WRTC USA: USA Leaders Still K5ZD, W9RE, N2IC, K7RL; Big Battle Remains For Other Russia 2010 Qualifying Slots

By Jamie Dupree NS3T  radio-sport.net 
Posted January 12, 2009

With three new contest results added to WRTC qualifying numbers for the US, the leaders did not change in all four US regions, with only one qualifying event left for the 2010 WRTC.

The battle for supremacy along the East Coast in NA #1 still has the same top two, as Randy Thompson K5ZD increased his lead over Andy Blank N2NT.

Jumping into third place was John Crovelli W2GD, as he leads Rich DiDonna NN3W by just 25 points and Krassy Petkov K1LZ by 47.

Three team leader slots are up for grabs in NA #1. One late gainer to keep an eye on is Jeff Briggs K1ZM, who has now moved into nine place overall.

Here are the top five as of January 2009:

NA #1 includes W1, W2, W3 and part of W4.

• K5ZD 6,339 - (8 scores)

• N2NT 5,840 - (8 scores)

• W2GD 5,684 - (8 scores)

• NN3W 5,637 - (8 scores)

• K1LZ 5,613 - (8 scores)

Check out the radio-sport.net results spreadsheet for NA #1

While the leader in NA #2 is still Mike Wetzel W9RE, the op holding down the second qualifying position has changed, as Scott Robbins W4PA used a top score from the Russian DX Contest to jump over Mike Tessmer K9NW.

Robbins, who announced late in 2008 that he was giving up contesting for now, leads K9NW by 191 points in the battle for two team leader positions.

Like many qualifying regions, the second place spot here could come down to the 2009 Russian DX Contest to determine the final winners. It is unclear as of now if that will lure Robbins back to the HF bands or not.

Here are the top five ops from NA #2: NA #2 has some of W4 along with W8 and W9.

• W9RE 6,360 - (8 scores)

• W4PA 5,532 - (8 scores)

• K9NW 5,341 - (8 scores)

• WB9Z 5,270 - (8 scores)

• W8CAR 4,578 - (8 scores)

Check out the full results spreadsheet for NA #2

In NA #3, leader Steve London N2IC tightened his grip on the top slot in this region, with a top finish in the 2008 Russian DX Contest. That gives him five scores of 900 or better, which makes him almost a lock for the 2010 WRTC.

Richard King K5NA and Jim George N3BB remain in second, but they may soon be overtaken by Kevin Stockton N5DX, who currently is in 8th place.

Stockton could have the top score in this region in several contests that still must report results from 2008, which may be just enough to put him ahead of K5NA, and into second place.

Also with an outside chance to do the same is Alex Tkatch KU1CW, who is in fourth. Here are the top five in NA #3:

NA #3 is W5 and W0.

• N2IC 6,626 - (8 scores)

• K5NA 5,840 - (8 scores)

• N3BB 5,334 - (8 scores)

• KU1CW 5,127 - (8 scores)

• K5PI 4,584 - (8 scores)

Check the radio-sport.net results spreadsheet for NA #3

The storyline in the Western NA #4 region is the battle for second place, as new results left Mitch Mason K7RL on top, while Bob Wolbert K6XX barely stayed ahead of Dan Craig N6MJ.

Just four points separates those two - a margin that Craig may have been able to erase with his performances in the 2008 CQ WW contests.

Craign notched the full 910 points for the 2008 Russian DX Contest. Only two team leader spots are available, making the 2009 Russian DX test pivotal in who qualifies for the 2010 WRTC.

Here are the top five in NA #4, which comprises W6, W7 and KL7.

• K7RL 6,141 - (8 scores)

• K6XX 5,955 - (8 scores)

• N6MJ 5,951 - (8 scores)

• K6LA 5,288 - (8 scores)

• K6AM 4,919 - (8 scores)

Review the radio-sport.net results spreadsheet for NA #4

There is only one qualifying event remaining for the 2010 WRTC, that being the 2009 Russian DX Contest.

The standings though could still change a lot, as a number of contest results from 2008 still must come in.

Those include the WPX CW, IARU, WAE CW, WAE SSB and both legs of the 2008 November Sweepstakes.

The unofficial results produced here by radio-sport.net include the final published results of the 2006 and 2007 IARU, the 2006 and 2007 WAE CW and WAE SSB, 2006 and 2007 CQ WW CW and SSB contests, 2007 and 2008 ARRL DX SSB & CW, 2007 Russian DX, 2007 CQ WPX SSB and CW contests, 2008 WPX SSB, 2007 November Sweepstakes and the 2007 and 2008 NA Sprints.

(Radio-sport.net has tried to be as accurate as possible. If you find a mistake, or that your score line is missing a contest result, please send us an email and we will be happy to check and correct the numbers.)

The qualifying rules allow you to submit your top eight scores from certain contests. No more than four may be from multi-operator efforts.

You will note that some scores in the spreadsheets have been colored in. All multi-ops are noted with a yellow background. Scores from a contest operation outside of your home WRTC region are colored in blue.

A score that was both outside your home region and from a multi-op has a purple color.