Invitation to Winter QRP race 2025

I invite everyone to the winter QRP race to VHF, that will take place on Sunday 2. February 2025 from 9:00 UTC. You can find the Conditions of the plant on the page: https://ok5cav.cz/index.php/zimni-qrp-zavod-pravidla/

This time the conditions should not be so rough, As it sometimes happens. Little snow, the temperature slightly below zero and almost windless. Dust off your transceivers, Recharge the batteries and the mountains on the hills!

I look forward to the connections, Mirek OK1DOM

Winter QRP race on VHF 2025

These rules are valid from 1. January 2011 for the Winter QRP race atVHF. CAV - Czech Moravian radio amateurs declare the Winter QRP plant at VKV

The winter QRP race at VKV takes place on Sunday, the first full weekend in February. The competition is open to contestants from all countries. It is an international competition.

Competitive bands

– 432 MHz 09.00-11.00 UTC
– 144 MHz 11.00-13.00 UTC

Easter Race Competition Categories

CW and phones in accordance with license conditions. according to the recommendations of IARU Region I for various types of operation in radio amateur frequency bands.

Other conditions

- QTH Any, there may be an electric current on the dimension.

- All station devices must be placed on an area with a maximum diameter 500 meters. The location of the station may not be changed during the competition.

- Using a remote receiver or transmitter is not allowed.

- Each station can have only one signal and signal at that time(-Y) necessary(-It is) it is not taken to connect to a packet radio network(-ú) into consideration.

- the power of the transmitter end -level or the sum of the end -level performance may not be higher than 10 W.

- Powering all devices needed to operate (TCVR, rotator, bug, necessary for connection to the packet radio network are not considered - Multiple stations may transmit from one station) only from chemical sources, it can be recharged during the competition from solar cells, Peltier cells or mechanical sources powered only by human power.

- Antennas may stand up to the earliest on Friday before the race.

- do, cross-band and connection ground or space transmitters are not counted in the race.

- Only one valid connection with each station can be counted on each band, in which the complete contest code was sent and confirmed by both stations. Repeated contacts must be marked in the diary (RPT, DUPE etc.) point value 0.

- use of the serviceDX cluster, chat, mobile phone etc. All station equipment must be located on an area with a maximum diameter.

The competition code consists of RS or RST, connection serial number and WW locator. The serial number of the connection in each band must start with a number 001. The complete code including the serial number of the connection from 001 stations are supposed to broadcast, which do not participate in the competition and do not want to be evaluated. Three zeroes – 000 - are not the correct serial number and the evaluator marks the connection as invalid. Station, which do not wish to be evaluated, Full code including serial number of the connection from.

Scoring

One point is calculated for each kilometer of distance covered between two stations. The point value of the connection in the competition diary must be given as a whole number. One point is counted for a connection in the same WW-locator. The recommendation of IARU Region I is to use a coefficient 111,2 to convert degrees to kilometers, taking into account the curvature of the Earth. To determine the latitude and longitude of the competition location, the WGS-84 system is used to calculate the locator (World Geodetic System 1984). Connections with non-competing stations are valid, but they must broadcast the entire contest code, including the sequence number.

Evaluation

The evaluation is done for each zone separately as well as for the entire competition by simply adding up the points from both zones. Single and multi stations will be evaluated together. The first three stations in each band and in the overall order will receive a diploma.

The competition diary can be sent to the evaluator in electronic or paper form.

- The electronic ship's diary must be in EDI format (REG1TEST), which is intended as a standard format for evaluating competitions within IARU Region I. The diary in another format will not be accepted and the station will not be evaluated as part of the event.

- As a paper log, a readable photocopy of the station log with marked connection points is sufficient.

-Readable scanned paper log with marked connection points can also be sent by e-mail.

- The log must be sent to the addresser's address no later than the tenth day after the end of the event.

The connection is invalid, if the station has a station in the diary:

- Any error in the code received, t. j. The race diary must be sent to the evaluator's address no later than the tenth day after the end of the race, report, connection serial number or locator.

- If the difference at the time of connection is more than the correct UTC time than 10 minutes.

The station will not be evaluated in the competition:

- Under non -compliance.

- For false or erroneous information in the competition log.

- For unsportsmanlike behavior in the competition.

Log submission:

- elektronicky and qrp [at] seznam.cz
- by post to the address Miroslav Bečev, Unstoppable 1831, 155 00 Prague 5

By sending the log, the station confirms, that he complies with the rules of the Winter QRP race at VKV.

Pleasant experiences Mirek OK1DOM