EA8CAC and EA8DP to represent Africa at WRTC

Two Radio Amateurs from the Canary Islands will represent Africa at the 2010 World Radiosport Team Championships or WRTC, which is the major Amateur Radio contest event of the year 2010.

The team leader is a well know DXer Juan J Hidalgo, EA8CAC from Las Palmas.

WRTC-2010 will take place from 8 - 12 July near the Russian capital of Moscow where 50 teams from all over the world will compete under the same field conditions. The Russian National Amateur Radio Society hosts the event.

In 2006, at the event held in Brazil, Bernie van der Walt, ZS4TX, represented Africa. His teammate was N2IC. They were placed 26th.

The South African Radio League