Winter QRP race at VKV

Zimný QRP race to VHF sa koná every Sunday during the first full weekend in February. Zúčastniť sa môžu rádioamatéri zo všetkých krajín.

Competitive bands

• 432 MHz: 09:00 - 11:00 UTC (pôvodne 144 MHz)
• 144 MHz: 11:00 - 13:00 UTC (pôvodne 432 MHz)

Types of operation

CW a fónia, podľa povolení, s dodržaním odporúčaní IARU Region 1 for individual types of operation in amateur radio bands.

Additional conditions

• QTH is arbitrary; there may be electricity at the site.
• The entire equipment of the station must be in a space with a maximum diameter 500 metrov. Počas preteku sa stanovište nesmie meniť.
• Nie je dovolené používať remote receiver or transmitter.
• V jednom okamihu môže stanica vysielať iba jeden signál (packet connection to the network is not counted).
• Several stations can broadcast from one station - according to the agreement.

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  Maximálny výkon of the transmitter (or the sum of the powers) is 10 W.

• Napájanie všetkých zariadení (TCVR, rotátor, bug, PC…) musí byť z chemických zdrojov. Dobíjanie počas preteku je možné iba from solar cells, a Peltier cell or a mechanical source powered by human power.
• Antény možno postaviť no earlier than the Friday before the race.
• Spojenia cez EME, cross-band alebo terrestrial or satellite transmitters sa nepočítajú.
• S každou stanicou možno započítať jedno platné spojenie on every band. Repeated connections must be marked (RPT, DUPE) and have 0 bodov.
• Používanie DX Clusteru, chatu či mobilu is not limited.

Competition code

RS alebo RST + serial number of connection + WW lokátor.
Číslovanie spojení na každom pásme začína 001. Kód 000 is invalid. Non-competing stations also transmit the complete code but are not required to transmit a log.

Scoring

• 1 bod za každý kilometer between both stations (rounded to a whole number).
• Connection in the same locator = 1 bod.
• Používa sa koeficient 111,2 (takes into account the curvature of the Earth).
• Connections with non-competing stations are also valid if they transmit the entire code.

Evaluation

• Each band is evaluated separately as well celkové poradie (súčet bodov).
• Prvé tri stanice in each category they get diplom.

Diaries

• Možno zaslať electronically (EDI / REG1TEST) alebo papierovo.
• Other formats are not accepted.
• The paper version must be legible with the points marked.
• Uzávierka: 10 days after the end of the race.

Address for sending logs:
📧 ok1dom@seznam.cz
📬 Miroslav Bečev, Neustupného 1831, 155 00 Prague 5

By sending the log, the station confirms that it has met the conditions of the race.

Organizer's note (Mirek OK1DOM):

Tento zimný VKV pretek je u nás novinkou – by trying to revive activities even in the cold season. The aim is to motivate radio amateurs to "break hibernation", leave the comfort of their hamshacks and go outside for at least a few hours.

At the same time, it is also taking place in Germany Winter BBT Contest, takže protistaníc bude dostatok. Ak niekto nesplní všetky podmienky (napr. nemá vhodnú anténu), nech sa aj tak zapojí – jeho denník poslúži na spresnenie vyhodnotenia.

Organizátor privíta aj comments on propositions, ktoré pomôžu vylepšiť budúce ročníky tejto zimnej QRP súťaže.