Radiosport

The term radiosport is of modern Eastern European origin and is used to describe one of several competitive amateur radio activities. It is most often written as a single word, as in "radiosport", but can be found as two separate words, as in "radio sport".The Friendship Radiosport Games is a multi-sport event that features competitions in each of these radio sports.

Amateur radio contesting

The most common use of the term "radiosport" is as a synonym for amateur radio contesting. Contesting is an activity where amateur radio stations attempt to make as many two-way contacts with other stations as possible, following certain defined parameters of the competition, to maximize a score. At least two specific contests have used the term "radiosport" in their event names; the IARU HF World Championship, a worldwide contest sponsored by the International Amateur Radio Union, was known as the IARU Radiosport Championship from its inception in 1977 until the name of the contest changed in 1986. The term "radiosport" also appears in the name of the World Radiosport Team Championship, the radio contest considered by many to be the closest that contesting has to a world championships.

Amateur radio direction finding

"Radiosport" also can refer to the sport of amateur radio direction finding (ARDF). Although they represent a broad range of amateur radio interests in their nations today, several member societies of the International Amateur Radio Union were originally formed for the promotion and organization of the sport of ARDF and continue to use the term "radiosport" in their society name. These include the Federation of Radiosport of the Republic of Armenia, the Belarussian Federation of Radioamateurs and Radiosportsmen, the Chinese Radio Sports Association, the Mongolian Radio Sport Federation, and the now defunct Radio Sports Federation of the USSR.

High Speed Telegraphy

High Speed Telegraphy competitions challenge individuals to correctly receive and copy Morse code transmissions sent at very high speeds. International competitions typically involve several events, some of which are based on simulations of amateur radio activity. One event in the Radioamateur Practicing Tests (RPT) uses a computer program that sends amateur radio call signs at high speed for a specified period of time, and generates a score for the competitor based on errors in copying. Another event is the "pileup" competition, where competitors must copy as many individual call signs as possible while many are being sent simultaneously over a defined period of time.

References

*American Radio Relay League (1978-2005). [http://www.arrl.org/members-only/qqnsearch.html?search=1&words=iaru+results&name=&call=&year=&month=&selpub%5B%5D=QST Bibliography of IARU contest results and related articles in "QST"] . Retrieved Dec. 5, 2005.

External links

* [http://www.iaru-r1.org/frra.html Federation of Radiosport of the Republic of Armenia]
* [http://www.ardf.org.au/ Victorian ARDF Group]