Amateur radio: IARU HF World Championship

This is one of the major annual worldwide contests, and since it is scored by ITU Zones instead of countries/entities, it has a more level playing field than an entity-based contest.  Plus, there are additional score multipliers available from stations that represent the headquarters of the various national affiliates of the IARU.  This year the contest was simultaneous with the quadrennial World Radio Team Contest held in Germany this time.  However, the teams are all limited to 100 watts and basic antenna systems, so that was a non-entity here.  The contest is only 24 hours, 12UT Saturday to 12UT Sunday (5am to 5am MST).