WRTC 2022 - Italy

WRTC2022 Competition Final Score

Sanctioning Committee statement on the WRTC 2022 (Bologna, July 2023) results

Following publication of the WRTC 2026 Judging Committee report on 1 September 2026, the WRTC 2022 Organising Committee referred the 2023 results to the WRTC Sanctioning Committee (SC). The SC formed a working group to examine the 2023 logs using the methods described in the 2026 report. The SC has accepted the working group's findings and has decided as follows.

The 2023 scheme

Appendix 5 of the 2026 report describes what was found in 2023: the winning team's 20-metre starting frequency was held for the final hour before the start by a callsign that submitted no log, appears in no other log, and was never heard again. There was also a group of callsigns from rare entities, none of which submitted a log or appear elsewhere in the 5,589 logs submitted for the 2023 IARU contest, delivered multiplier contacts to WRTC teams.

The 2026 report identified 22 callsigns that were believed to be fraudulent.

From Appendix 5 of the 2026 report:

"I44W's 20-meter starting frequency was held and transferred in the same manner as shown in the examples in Appendix 2. YQ5W appeared at 11:01z, settled on 14001.8 kHz, and called CQ there continuously through the final hour before the start, last spotted at 11:59:52z. I44W's first logged contact of the contest is in the 12:00z minute on that frequency, where it then ran. YQ5W submitted no log, is not listed as an operator in any of the 5,589 logs submitted for that contest, appears in no other station's log, and was never spotted again. I44W's operators were VE3DZ and UW7LL. I44W was the declared winner of the 2023 event."

"The following are now believed to be multipliers fraudulently injected into logs at WRTC-2023 in the same manner as occurred in WRTC-2026: 4J3DJ, 4K6OF, 4L4DX, 9H1XT, 9K2MU, A41JZ, A61ZX, A65DR, BX4AG, CO2SG, EK3GM, ER0FEO, EX8MJ, FM5FE, HZ1BH, OA4EA, OD5PY, SV9CJO, TK5CH (and its miscopy TK5CS), YV5EN, ZP5DPA — plus YB8RVI and ZA1AK, genuine entrants whose callsigns were pirated. The pirated QSOs are refuted by the owners’ own submitted logs. The 22 callsigns produced an average of 9.3 QSOs for each of the 58 WRTC-2023 stations — 540 in all. Of those, 53 went to the I44W (VE3DZ & UW7LL) team, with most resulting in a multiplier."

The SC working group examined every contact with those callsigns in all 58 team logs. They made 540 contacts with WRTC teams, an average of nine per team. Two teams stand apart. I44W (UW7LL, VE3DZ) received 46 of them, worth 37 multipliers. I43Z (RW7K, RA9P) received 27, worth 25 multipliers. The next team received 19. The callsigns also divide cleanly into two groups: sixteen all worked I44W, and the other seven never worked I44W, and all worked I43Z. The pattern is the same one the 2026 Judging Committee found for MB2M and MB2A, and it can be verified from the public logs.

The removal list in Appendix 5 of the 2026 Judging Committee report the 21 callsigns named there plus the TK5CS miscopy, 22 in all. Every contact any team made with those callsigns is removed as a pirate contact, with no penalty, at rule 7 points (CW 2/5, SSB 3/6).

YB8RVI and ZA1AK, the two genuine entrants named in Appendix 5 whose callsigns were pirated, are not removed again. Their pirated contacts are refuted by the owners' own logs and were already scored as not-in-log in 2023, so they are already out of the official numbers.

A DXCC multiplier is removed only where the team had no other credited contact with that entity on that band. HQ stations do not preserve a DXCC multiplier (rule 8.2).

The 2023 cheerleading deductions are kept as set by the 2023 JC.

The rules

The WRTC 2022 competition rules are, in the relevant clauses, word for word the same as the 2026 rules. Rule 12.2 prohibits a team from revealing its identity in any way and states that doing so may result in immediate disqualification. Rule 12.7 permits disqualification for taking credit for excessive unverifiable QSOs or unverifiable multipliers.

