Bulgarian
Federation of Radio Amateurs
First Balkan High Speed
Telegraphy Championship
31 May – 2 June 2013
Lovech, Bulgaria
Bulletin No 2
(29 April 2013)
I. Format of the Championship:
All
official male and female categories (A
to I) are welcome and will be awarded separately. Each country is allowed
to participate with unlimited number
competitors in each category.
The format of
the competition is relaxed and includes 3
tests only, as follows:
-
Callsigns
Receiving Test (RUFZ) – according to the official rules. There will be two attempts;
better result will be taken in consideration for the classification. The winner
will get 100 points, the rest – proportionally less.
-
Morse
Runner Test – according to the official rules. There will be two attempts;
better result will be taken in consideration for the classification. The winner
will get 100 points, the rest – proportionally less.
-
Transmission
Test – mixed text only, 5 characters in a group, composed
of Amateur Radio callsigns, Amateur Radio abbreviations, Q-codes, popular
names, popular QTHs, etc. There will be two attempts (two different texts);
better result will be taken in consideration for the classification. Competitors will
be allowed to
stay 9
minutes in the transmitting room in
which to send the two
messages provided. The
winner will get 100 points, the rest – proportionally less.
The
classification will be individual only;
rankings will be in total
sum of points earned by the three tests (maximum 300).
II. Time schedule:
31 May (Friday):
Till
18:00 Arrival
and accommodation;
18:00
Official opening;
19:00
Dinner;
20:30
Team leaders meeting.
1 June (Saturday):
08:00
Breakfast;
09:00
Competition;
13:00
Lunch;
14:30
Competition,
19:30
Hamfest
(including dinner).
2 June (Sunday):
08:00 Breakfast;
09:00
Competition;
13:00
Lunch;
14:30
Awarding ceremony;
15:30
Departure.
III. Awards:
First, second and third places in each category will
be awarded medals. Each participant will receive certificate.
IV. Entry fees:
Accommodation
for two nights, two days full board and hamfest cost 65 EUR per person in double or triple room, 80 EUR per person in single room.
Entry fees will be paid upon arrival.
V. How to arrive by car at Lovech, the venue of the event:
From Sofia follow direction
to Varna. After
driving approximately 125 km, turn left following signs Lovech (Ловеч).
From Ruse follow direction to Sofia. After driving
approximately 105 km, turn left following signs to Levski (Левски) and Lovech (Ловеч).
If you travel to Sofia
by plane/train/bus, BFRA will organize
upon request your transportation to Lovech and back. Please, let us know.
VI. How to reach the place of the Championship:
The Championship will be held in Hotel Varosha, Lovech, Todor Kirkov Square 36 (Хотел Вароша, Ловеч,
площад Тодор Кирков 36).
For
GPS navigation enter: 36 Ploshtad Todor
Kirkov, 5503 Lovech, Bulgaria.
There
are two small free parkings around the hotel and a larger paid parking.
Telephone of the hotel +359 68
603377.
Telephone of the organizers: +359 898 312372.
Attention, please! There is another hotel near by with
similar name Varosha 2003. Our hotel
in situated on a square and there is a monument in front.
VII. Need of information:
We need to receive till 29 May at latest names, call sign and category of each competitor.
We need the names of the visitors, too. Please send that information to: bfra_hq@hotmail.com
or panayotdanev@yahoo.com
If
you have any question, do not hesitate to ask. Use the same e-mail addresses.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Lovech!
BFRA
I will be there and compete with the best Balkan HSTers, representing Greece.
73s from Rhodes Island
Stathis, SV5DKL
