{"id":4377,"date":"2026-06-12T16:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/?p=4377"},"modified":"2026-06-12T16:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:10:10","slug":"w1c-special-event-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/2026\/06\/12\/w1c-special-event-station\/","title":{"rendered":"W1C Special Event Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Subject: FW: Join us! Special Event Station #wc2026ses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>From: &lt;bruce.blain@charter.net&gt;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Date: 6\/11\/2026, 9:39 PM<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>To: &lt;bruce.blain@charter.net&gt;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I got this on Thursday afternoon, and I believe W1C goes live on Friday.&nbsp; Please let your membership know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bruce, K1BG<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACC \/ EMA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From:<\/strong> Pi Pugh &lt;pi.k1rv@gmail.com&gt;<br><strong>Sent:<\/strong> Thursday, June 11, 2026 3:03 PM<br><strong>To:<\/strong><br><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Fwd: Join us! Special Event Station #wc2026ses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*** Please forward this to local clubs and individuals. ***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>W1C operation goes LIVE tomorrow evening&nbsp;@ 8 PM EDST!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Subject: Join us! Special Event Station #wc2026ses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi all,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m currently the W1C local coordinator and looking for <strong><em>more operators who reside in W1-land<\/em><\/strong> to participate. We anticipate considerable interest in this event especially by stations outside the USA considering the worldwide popularity for soccer (Futball).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>***** Of special note *****<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you enjoy POTA operation? If so, special consideration has been authorized to support W1C POTA activations! Full details are supplied once you have registered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>We also have several W1C operators living outside New England who plan to operate from remote stations that are located in W1-land!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the link below to learn more and help us to ensure W1C will have a good presence on all modes on as many bands as possible during this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>73,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pi &#8211; K1RV \/ K1USN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:pi.k1rv@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pi.k1rv@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P.S. A special DX Summit &#8220;filtered search&#8221; option has been created! Go here and click the DX Summit box &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wc2026ses.org\/on-the-air\">https:\/\/wc2026ses.org\/on-the-air<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***********************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The WC2026SES is gearing up for an exciting event! We are actively recruiting W1C operators for all shifts. While primary support focuses on match days in the host city, we offer schedule flexibility for all participants. Operators may also integrate SOTA\/POTA activations for added enjoyment. <strong>Seeking SSB\/CW &amp; FT8\/4 operators of all skill&nbsp;levels<\/strong>. <strong>Join us<\/strong>!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image.png 231w, https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special Event Station #wc2026ses<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>2026-06-11 \u2013 2026-07-19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amateur radio operators across USA, Canada and Mexico host cities are activating 17 special callsigns (W1C, W6C, W5C\/H, W5C\/D, W2C, VB7F, 4A1CMX, 4A1GDL, 4A1MTY, VC3F, \u2026) to celebrate this summer&#8217;s 2026 World Soccer Tournament &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wc2026ses.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/wc2026ses.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operate VHF, UHF, and HF, analog and digital with us and let&#8217;s make this a fun event! With 16 cities plus one bonus station participating you have 17 wonderful QSL cards to collect!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We need volunteer operators to staff this event! You will operate from your own shack or preferred location using your own equipment. Individuals, groups and clubs are encouraged &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/b4h.net\/ops4wc26.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/b4h.net\/ops4wc26.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the Volunteer link above and join us today! Click on W1C below to see the days of activation and detailed operating schedule.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wc2026ses.org\/city\/boston\">https:\/\/wc2026ses.org\/city\/boston<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the schedule page to sort by the event you are chasing! Look at our QSL gallery to get a taste of the collection! At the end of the event apply for your certificate. Finally help us spread the word in social #wc2026ses! <strong>See you on the air!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>***** Of special note *****<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you enjoy POTA operation? If so, special consideration has been authorized to support W1C POTA activations! Full details are supplied once you have registered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subject: FW: Join us! Special Event Station #wc2026ses From: &lt;bruce.blain@charter.net&gt; Date: 6\/11\/2026, 9:39 PM To: &lt;bruce.blain@charter.net&gt; I got this on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4377"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4379,"href":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4377\/revisions\/4379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcra.club\/bcrawprel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}