Decision

I44W (UW7LL, VE3DZ) is disqualified under Rule 12.2 for the arranged transfer of its starting frequency, which required the team’s identity and starting frequency to be known in advance, and under Rule 12.7 for the multipliers it took credit for from the callsigns above.

I43Z (RW7K, RA9P) is disqualified under Rule 12.7 for the multipliers it took credit for from the callsigns above. Twenty-five multipliers from a group of callsigns that served this team is excessive within the meaning of the rule.

As in 2026, the disqualifications apply to the teams, not to individual operators. The SC makes no finding about who operated the callsigns in question.

The revised results are:

I43C  DJ5MW DL1IAO  6,968,632
I49D  9A7DX 9A3LG   6,584,256
I47M  F8DBF F1AKK   6,450,120

The full table is attached. These results replace the results announced in July 2023.

The SC congratulates DJ5MW and DL1IAO as champions of WRTC 2022, and 9A7DX/9A3LG and F8DBF/F1AKK as second and third.

The 2023 Judging Committee adjudicated the logs with the tools and time available to it and could not have seen this pattern. It became visible only when the 2026 Judging Committee developed methods to find the same scheme in 2026 and then applied them to the 2023 logs.

Tine Brajnik, S50A
Chairman WRTC Sanctioning Committee

POS	AREA	CALL	SITE	OPERATORS	REFEREE	LOG	UBN	SPOTS	80C	80P	40C	40P	20C	20P	15C	15P	10C	10P	TOTQ	80M	40M	20M	15M	10M	TOTM	QSOP	DEDUCT	NETQSOP	SCORE	ERRORS(%)	UNIQUES	CWTOT	CWPER	PHTOT	PHPER
1	EU3	I43C	MO01	DJ5MW DL1IAO	W0YK				331	160	703	448	1,016	573	762	236	287	74	4,590	68	95	108	129	84	484	14,398	0	14,398	6,968,632	0.5	31	3,099	67.5	1,491	32.5
2	EU7	I49D	BO17	9A7DX 9A3LG	W4LT				345	199	845	544	1,166	664	771	247	251	20	5,052	66	88	102	99	71	426	15,456	0	15,456	6,584,256	0.9	28	3,378	66.9	1,674	33.1
3	EU6	I47M	BO10	F8DBF F1AKK	DL8DYL				342	118	721	457	965	555	677	377	164	132	4,508	62	86	115	118	75	456	14,145	0	14,145	6,450,120	0.9	30	2,869	63.6	1,639	36.4
4	AF3	I42M	BO04	ZR2A DL9EE	KC7V				334	117	582	442	1,323	233	823	163	253	138	4,408	60	86	115	113	81	455	13,641	0	13,641	6,206,655	1.1	32	3,315	75.2	1,093	24.8
5	WC1	I47L	FE03	OM3BH OM3GI	NX4N				364	96	726	242	1,305	363	850	186	243	41	4,416	65	91	107	106	82	451	13,745	0	13,745	6,198,995	0.8	22	3,488	79.0	928	21.0
6	NA1	I42G	MO04	K5ZD W2SC	EY8MM				353	200	719	482	1,099	613	532	193	143	52	4,386	70	87	111	98	65	431	13,683	0	13,683	5,897,373	0.8	29	2,846	64.9	1,540	35.1
7	WC2	I47V	RA04	SV2DSJ LZ3FN	JH4RHF				344	86	637	245	1,073	558	679	267	198	88	4,175	60	86	109	116	76	447	13,151	0	13,151	5,878,497	1.1	26	2,931	70.2	1,244	29.8
