LZ long distance competition 2025

LZ long distance competition is one of the most popular November amateur radio contests and attracts operators from all over the world. The organizer is Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs (BFRA), which organizes this prestigious competition with an emphasis on fair conditions, technical accuracy, and a high level of logging discipline.

The competition will take place in 2025 22nd-23rd November 2025, teda počas víkendu pred známym CQWW Morse code Contestom. Preteky trvajú presne 24 hodín, from Saturday 12:00 UTC to Sunday 11:59 UTC, pričom logy je potrebné zaslať najneskôr By 7th December 2025 (00:00Z).

Bands, modes, and adherence to bandplan

The competition takes place on traditional HF bands 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters , in modes Morse code and single sideband. Organizátor výslovne upozorňuje na povinnosť dodržiavať IARU Region 1 bandplan , which is especially important when operating in narrow segments or in Morse code-only allocated parts.

competition categories of LZ long distance competition

The competition offers a wide range of categories, especially for single-op participants. All categories are divided By power and mode, with the following power definitions applying:

• High Power : over 100 W, but up to the license limit or 1500 W (whichever is lower)

• Low Power : maximum 100 W

• Low Power : maximum 10 W

All station equipment must be within within 500 meters must be connected By physical RF cables. Use of long distance-cluster and RBN is allowed, but remote SDR or external signal sources are prohibited.

single-op categories include

• All Bands Mixed (High/Low)

• All Bands Morse code (High/Low)

• All Bands single sideband (High/Low)

• Single Band Mixed: 10m, 15m, 20m, 40m, 80m (High Power only)

• All Bands Low Power Mixed

• SWL

Multi-Op category

• Multi-Op, Single TX, All Bands, Mixed (only High Power)

Bulgarian stations are traditionally scored separately outside the global rankings.

Rules of contacts and exchange code

Each station can be worked on each band twice - once in Morse code and once in single sideband. Multi-op tímy musia dodržiavať 10-minute rule for changing mode or band.

Transmitted code

• Non-LZ stations: RS(T) + ITU zone

• LZ stations: RS(T) + two-letter district abbreviation (e.g. PD, SF, VT)

Bulgaria has 28 districts, ktoré fungujú aj ako Multipliers.

Scoring and score

QSO points

• 10 points - QSO with LZ station

• 3 points - QSO with another continent

• 1 point - QSO with the same continent (including own country)

• 1 point - LZ↔LZ connections

SWL points

3 points for two call signs and two exchanges,
1 point for two call signs and one exchange.

Multipliers

Non-LZ stations:
Sum of ITU zones + all LZ districts, on each band.

LZ stations:
ITU zones + DXCC Entity , na každom pásme.

Final score

Sum of QSO points × total number of multipliers

Submitting logs from LZ long distance competition

From 2023, only electronic logs are accepted only electronic logs in format Cabrillo They can be sent:

• By Email to: lzdxc@bfra.bg

• or directly through web upload: http://bfra.bg:8080/WebEditor/

Logs must contain exact frequency with resolution 1 kHz.

Prizes

Category winners will receive traditional plaques.
In addition:
Boyko LZ1QN again devotes to random draws 5 beautiful plaques among all stations that achieve 500 or more valid QSOs.

Summary

LZ long distance competition 2025 combines an attractive format, clear rules, plenty of multipliers, and strong participation from Europe and the world. Thanks to the generous scoring of LZ stations, it is a dynamic competition that is ideal for zone hunters and DXCC entities.

Regardless of performance or experience, all radio amateurs can find challenge and fun in these contests. 73!