In September 2008 Hans (age 51), as a member of a the Swedish radio-orienteering team, goes to Korea to participate in the 14th World Championships in Hwaseong, south of Seoul.
The official program
The Swedish team consists of 7 members who attended the following program.
Arrivals and registrations
Training on both bands, opening ceremony
144 MHz Competitions and awarding ceremony
Free day, excursion
3.5 MHz Competitions and awarding ceremony, farewell party
Departure of participants
To enable time for time adjustments (–7 hours) the team arrive one day earlier. They also spend one extra day in Hwaseoung after the competitions.
Samsung factory visit
One day we got the opportunity to visit the Samsung Semiconductor factory in Xxxxx
Photo: Hans Sundgren
Eating in Korea
Eating in Korea means you have to use steel pins instead of a fork and knife.
Bo, Hans and Rolf having an evening meal the day before departure.
In the competition center, the dinner was served in the hotel restaurant after handing over the dinner ticket.
Photo: Hans Sundgren
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During the championships the special call sign HL14ARDF was active from one room in the hotel.
Information to add
The Swedish runners saw one snake and some spiders, but no dangerous animals.
The hotel room had cupboards, a TV and a telephone, but no furniture... After some time we got simple beds and after some days we got two chairs and a small table. Anyway, we slept very well in the beds and were quite happy with the arrangement.