8	EU5	I44X	RA11	EC2DX CT1ILT	W1VE				267	165	539	271	927	574	654	326	263	108	4,094	62	83	113	109	85	452	12,825	0	12,825	5,796,900	1.1	19	2,650	64.7	1,444	35.3
9	NA3	I49M	BO19	NN3W N3QE	ON5RA				411	171	619	403	1,054	434	774	191	233	72	4,362	68	85	104	106	74	437	13,252	0	13,252	5,791,124	1.0	41	3,091	70.9	1,271	29.1
10	EU1	I47K	FE10	LY4A OM3RM	G4BUO				316	186	554	392	1,034	468	767	360	145	129	4,351	64	86	105	103	63	421	13,645	0	13,645	5,744,545	2.1	51	2,816	64.7	1,535	35.3
11	NA3	I49A	BO07	KD4D KE3X	9A5X				276	160	695	305	1,123	468	898	250	217	36	4,428	58	89	107	103	66	423	13,509	0	13,509	5,714,307	1.6	42	3,209	72.5	1,219	27.5
12	EU7	I42V	BO02	IZ1LBG IK3QAR	S57AW				316	97	694	326	1,117	348	785	296	292	26	4,297	62	81	110	102	73	428	13,308	0	13,308	5,695,824	1.2	35	3,204	74.6	1,093	25.4
13	EU4	I43R	FC01	UA4FER LZ2HM	9A6A				437	49	652	317	1,153	564	717	193	238	84	4,404	64	78	104	95	73	414	13,732	0	13,732	5,685,048	0.6	29	3,197	72.6	1,207	27.4
14	CA1	I42W	RA07	NP4Z N2NT	DL6MHW				382	125	633	231	1,118	422	825	220	249	69	4,274	66	82	107	101	69	425	13,211	0	13,211	5,614,675	1.1	29	3,207	75.0	1,067	25.0
15	NA9	I49K	FE06	KI6RRN N5ZO	YL2KL				374	156	654	335	1,045	476	715	213	222	50	4,240	66	85	108	96	77	432	12,974	0	12,974	5,604,768	0.9	30	3,010	71.0	1,230	29.0
16	EU2	I42R	RA08	OR2F LZ4AX	HB9DHG				310	74	738	234	1,248	487	746	92	158	8	4,095	66	85	129	109	55	444	12,506	0	12,506	5,552,664	0.6	20	3,200	78.1	895	21.9
17	SA1	I43K	BO20	W2GD AA3B	PA3AAV				339	59	712	255	1,154	391	525	346	304	20	4,105	62	86	115	93	79	435	12,660	0	12,660	5,507,100	1.1	31	3,034	73.9	1,071	26.1
18	AS2	I41M	BO06	RM9I UN9L	S50R				391	20	683	272	1,175	284	798	174	247	45	4,089	58	80	106	107	80	431	12,711	0	12,711	5,478,441	1.4	37	3,294	80.6	795	19.4
19	EU3	I46Q	FE09	SP7GIQ SP7IVO	PJ2DX W0CG				472	0	714	203	1,276	331	1,002	0	275	0	4,273	64	85	104	103	65	421	12,970	0	12,970	5,460,370	1.3	23	3,739	87.5	534	12.5
20	EU9	I42B	FE02	E77DX E70T	RA0AM				302	131	712	457	955	452	598	263	116	109	4,095	65	90	100	111	58	424	12,873	0	12,873	5,458,152	1.8	37	2,683	65.5	1,412	34.5
21	AS7	I47P	BO08	JH5GHM WA1Z	NP4G				444	109	817	212	930	366	790	221	201	59	4,149	68	87	106	106	69	436	12,412	0	12,412	5,411,632	1.0	24	3,182	76.7	967	23.3
22	OC2	I44Z	RA10	AD6E K6XX	4Z5LA				389	166	619	174	1,166	503	846	115	177	35	4,190	65	77	108	108	59	417	12,941	0	12,941	5,396,397	1.5	25	3,197	76.3	993	23.7
23	EU3	I46V	FE15	DL5AXX DL7FER	E74A				443	245	657	280	749	377	637	244	272	47	3,951	70	87	97	111	83	448	12,013	0	12,013	5,381,824	0.6	15	2,758	69.8	1,193	30.2
