The Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic (TÚ SR), in connection with the upcoming Ice Hockey World Championships (WC), assigned special call signs promoting the WC to eight Slovak radio amateurs. These radio amateurs took advantage of the offer of TÚ SR and requested the allocation of call signs with which they will broadcast on the amateur radio bands during the WC. The Slovak Association of Radio Amateurs will issue an occasional diploma for radio amateurs from all over the world who establish amateur radio connections with special stations and stations from the host cities of Bratislava and Košice.
During important events in the world, radio amateurs have the opportunity to broadcast with special call signs, thus helping to promote the given event and the country in which the event is taking place. Radio amateur organizations usually issue occasional diplomas for association with these stations. In the opinion of TÚ SR, this is a good opportunity to promote the World Championships in Slovakia, amateur radio broadcasting and, last but not least, the Slovak Republic. TÚ SR offered radio amateurs the opportunity to apply to TÚ SR for the allocation of a special call sign for the period of the WC. Based on the request, the TÚ SR assigned the following special call signs to amateur radio license holders: OM1SZLH, OM2IIHF, OM2011IIHF, OM2011IHWC, OM2011GOOOLY, OM6IIHF, OM6SZLH and OM75IHWC.
Amateur broadcasting radio stations are used for self-education, technical study and sports activities of radio amateurs. The establishment and operation of an amateur radio station is possible only on the basis of a valid permit issued by the Slovak Technical Office. Radio amateurs establish amateur radio connections with other radio amateurs in the world on frequencies intended for radio amateurs. For identification, they use the callsigns assigned by the TÚ SR. Call signs for radio amateurs consist of the letters OM, which is the designation of the Slovak Republic, followed by a number or numbers and then letters.
In Bratislava on April 28, 2011.
Roman Vavro, spokesman of the Slovak Technical University
phone: 02/57 88 15 52
e-mail: roman.vavro@teleoff.gov.sk