV1DIG

There were no surprises from the results of the final three WRTC qualifying contests, as PT8AZT and YV1DIG locked up reservations to Russia 2010 for the World Radiosport Team Championships. Only two team leader slots are available for South America - Check the radio-sport.net top scorer results. NEW

WRTC OCEANIA: VK2IA, KH6ND ON TOP

Like a thoroughbred making a late charge down the stretch, Bernd Langer VK2IA clinched a spot in the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships, joining Mike Gibson KH6ND, who easily won the OC #2 region. Check the spreadsheets to see where the top scorers ended up in the points chase for Russia 2010. NEW

C.AMERICA SENDS HI3TEJ TO RUSSIA

The numbers are all in for Central American qualifying for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships, as the unofficial radio-sport.net review of over two years of results shows that Teddy Jiminez HI3TEJ has claimed the one regional team leader slot. Jiminez cemented his lead with a top low power finish in both the 2008 CQ WW SSB contest and the 2009 Russian DX test. NEW

WRTC AFRICA: EA8CAC WINS AT THE WIRE

RAfter staying ahead of all others in African qualifying for the 2010 World Radiosport Championships, Jorge Taboada Pareja EA9LZ was caught at the wire by a late rush from Juan Hidalgo EA8CAC in the race for the one African team leader WRTC slot. Check the spreadsheets to see where the top scorers in Africa finished. NEW

WRTC SHOOTOUT IN 2009 RUSSIAN DX TEST

It's March Madness in this year's Russian DX Contest, as for almost the entire world, this is the final qualifier for the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships in Russia. Team leader slots could be at stake in a number of qualifying regions, especially in the US, where a victory in Russian DX might mean the difference between a WRTC ticket and staying home. MORE