[TVARC] Fwd: WRTC 2026

Fri Jul 3 13:00:16 EDT 2026

Tnx for the info, George. I remember when WRTC was held in New England in
2014. The Yankee Clipper Contest Club stepped up to erect towers and beams
on dozens of sites in the NE states. I had the privilege of setting up 5
stations in NH and northern MA for the event. One of our sites came in 3rd
or 4th in the competition.

The highlight for me was the initial get-together where I met many of the
heavy hitters in the international contesting arena. One of the contestants
borrowed my FT-1000MP to use during the contest!

Mark was involved back then and I'm glad to see he's still in the game.

73 de Ed

On Fri, Jul 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM George via TVARC <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> Clubmates,
> This forwarded email describes and announces a contest that is often
> called “the Olympics of ham radio”. As Mark describes in his email, the
> host country sets up 50 nearly identical stations which are then randomly
> assigned to the 50 two-person teams who qualified. The callsigns to be used
> are also randomly assigned just before the contest begins, but the public
> does not know which team has which callsign. You might want to spend a
> little time playing in this one.
> 73,
> George K2DM
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* Mark Pride <mpridesti at yahoo.com>
> *Date:* July 3, 2026 at 7:43:09 AM EDT
> *To:* George <k2dm at comcast.net>
> *Subject:* *Re: WRTC 2026*
> *Reply-To:* Mark Pride <mpridesti at yahoo.com>
>
> 
>
> WRTC is almost here! 🌍
>
>
>
> 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 (unlike the Olympics, which has
> participants competing for their country) 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. Visit
> www.WorldRadioLeague.com <http://www.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.
>
> WRTC 2026 <https://www.youtube.com/@WRTC2026/streams>
>
> WRTC 2026
>
> Welcome to the YouTube channel for the World Radiosport Team Championships
> 2026 being held in the UK from 8th - ...
> <https://www.youtube.com/@WRTC2026/streams>
>
>
>
>
> Please share for maximum exposure! 👍
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> The WRTC 2026 Team
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark, K1RX
>
>
>
>
> On Monday, August 11, 2025 at 12:11:44 PM EDT, George <k2dm at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> Fellow TVARC contesters,
> Mark, K1RX, long-ago fellow clubmate and friend from my New England days,
> is raising funds for WRTC 2026 within North America. WRTC, the Olympics of
> amateur radio, will be held in England in 2026. I am continuing my long
> tradition of not having qualified to compete.😁
> Please read Mark’s email below and click the link if you would like to
> donate.
> 73,
> George K2DM
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* Mpridesti <mpridesti at yahoo.com>
> *Date:* August 11, 2025 at 9:32:25 AM CDT
> *To:* k2dm at comcast.net
> *Subject:* *WRTC 2026*
>
> 
>
> 
> Hi George
>
> Been looking for a way to reach out to the Villages to help in my mission
> of fund raising for the WRTC 2026 for North America. Found my very old
> contact (you!) and the Brigg’s brothers!
>
> I have recently been asked to help with Fund Raising in North America for
> the WRTC 2026 UK event which coincides with this past IARU contest (a
> contest within a contest) for those that been selected after a few years of
> qualifying. This time it will be held in England as you are aware.
>
> Am reaching out to see if you might wish to donate to this very worthy
> cause that will be on full display next year. And if you would like, be
> happy to provide the TVARC  a presentation on WRTC as a whole and specially
> the activity around the 2026 event via Zoom. Probably 30 minutes in
> duration.
>
> More details can be found at the WRTC 2026 UK web site. Be sure to check
> the Donation box to give us all an assist. Should you have any questions,
> feel free to contact me directly.
>
> Thanks!
>
> www.wrtc2026.org
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark, K1RX
>
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