24	EU4	I46J	BO18	RA3CO RA3AUU	IK2EGL				337	44	588	262	1,084	391	697	209	253	56	3,921	65	84	109	110	74	442	12,154	0	12,154	5,372,068	1.2	23	2,959	75.5	962	24.5
25	DT1	I41R	MO06	KO8SCA S55M	SP4Z				327	123	599	322	934	486	760	198	241	67	4,057	60	82	105	109	72	428	12,528	0	12,528	5,361,984	1.5	25	2,861	70.5	1,196	29.5
26	WC4	I44C	FE07	LZ1NK LZ4AE	OM6NM				439	0	731	183	1,289	370	905	212	121	22	4,272	64	88	109	101	52	414	12,866	0	12,866	5,326,524	1.4	31	3,485	81.6	787	18.4
27	NA8	I44Q	RA01	VE5MX VE3EJ	HA5X				339	107	715	377	1,166	204	799	113	261	51	4,132	61	82	104	96	77	420	12,638	0	12,638	5,307,960	1.0	16	3,280	79.4	852	20.6
28	OC3	I44Y	BO05	ZL3CW VK2IA	K5KG				370	39	677	245	1,259	416	869	78	234	22	4,209	61	80	104	99	70	414	12,741	0	12,741	5,274,774	1.8	32	3,409	81.0	800	19.0
29	NA7	I42L	BO09	KU1CW EB5A	IK1SPR				380	234	620	283	1,035	429	655	218	184	87	4,125	69	77	89	108	66	409	12,542	0	12,542	5,129,678	1.3	29	2,874	69.7	1,251	30.3
30	NA6	I47O	FE16	N2IC HA3NU	9A1UN				448	248	729	301	1,201	455	623	170	136	10	4,321	67	80	100	95	51	393	12,982	0	12,982	5,101,926	0.8	26	3,137	72.6	1,184	27.4
31	AF1	I46F	BO12	EA8RM EA2W	OK1RI				187	103	604	384	1,114	423	676	202	247	67	4,007	60	81	103	103	67	414	12,266	0	12,266	5,078,124	1.8	36	2,828	70.6	1,179	29.4
32	EU2	I49R	RA03	GD4XUM G3NKC	CE2SV(VE7SV)				341	162	563	281	1,251	425	699	175	169	69	4,135	68	80	104	92	55	399	12,570	0	12,570	5,015,430	1.3	34	3,023	73.1	1,112	26.9
33	DT3	I41D	FE04	4O3A 9A3A	W6NV				345	220	612	478	910	393	328	314	194	79	3,873	69	83	101	89	76	418	11,970	0	11,970	5,003,460	1.7	19	2,389	61.7	1,484	38.3
34	AS3	I44G	MO08	4X6FR 4X1DX	NF4A				204	262	518	364	858	530	651	147	144	83	3,761	60	84	104	105	67	420	11,825	0	11,825	4,966,500	1.2	41	2,375	63.1	1,386	36.9
35	YT3	I43L	BO13	YU5EEA 9A3SMS	4Z4DX				149	230	525	498	956	744	626	262	132	88	4,210	57	83	105	87	48	380	12,979	0	12,979	4,932,020	4.1	36	2,388	56.7	1,822	43.3
36	YT2	I47B	RA06	M0SDV DK6SP	YT7AW				224	217	663	404	745	492	495	332	134	106	3,812	64	80	109	98	62	413	11,874	0	11,874	4,903,962	1.3	54	2,261	59.3	1,551	40.7
37	EU7	I42D	FE01	S53MM S57K	G4IRN				353	198	626	305	1,078	538	627	89	205	56	4,075	63	82	93	85	69	392	12,441	0	12,441	4,876,872	1.3	25	2,889	70.9	1,186	29.1
38	EU8	I42F	MO03	EW6W EU1A	HB9CAT				217	304	501	500	940	558	608	341	218	81	4,268	63	73	99	88	61	384	13,305	780	12,525	4,809,600	1.8	94	2,484	58.2	1,784	41.8
39	YT1	I43O	BO11	YL3JA UR5YKO	G0CKV				280	198	643	380	940	417	692	265	178	64	4,057	62	82	95	92	57	388	12,266	0	12,266	4,759,208	2.5	19	2,733	67.4	1,324	32.6
40	AS5	I41N	BO16	VR2XAN IK2PFL	G3XTT				263	163	405	448	744	489	488	274	174	110	3,558	57	87	105	93	72	414	11,423	0	11,423	4,729,122	1.7	33	2,074	58.3	1,484	41.7
