The 14th IARU HST World Championship will be held in Esztergom, Hungary on September 8-12, organized by the MARSZ, Hungarian Radio Amateur Society. The competition has 4 female and 5 male categories, testing skills and knowledge in four events: Receiving, Transmitting, Rufz (call sign receiving RufzXP), and Morse Runner (contest simulator). The results will be announced by competitor categories for each event, and top overall scores. Full information is available here: www.hst2017.org/en
Gabor Horvath, VE7JH, has volunteered to lead Team Canada. Additional Team Canada members are needed. Participants must be Canadian residents, RAC members, and cover their travel expenses. If you are interested, please contact Gabor at or you may use the contact form at www.rac.ca/executives and select International Affairs Officer.