WRTC 2026 UK Updates

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WRTC 2026 UK Updates

Referees play a vital role in ensuring fair play among the competing teams. Having a referee physically present for the full 24 hours of the contest eliminates any uncertainty or ambiguity around rule enforcement - whether it’s checking adherence to the 100-watt power limit, ensuring no on-air personal identification, or confirming there is no improper use of callsign databases, second receivers, or the DX Cluster. While we do not expect such issues from our elite competitors, the referee’s presence guarantees fairness.

We received 50 referee applications within the first 18 hours, and by the end of the deliberately short application period, we had roughly twice as many applications as available places. Selecting referees is inevitably subjective, but we aimed to be as analytical as possible, reviewing the applications by using a points-based approach.

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WRTC 2026 Announces PRIME Sponsor!

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WRTC UK 2026 are delighted to announce that YAESU have come on board as Prime Sponsor.

This is a major commitment from YAESU and demonstrates the company’s commitment and recognition of the importance of the WRTC programme. 

In addition to financial support, YAESU have agreed to provide station antenna rotators as well as radio equipment for use at the HQ. 

We thank YAESU for their partnership, and we are excited about working together.

Mark M0DXR, Chairman WRTC UK OC

Call for G5RP Trophy Nominations

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The G5RP Trophy is an annual award to encourage newcomers to HF DXing.

The award is not limited to youngsters or the newly licensed but is open to anyone who has recently discovered and made significant progress in HF DXing.

If you are an established HF DXer and want to recommend someone to be awarded the G5RP Trophy for 2025, now is the time to send in your nomination.

Your nominee should be an up-and-coming HF DXer who has made rapid progress in the last year and has some real achievements to show. For example, they have a good total of new countries worked or some serious HF DXpedition activity.

Please email your nominations to Ian Greenshields, G4FSU via hf.manager@rsgb.org.uk to arrive no later than Friday 12 September.