41	AS4	I44B	MO07	BA1RB BA4TB	RA9USU				350	105	677	281	1,232	201	700	163	152	33	3,894	61	81	100	104	54	400	11,814	0	11,814	4,725,600	1.6	29	3,111	79.9	783	20.1
42	OC1	I46Y	FC03	9M6NA K5WA	OE2VEL				358	116	447	363	1,130	284	701	181	225	49	3,854	59	78	103	100	68	408	11,575	0	11,575	4,722,600	1.0	27	2,861	74.2	993	25.8
43	AS6	I43U	FE13	E21EIC E29TGW	CX6VM				379	28	849	257	1,015	203	662	188	240	45	3,866	57	90	104	92	60	403	11,627	0	11,627	4,685,681	1.3	23	3,145	81.4	721	18.6
44	NA1	I46C	FC05	W1UE K1XM	HA0NAR				438	20	709	340	950	182	695	164	256	33	3,787	62	85	100	93	77	417	11,162	0	11,162	4,654,554	1.5	36	3,048	80.5	739	19.5
45	NA2	I43B	FC02	VA2EW VA2WA	E72T				309	132	660	219	1,221	375	705	104	216	47	3,988	62	80	95	79	73	389	11,802	0	11,802	4,590,978	1.4	30	3,111	78.0	877	22.0
46	SA2	I41U	FE08	FY5FY F4DXW	DL8LAS				180	114	671	248	1,176	319	648	176	178	85	3,795	53	75	97	93	68	386	11,824	0	11,824	4,564,064	2.5	44	2,853	75.2	942	24.8
47	AS7	I47U	BO01	JA1BJI JR2GRX	SV2DCD				343	129	654	287	1,232	188	667	142	227	19	3,888	63	77	94	101	62	397	11,479	0	11,479	4,557,163	1.7	26	3,123	80.3	765	19.7
48	SA4	I41K	FE14	PY2NY PC3T/PY2SEX	WC1M				319	182	361	272	907	540	511	202	197	90	3,581	58	75	104	93	65	395	11,275	0	11,275	4,453,625	1.8	39	2,295	64.1	1,286	35.9
49	SA3	I42A	FE12	CE2LR CE3CT	UW8SM				276	182	485	404	854	460	667	135	131	31	3,625	62	79	108	91	52	392	11,266	0	11,266	4,416,272	2.0	49	2,413	66.6	1,212	33.4
50	EU10	I43G	MO02	IZ8JAI IZ8FWN	N6AN				259	31	630	265	1,000	378	619	168	219	51	3,620	57	82	100	93	63	395	11,132	0	11,132	4,397,140	2.8	55	2,727	75.3	893	24.7
51	NA10	I46P	FC04	NG0C AC0W	YO8TTT				284	225	554	313	686	739	434	222	104	98	3,659	65	79	101	83	58	386	11,382	0	11,382	4,393,452	2.1	45	2,062	56.4	1,597	43.6
52	NA5	I43V	FE05	K4AB NN7CW	EA5Y				384	73	770	280	1,050	242	698	58	292	51	3,898	60	78	84	84	71	377	11,491	0	11,491	4,332,107	1.6	71	3,194	81.9	704	18.1
53	DT2	I47C	RA02	AD5A AB5EB	S53ZO				421	35	618	258	1,019	150	787	47	249	22	3,606	59	74	85	87	58	363	10,856	0	10,856	3,940,728	1.8	27	3,094	85.8	512	14.2
54	YT6	I44P	BO15	DL3ON EI5LA	ZL3WW				249	204	591	287	956	309	465	147	140	68	3,416	68	80	104	80	57	389	10,077	0	10,077	3,919,953	3.5	95	2,401	70.3	1,015	29.7
55	NA4	I47W	FE11	NE9U K9CT	OH2KI				360	131	533	225	932	425	563	105	186	23	3,483	61	72	96	89	60	378	10,251	0	10,251	3,874,878	1.6	22	2,574	73.9	909	26.1
56	AF2	I46O	RA09	5T5PA KF5EYY	W9KKN				184	117	435	374	838	568	547	143	149	46	3,401	55	78	96	80	51	360	10,528	0	10,528	3,790,080	2.5	45	2,153	63.3	1,248	36.7

