The race is held annually in honor of the anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising. Connections are established between OM and OK stations, as well as with Slovaks and Czechs who are abroad. Other foreign stations can also participate in the race. The race is advertised for individuals, club stations can only be served by one operator. The organizer of the race is the Vrútky radio club, OM3KFV. Slovaks and Czechs abroad enter the zip code and district emblem of the place they come from in the competition code.
Postal code (ZIP) of your QTH you can find out at the nearest post office if you don't know it yet, or when you broadcast /p.
Date: Third Sunday in August
Stages: Two one-hour stages, the first from 06.00 to 06.59 and the second from 07.00 to 07.59 local time
Operation: CW, SSB
Band: 3520-3560 kHz CW and 3700-3770 kHz SSB
Categories: There are 6 categories in the race: A1 – QRO, CW; A2 – QRO, SSB; A3 – QRO, MIX; B1 – QRP, CW; B2 – QRP, SSB; B3 – QRP, MIX
Power: QRO is according to the permit conditions, QRP a maximum of 10 W input or 5 W power. Listeners (category P) can also participate under normal conditions.
Contest code:
In the first stage: RST (RS), number QSO from 001, postcode QTH and the initial letters of the operator's name and surname, e.g. 579 001 03861 JM (Jozko Motyčka from Vrútok)
In the second stage: RST (RS), QSO number (which continues from the first stage), district code and the last two digits of the operator's year, e.g. 559 037 MAR 43 (Martin district, operator year 1943)
Stations that work /p in field conditions give the zip code of the nearest village or settlement. *Other foreign stations give only RST and QSO number, e.g. 579 001.
Scoring: 5 points for QSOs with OM, OK, Slovaks and Czechs abroad; 1 point for other foreign stations.
Multipliers: Each new zip code and each new district emblem.
Result: The sum of QSO points from both stages is multiplied by the sum of the multipliers from both stages. In categories A3 and B3, 2 connections can be established with the same station in each stage, one on CW and one on SSB. However, the time difference between such QSOs must be at least 10 minutes. Each such connection is worth 5 points. However, the multipliers are counted only once in each stage, regardless of the broadcasting method (CW, SSB).
Diaries: Send within 21 days after the race to: Radioklub OM3KFV, post. folder no. 3, 038 61 Vrutky. You can request a sample of the journal and front page at the above address. Uniform forms of diaries and front pages facilitate and speed up the evaluation. Enclose an envelope with your address and stamp. Address for electronic mail in text format: om3kfv@zoznam.sk
Evaluation: At a meeting of Slovak radio amateurs (usually in November in the Tatras) and in the magazine Rádiožurnál. Stations broadcasting in /p field conditions will be evaluated separately. However, they must state their field QTH on the front page of the journal.
Diplomas: All race participants who send a competition diary for evaluation.
Prizes: Winner of each category (depends on the number of participants).
Unless otherwise stated, the general conditions for KV races apply.
District signs of OM stations: BAA BAB BAC BAD BAE BAN BAR BBY BRE BST BYT CAD DET DKU DST GAL GEL HLO HUM ILA KEA KEB KEC KED KEO KEZ KNM KUM KRU LEV LMI LUC LVC MAL MAR MED MIC MYJ NAM NIT NMV NZA PAR PBY PEZ PIE POL POP PRE PRI PUC REV ROZ RSO RUZ SAB SAL SEA SEN SKA SLU SNI SNV SOB STR SVI TNC TOP TRE TRN TTE TVR VKR VTR ZAR ZIH ZIL ZMO ZVO (79 districts)
District characters OK1: APA – APJ BBE BBN BKD BKH BKO BMB BME BNY BPB BPV BPZ BRA CBU CCK CJH CPE CPI CPR CST CTA DCH DDO DKV DPJ DPM DPS DRO DSO DTA ECH ECL EDE EJA ELI ELO ELT EMO ETE EUL FCR FHB FHK FJI FNA FPA FRK FSE FSV FTR FUO
District characters OK2: GBL GBM GBR GBV GHO GJI GKR GPR GTR GUH GVY GZL GZN GZS HBR HFM HKA HNJ HOL HOP HOS HPR HSU HVS
Alex OM6SA Jul 2004