The USA Radio Orienteering Team won an individual silver medal and two team bronze medals at the 21st World Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Championship in Liberec, Czech Republic, held August 27 to September 2, 2023. USA fielded its largest-ever team of 21 athletes with seven competing in a world championship for their first time. The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) and Czech Radio Club (CRC) hosted the event in the mountainous region of North Bohemia with 28 countries and nearly 400 racers attending.
Next year the USA Radio Orienteering Championship will be held in Michigan October 7-13, 2024. Team USA will select its next team at the 2025 USA Championship. That team will then travel to Lithuania in 2025 to compete in the 22nd World ARDF Championship.
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Gheorghe Fala finishing the 3.5 MHz (80m) Classic. Credit: Ondrej Pec Sandy Quinn completing 10th place 144 MHz (2m) finish in her first World ARDF Championship. Credt: Imre Polik Eduard Nasybullin in the 3.5 MHz (80m band) Classic. Credit: Ondrej Pec Nadia Scharlau KO4ADV competing in the 144 MHz (2m band) Classic. Credit: Ondrej Pec 
Ruth Bromer WB4QZG on the podium after receiving silver medal in the Foxoring event. Credit: Joseph Huberman Natalia Leoni (left) Nadia Scharlau KO4ADV (right) receiving the bronze team medal in the 144 MHz (2m) Classic. Credit: Imre Polik