WRTC 2022 Closing Cerimony

The Log Checking Process of WRTC 2022 Judging Committee

[10/07/2023]

After the conclusion of the WRTC 2022 competition, the judging committee comprising esteemed individuals from the amateur radio community is diligently working together to review and scrutinize the submitted logs. Led by Rusty Epps W6OAT, the President, the committee consists of renowned judges such as Fabio Schettino (I4UFH), Dick Norton (N6AA), Larry Tree (N6TR), Atilano Oms (PY5EG), Tine Brajnik (S50A), and Kolmakov Gennadii (UA9MA). Their primary objective is to identify any possible errors or discrepancies in the logs to ensure the accuracy of the final score list.

The task of log checking is a meticulous process that requires careful attention to detail. The judging committee will meticulously analyze each log to verify the contacts made by the participants during the competition. They will compare the submitted logs against the logs of other participants and cross-reference them with the official records to ensure accuracy.

During this phase, the committee will be on the lookout for potential errors such as incorrect call signs, missing or duplicated contacts, discrepancies in the time or frequency of the reported contacts, and any other anomalies that may have occurred during the competition. By thoroughly examining the logs, they aim to maintain fairness and uphold the highest standards of integrity in determining the final scores.

The log checking process is an essential part of any contest or competition, as it helps to ensure that participants adhere to the rules and guidelines established for the event. It also guarantees that the results accurately reflect the performance and achievements of the participants, rewarding their dedication and skill.

The judging committee understands the significance of their task and the responsibility they hold in delivering fair and unbiased results. They are fully committed to dedicating the necessary time and effort to meticulously review each log and identify any potential errors. Their collective expertise and experience in the field of amateur radio make them well-equipped to handle this crucial task.

Once the log checking process is completed, the judging committee will compile the final score list, taking into account the verified logs and their findings. This list will serve as a testament to the hard work, dedication, and exceptional performances of the participants in the WRTC 2022 competition.

The judging committee's meticulous work ensures that the competition remains a true test of skill and provides a fair and level playing field for all participants. Their commitment to upholding the integrity of the event reflects the values of the amateur radio community, fostering camaraderie and promoting excellence in the field.

As the judging committee diligently continues their log checking efforts, the anticipation builds among participants and enthusiasts alike, eager to see the final score list that will recognize the outstanding achievements of the competitors in the WRTC 2022 competition.

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Only for Italy

Si tratta di una occasione unica per i radioamatori italiani. Durante il contest IARU 2023 i migliori contester del mondo verranno in Italia e si sfideranno ad armi pari, stessa antenna, stessa potenza, in 70 siti equivalenti fra loro e sparsi in Emilia-Romagna, eccoti alcuni dati:

- 120 migliori operatori provenienti da ogni parte del mondo
- 70 arbitri e giudici che controlleranno la gara
- Oltre 60 postazioni di gara con antenne per 5 bande, cavi, alimentazione
- 300 volontari per organizzare eventi e spostamenti e preparare il campo di gara
- 6 stazioni riservate ai giovanissimi OM che si sono distinti nei principali contest

Uno sforzo imponente che speriamo sia anche segno di ripartenza per il nostro paese. Naturalmente ti aspettiamo sia in presenza che in radio, per vivere una settimana nel mondo dei contest.

Per fare questo abbiamo costituito una A.P.S. senza scopo di lucro denominata:
OLIMPIADI DELLA RADIO 2022 APS
Codice Fiscale: 91409830378

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