RC/38A Anniversary Celebration Trophy

   RC/38A  Anniversary Celebration Trophy prepared by the RC International DX Group will be held 20 to 22 February 2026 (00h00 UTC 20/02 to 23h59 UTC 22/02 total of 72h). This contest is open to all operators around the world (RC or no RC). The objective of this competition is to contact the more possible RC/38A stations.

   Hunter station: 1 point by RC/38A contacted (Only 1 QSO by station), 10 points for a contact with 14RC/38A (HQ Station), only 1 QSO valid.

   Activated station: 1 point by station in the log, Each DXCC count like multiplier.

   Award:

   Hunter station:

- A special Award to the 3 first RC stations who will be the first in the ranking.

- A special award to the top 3 no RC stations who will be the first in the ranking.

- A special award for all other hunters who contacted a minimum of 10 RC/38A stations.

   Activated station:

- A special award to the top 3 stations who will be the first in the ranking.

   I will also be participating in this Trophy, as an Activated Station with the callsign 50RC/38A1. 50RC/38A1 is a certified activation headquartered at Romeo Charlie. eQSL only, they will be available on this page, as logs are received. See you soon this weekend on 11 meters.

   Stations to contact: 1RC/38A1, 1RC/38A2, 2RC/38A1, 2RC/38A2, 3RC/38A1, 3RC/38A2, 3RC/38A3, 4RC/38A1, 4RC/38A2, 5RC/38A, 6RC/38A, 9RC/38A1, 9RC/38A2, 10RC/38A, 12RC/38A, 13RC/38A1, 13RC/38A2, 14RC/38A, 14RC/38A1, 14RC/38A2, 14RC/38A3, 16RC/38A, 18RC/38A1, 18RC/38A2, 18RC/38A3, 19RC/38A1, 19RC/38A2, 21RC/38A, 24RC/38A1, 24RC/38A2, 24RC/38A3, 26RC/38A, 29RC/38A, 30RC/38A, 31RC/38A, 32RC/38A, 34RC/38A1, 34RC/38A2, 43RC/38A, 45RC/38A, 49RC/38A, 50RC/38A1, 50RC/38A2, 50RC/38A3, 56RC/38A, 61RC/38A1, 61RC/38A2, 69RC/38A1, 69RC/38A2, 69RC/38A3, 75RC/38A, 79RC/38A, 90RC/38A1, 90RC/38A2, 91RC/38A, 93RC/38A1, 93RC/38A2, 93RC/38A3, 104RC/38A, 108RC/38A1, 108RC/38A2, 109RC/38A, 119RC/38A, 122RC/38A, 123RC/38A, 136RC/38A, 141RC/38A1, 141RC/38A2, 161RC/38A, 163RC/38A, 188RC/38A, 196RC/38A, 239RC/38A, 301RC/38A, 328RC/38A1, 328RC/38A2

2026 Winter Olympic Games Italy

   The 2026 Winter Olympics, held in the Italian cities of Milano, and Cortina, began on January 6th. In honor of this event, the following stations will be active on the airwaves from Romeo Charlie International DX Group: 1RC/WOG1, 1RC/WOG2, 1RC/WOG3, 1RC/WOG4, 1RC/WOG5, 1RC/WOG6, 1RC/WOG7, 1RC/WOG8 . Contact should be made with as many Special Event Stations as possible.

My QSO with 157DA/0 Montserrat Island

    Mike's 13DA016 upcoming expedition, calling 157DA/0, to one of the most inaccessible destinations in the Caribbean—Montserrat Island—was announced in December 2025 on the DA-RC group website. The expedition's launch was an anticipated event in January 2026 among the 11-meter radio community. A series of solar flares earlier in the month triggered strong magnetic disturbances in the Earth's ionosphere, which resulted in poor radio propagation and could have prevented radio contact. So, expedition 157DA/0 launched on January 15th, but I couldn't hear Mike loud enough that day, and the number of stations calling him from Europe negated the possibility of establishing a QSO that day. Everything changed on January 16th. Although the Caribbean access route opened somewhat late, I was still able to hear and establish a QSO with 157DA/0, which added a new 182 DXCC country to my collection. A big thank you to Mike for his hard work organizing this DXpedition.