WRTC 2026 Remote Operations - Six Continents from Wyboston!
As I had done at WRTCs in Boston, Germany and Italy, I have arranged
with the WRTC 2026 Committee to have six remote operating positions
at the WRTC 2026 Headquarters facility in Wyboston, UK. A dedicated
room will be located next to the local HQ station, and we are ready
to put some serious RF on the air during the IARU contest weekend.
The operating positions will either have physical remote hardware
(such as the K4/0), or a remote desktop connection to the station
with full access to the radio, logger, and associated controls.
Headsets will be provided for all operators.
I'm thrilled to share the station lineup we have assembled. These
are well-known, world-class contest stations with significant
capabilities:
ZW5B - Brazil (South America)
7Q6M - Malawi (Africa)
VK6SJ - Australia (Oceania)
K6RO - Maine, United States (North America)
KH7M - Big Island, Hawaii (Oceania/Pacific)
ZF5T - Cayman Islands (North America/Caribbean)
We are currently in discussions with station owners in Asia and
Europe, and hope to add those to the mix as well. The goal is to
work all the WRTC teams from six continents!
We will work with each station owner to either schedule fully remote
operation from WRTC, or to operate as a hybrid remote team, with the
operators at WRTC being part of the station's overall operating team
for the contest. Either way, this is a unique opportunity to put
some big signals on the air from some incredible locations.
I want to sincerely thank the station owners who have agreed to be
part of this exciting operating event. Their generosity and
enthusiasm for WRTC and the contesting community is what makes
something like this possible.
If you are interested in operating, please sign up at:
https://wrtc.remote.radio
The form collects your callsign, licensing information, operating
preferences, and station preferences so we can put together the
schedule. I will follow up with everyone via email with specific
details as we get closer to the event.
On-site visitors at WRTC HQ will also be welcome to operate after
providing the same information the signup form asks for, but please
be aware that an operating slot may not be available if you have not
signed up in advance. If you know you want to participate, sign up
now to secure your spot.
The remote operations will be supervised by Ed Parish, K1EP, who
holds US Extra and Canadian Advanced Amateur licenses. (I'll be
bust as a referee.)
I want to give special thanks to Mark Haynes, M0DXR and Lee Volante,
G0MTN for their tremendous help in making all of this happen. Their
support behind the scenes has been invaluable in bringing this
together.
This is going to be an unforgettable experience. Let's light up the
bands from six continents and work all 50 WRTC teams!
If not already received, please share this with your
contest-club reflectors!
73,
Gerry Hull, W1VE