Organising Committee Announcement 27 July 2026

The WRTC 2026 Organising Committee have become aware of a number of discrepancies contained within log files from competing stations at this year’s event. Consultation with the Judging Committee has confirmed that these findings are of particular importance as they may impact on the finishing positions of the teams.

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The Hardest Weekend in Ham Radio

Kevin Thomas, W1DED, wrote a detailed article describing the WRTC 2026 experience. “For three years, I followed the organizers building WRTC 2026 and the competitors trying to earn one of just fifty places in it. This weekend, in the English countryside, those two journeys met.”

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WRTC Media Team YouTube Channel

The WRTC Media Team will be releasing a video every day, starting Wednesday 8th July, at 1630Z (1730 UK Local Time). It is called ‘WRTC Today’.  This is a great way to keep up with the action direct from WRTC HQ, covering activity from Wyboston, the contest sites and behind the scenes. 

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Referee Handbook

Email from Lee G0MTN and Andy G4PIQ Building on documentation prepared for referees at previous WRTCs, today we are pleased to publish our Referee Handbook on the WRTC 2026 website: https://www.wrtc2026.org/referee_handbook/   This document is intended to provide a clear and detailed guide to referee activities throughout the WRTC week. Our aim is to help ensure a consistent and hence fair […]

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Message from WRTC Judges

Hello from the 2026 WRTC Judging Committee. The Judging Committee’s function is to assure that the order of finish represents entrants’ performances, where all credited contacts are those that are accurate, rule-compliant, and fairly made. Established software is used to cross check and score the logs. If all contacts of all entrants are made ethically and fairly, the computer-adjudicated order-of-finish […]

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National Identities at WRTC 2026

The WRTC 2026 Organising Committee would like to clarify the topic of national identification for the WRTC 2026 event. The 2023 event held in Italy recognised the changing situation around the world with regard to national identification and implemented a balanced approach given a number of factors. 

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