TRC DX Contest

Bulgaria's Thracian Rose Club contest: 36 hours of CW and SSB where working a club member is worth ten points.

Rules at trcdx.orgThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

First full weekend of October

0600Z Saturday → 1800Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

0600Z Sat 2 Oct → 1800Z Sun 3 Oct · 36h2027
in 349 days
Logs due 1800Z Sun 10 Oct
0600Z Sat 7 Oct → 1800Z Sun 8 Oct · 36h2028
in 720 days
Logs due 1800Z Sun 15 Oct
0600Z Sat 6 Oct → 1800Z Sun 7 Oct · 36h2029
in 1084 days
Logs due 1800Z Sun 14 Oct
0600Z Sat 5 Oct → 1800Z Sun 6 Oct · 36h2030
in 1448 days
Logs due 1800Z Sun 13 Oct

Operating

Modes: CWSSB
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m
IARU band plan applies. A station may be worked once on CW and once on SSB per band.
Exchange: RS(T) plus serial number; TRC members add 'TRC' after the serial
Power categories: High PowerLow Power 100 WQRP 5 W
Logs: Cabrillo · due 7 days after the end · trcdx.org
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
Rules score contacts between stations on different continents and in the same continent; open to all stations.

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off Thracian Rose Club's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-10-15.
What the source says: trcdx.org/rules-trc-dx: 'The first full weekend of October (October 3 / 4, 2026) from 06:00 UTC on Saturday till 18:00 UTC on Sunday'; 'Period of operation: 36 hours. Single Operator stations may operate for only 24 of these 36 hours'; 'Band and mode: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 m ; CW, SSB.' Logs 'WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS after the end of the contest'. The contest-calendar page repeats the 2026 dates. 3-4 October 2026 is the first full weekend. Verified 2026-10-15.

Something wrong? How to report it — a link to the sponsor's own page is all it takes.

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