[SJDXA] WRTC time.

Tue Jun 30 12:12:44 EDT 2026

is there any rumors on where it will be in 2030?

On Tue, Jun 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM John Crovelli via SJDXA <
sjdxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Thanks for posting this Bob!
>
> I will be an operator at WRTC 2026 - representing the USA on team NA1-2
> along with Bud, AA3B.
>
> We look forward to working all of you on one or more bands.
>
> 73,
>
> John, W2GD
> Member SJDXA
>
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> *From:* sjdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <sjdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
> behalf of N2OO via SJDXA <sjdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 30, 2026 8:23 AM
> *To:* South Jersey DX Association <sjdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* [SJDXA] WRTC time.
>
> WRTC is almost here and you don’t want to miss this!
>
> WRTC is essentially the Olympics of Amateur Radio Contesting - and is
> almost upon us! On 8th July 2026, competitors that have qualified to
> represent their Qualification Area will arrive in the United Kingdom to
> prepare for this once every 4 year event. The host nation changes each time
> and, this time, for the 10th WRTC, it’s being held in the UK! There will be
> 50 teams of two, each with an assigned referee. Each will be allocated an
> HF operating site in South East England, where they will take part in a 24
> hour SSB/CW contest (the IARU HF Championship) over the weekend of
> 11th/12th July. So, WRTC is kind of a contest within an existing contest.
>
> This is your opportunity to work these special stations and apply for your
> award!
>
> The WRTC contest will be live on a dedicated online platform provided by
> World Radio League. This is a live scoreboard where you can track your
> favourite team in real time. Also, when you contact one of the special WRTC
> stations, you can see it on the WRL platform. What’s more, you can check
> which of the 50 WRTC stations you still need to contact. Can you work all
> 50 of them? If you’re an SSB operator, there are 250 possible QSOs across
> 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m. Similarly, there are 250 possible QSOs if you are a
> CW operator. If you are both an SSB and CW operator, 500 QSOs are possible
> with WRTC stations alone!
>
> Certificates will be downloadable after the contest, which will display
> your total number of QSOs made with these special callsigns. There are
> different award tiers depending on how many you contact. Check out the
> following webpage for full details of the award programme:
> www.wrtc2026.org/wrtc-2026-competition-awards
>
> So, what are the special callsigns? Well, we can’t say just yet! These
> will be announced on Thursday 9th July. You will find this on the WRTC
> website – www.wrtc2026.org – and also on our social media platforms by
> searching WRTC2026. You can be sure that these 50 callsigns will be all
> over the bands during this contest! See how many you can find!
>
> A look at the World Radio League platform is a must.
> Visitwww.WorldRadioLeague.com <http://visitwww.worldradioleague.com/> and
> sign up early for free to stay tuned when the live scoreboard page for WRTC
> goes live!
>
> So, if you have the capability to be on the HF bands over the weekend of
> 11/12th July (from 12:00Z Sat – 12:00Z Sun), why not try to work as many
> of these special stations as you can! Many of the WRTC sites should be easy
> to work on the HF bands. The teams will be using Yagi antennas on 10/15/20
> meters and dipoles on 40 and 80 meters. They will run just 100 watts of
> output power, so they may not always be really loud… but, hopefully the
> propagation will be favourable. The exchange is signal report and ITU zone
> (so, if calling from the east of the USA, for example, “59, 8” on SSB and
> “599, 8” on CW would work).
>
> We also want to promote the YouTube daily TV shows at 16.30z (17.30 BST)
> daily from 8th July, plus the contest livestream. This is the link to
> follow. Ask to subscribe to the channel.
> https://www.youtube.com/@WRTC2026/streams
>
> Please share for maximum exposure! 👍
>
> 73,
> The WRTC 2026 Team
>
>
> *73. Bob Schenck, N2OO*
>
>
> Sent from my handheld Apple radio
>
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