RELEASE 019/2005 -SIGNED SPONSORING AGREEMENT WITH VERTEX STANDARD IN TOKYO
25.8.2005
WORLD RADIO TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2006 (WRTC2006)
SIGNED SPONSORING AGREEMENT
WITH VERTEX STANDARD IN TOKYO TODAY
Tokyo
August 22, 2005
The 5th Olympic Games of Amateur Radio will be organized in Brazil, for the first time on South American soil, during the summer of 2006 with participants from more than thirty countries, representing all continents. The WRTC concept provides all participants with a level playing field, allowing pure operating skill to determine the very best in handling Amateur Radio traffic, using both voice and Morse communication.
"It is essential for an event of this magnitude that we can secure a solid financial base through leading companies in the Amateur Radio field to be able to carry out the event professionally," commented Mr. Atilano de Oms (PY5EG), President of the WRTC2006 Steering Committee. “We are honored to have leading companies support the Games as title sponsors; thus this agreement we have signed with Vertex Standard today illustrates an extremely important landmark for the Brazilians who make a huge voluntary manpower investment in this event”, he concluded.
Mr. Jun Hasegawa, President of Vertex Standard Co. Ltd, emphasized that supporting one of the world's premier on-the-air events for determining the best in fair competition is fully in line with their established strategy for the Yaesu brand. "The brand profile will continue to be focused both on leading DXpedition events as the Choice of the World's Top DXers and on world championships in radio contesting", he added. "We have been pleased with the impact of the previous WRTC event which enhanced our image, realizing that more than 80 percent of the world-class competitors in a similar 2002 event had selected the Yaesu FT1000 series as their radio in pursuit of the world championship", Mr. Hasegawa stated at the press briefing.
Mr. Martti Laine (OH2BH), representing the World Radio Team Championship Sanctioning Committee in Tokyo today, welcomed the continuation of this long-term relationship and emphasized that signing up exclusivity for leading manufacturers, such as Vertex Standard, will help the WRTC concept flourish while also sending a clear message that this kind of supporting opportunities exist whatever country decides to apply for the next Games due in 2010.
WRTC2006
WRTC2006 is jointly organized by the Araucaria DX Group of Brazil and LABRE, the IARU society of Brazil, utilizing a large voluntary base, opening their homes and hearts to the visitors as well as contributing hundreds of working hours to make the event a success. For the first time in WRTC history, the event will be geared to receive a large number of Amateur Radio operators also with their families as friends to attend the event in Brazil. The event will be held in the beautiful city of Florianopolis with good transportation connections from several major cities in Brazil.
Vertex Standard (Yaesu) Co. Ltd
Vertex Standard is a leading manufacturer of competition-grade HF radios along with an extensive range of radio communications equipment from UHF and VHF to HF frequencies. The units are a result of pioneering work with sophisticated technology such as SSB emission, originating from its early invention. The recent launch of the very latest breakthroughs in high-end radio design, such as the FTDX9000 series, with several "firsts" in the industry is proof that the industry can be proud of. The invention of full-duplex, simultaneous listening and transmitting for transceivers is just one of those advances that place Vertex Standard in the forefront of radio design.
Further information can be obtained from:
WRTC2006 - Mr. Atilano de Oms, py5eg [at] inepar [dot] com [dot] br
Vertex Standard Co. Ltd - Mr. Yuichi Kurosaki, y [dot] kurosaki [at] vxstd [dot] com